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Date: December 21st, 2007

Bob Krumm's analytical mind: Thompson is the choice for nominee

21 December, 2007 (08:37) | 2008 Presidential Race, Politics | By: ricjames

Via Instapundit, I see that Bob Krumm has done an analytical case showing Fred Thompson to be the best candidate for the GOP nominee for President. Obviously, I agree and his reasoning is both sound and well communicated. Go have a look.

J. Russell Coffey, one of last remaining WWI vets, dead at 109

21 December, 2007 (07:55) | History, Human Interest, Military | By: ricjames

He was one of only 3 remaining WWI vets still living. With the passing of J. Russell Coffey, there are now only 2. Coffey enlisted in the Army in 1918 but did not get deployed overseas before the end of the war. In his 109 years he was a soldier, semi-pro baseball player, a doctor [...]

Off topic and generally clueless comment

21 December, 2007 (07:08) | Blogging, Politics | By: ricjames

My recent post regarding the Lakota withdrawal from treaties with the US has generated an incredible amount of traffic, surpassing the hit count on any other post I’ve done here, bar none. It’s also generated a fair amount of commentary that’s stayed pretty much on topic and surprisingly devoid of the kind of flame war [...]