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Posted at 9:40pm on Jun. 14, 2007 Open Letter to Senator Reid

By pegwinn

When I heard this on the news today I almost blew a gasket. I try really hard to maintain an even temper, evaluate the news, question it, and work with the reality of it. But, just like the last posting, sometimes I simply revert to the McUSA norm.

"Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid once again found himself on the defensive after calling the outgoing Joint Chiefs Chairman Peter Pace "incompetent" during a recent conference call interview with liberal bloggers. His comments were first reported by The Politico and confirmed by NBC News. Earlier this year Reid was criticized after saying "the war is lost." -- Source

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Posted at 10:59pm on Jun. 11, 2007 Special Trust and Confidence Revisited

By pegwinn

Originally posted at my blog. Posted here to test the waters. Any changes from my original blog post are in red. Thanks for reading. - Phil

On three different occasions I have discussed ethical conduct in Congress. My whole point is that we should try to elect folks we'd be proud to claim as our own family. So, in order from eldest to newest, you might peruse here, here, and here to see what I think Congress should aspire to. And in todays (actually on 6/4/7) news we have one of the poster children for why reform is needed.

I mean, check this out.

Rep. Jefferson Indicted on Fraud, Bribery Counts
Nine-term Democratic Rep. William Jefferson of Louisiana was indicted Monday on 16 federal counts of bribery, racketeering, fraud and money laundering. The indictment
includes charges that he paid off a Nigerian official. Almost two years ago,
investigators found $90,000 in cash in Jefferson's freezer.

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Posted at 3:09pm on Jun. 10, 2007 Rookie Questions

By pegwinn

Gooooooood Morning Redstate.......

Hi, My name is Phil. I am a retired US Marine and a RS Newbie. My profile says 11 weeks, but that is misleading since I never realized my account was activated (spam folder I guess) and so I only started this weekend. I need someone to point me to the place where newbies can gain insight into the site. I have several questions and other than the Help section and the Posting Rules page, I cannot find FAQ's or Navigation Tips or anything else.

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