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A quote from my 9th grade history teacher
Glad he is not around to see the leadership we have today Eugene Mitchell was a high school history teacher in Angleton, Texas for many...
clwoodside
Jun 101 min read
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The Way Things Were
Congratulations on your retirement, John Eighty-three years ago, John G. Graham retired from the Granite City Steel Company in Illinois...
clwoodside
May 301 min read
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Enough is enough.
Hypocrisy abounds. The Republicans continue to wail about how the Democrats kept Biden's mental decline under wraps so they could retain...
clwoodside
May 272 min read
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The President wants a "new" toy
We are losing the battle, but can we still win the war?
clwoodside
May 153 min read
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A conservative's remorse: Voting for Trump in 2024
We must heed the lessons of history This is not a re-post of anyone else's thoughts. They are mine. I didn't vote for Trump in 2016. I...
clwoodside
Apr 223 min read
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Who are those overpaid, underworked "Bureaucrats"?
The short answer is probably "your neighbors". Politicians like to rail against "bloated Washington bureaucracies" with thousands of...
clwoodside
Apr 52 min read
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Billionaire's Mother-in-Law wouldn't complain about missing a Social Security check. He suggests that if YOU complained, you are likely a "fraudster".
Howard Lutnick, Trump's Secretary of Commerce is a piece of work. The former Wall Street star and billionaire has an impressive...
clwoodside
Mar 261 min read
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Should conservatives be cheering DOGE?
Yes and No. Every conservative can get behind the charter we thought Trump gave to DOGE. Every taxpayer should get behind the elimination...
clwoodside
Mar 242 min read
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Facts Don't Matter in MAGALAND
Wrong in so many ways!!! Taking their cues from the Liar-in-Chief, the people in the red hats (they are not the conservative majority),...
clwoodside
Mar 212 min read
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Let me off here
I am officially off the Trump train. I declined to board it in 2016 because I didn't think he was a serious candidate. I voted for him in...
clwoodside
Mar 151 min read
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Does Donald Trump think he is Scrooge McDuck?
One of the few luxuries I enjoyed growing as one of four kids in a one-income blue collar family was a subscription to Dell Comics. I got...
clwoodside
Mar 141 min read
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Telling an untruth and telling an outright lie
Trump did both on the NBC evening news. He said that inflation was down, way down. I hadn't noticed and neither will you. Just like Biden...
clwoodside
Mar 131 min read
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Get a deal today at White House Motors!
Does anyone think it was okay for the president to display Teslas on the White House grounds and praise the owner of the company? If so,...
clwoodside
Mar 121 min read
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Why Trump and Musk Would Welcome a Government Shutdown
I don't know all the reasons, but I suspect this one is true. Every time the federal government goes into shutdown (skeleton crew) mode,...
clwoodside
Mar 111 min read
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Have you gotten your $5000 DOGE stimulus check yet?
There has been no indication that DOGE will issue a stimulus check as a result of "cost-cutting" measures. Just remember, the guy who...
clwoodside
Mar 101 min read
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What Trump Does Best!
Trump does some things really well. He is a master at controlling the news cycle. He is adept at sucking the oxygen out of whatever room...
clwoodside
Mar 101 min read
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Do Trump and Musk even know what the Government-wide Purchase Card is and what it is used for?
Following a cue from the DOGE team, Trump has frozen use of the Government-wide Purchase Card (GPC) by civilian employees for 30 days and...
clwoodside
Mar 92 min read
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Trump and Musk
Man, a lot of people really love Trump and Musk. They may not have a clue what the duo is up to, but they cheer them on, nonetheless....
clwoodside
Mar 91 min read
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What does it mean to be a "Compassionate Conservative"?
I'm still learning. I thought I understood what it meant when the Bush presidents talked about it, but maybe it needs to be redefined in...
clwoodside
Mar 51 min read
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Trump's Address to Congress and the Nation
DJT did a good job of again connecting with his base, but he had the opportunity to do so much more. He had some important...
clwoodside
Mar 51 min read
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