Final Sprint: Get Out The Vote
Early voting starts Monday, and the mail is full of material for every candidate in the race for State Senate District 8. Not to mention my phone is ringing off the hook. I’m what they call a ‘super voter’, which means I haven’t not voted (I think) since I was first eligible in 1976. Every [...]
Obama’s Green Jobs Czar Quits Post
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s adviser Van Jones has resigned amid controversy over past inflammatory statements, the White House said early Sunday. Jones, an administration official specializing in environmentally friendly “green jobs” with the White House Council on Environmental Quality was linked to efforts suggesting a government role in the 2001 terror attacks and to [...]
Blue States Gained Most From ‘Clunkers’
WASHINGTON – The Democrat-driven Cash for Clunkers program appears to have been a bigger boon for blue states than red. Eight of the top 10 states taking advantage of the rebate program voted for Barack Obama in 2008 (blue states), while seven of the bottom 10 backed Republican John McCain (red states), according to a [...]
Gators Roll Over CSU in First Outing
The Gators took the field in front of 90,000 screaming fans on Saturday night. They weren’t perfect, but they didn’t need to be since they weren’t remotely in the same league with the other team on the field – Charleston Southern University’s Buccaneers. CSU went into the game as the 73-point underdog, and they clearly [...]
Alabama Tops Virginia Tech in Top 10 Battle
ATLANTA – What’s this, an actual top 10 headknocker the first weekend of the college football season? Not everyone gets to open against Charleston Southern. (Yep, we’re looking at you, Florida.) In an age where the powerhouses routinely go shopping for pastry the first week, here was a genuine ratings-rattling showdown. Alabama rolling past Virginia [...]
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