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Wednesday December 14, 2005

Katrina: Newsmax debunks the popular notion that almost all those who died in Katrina were black.

Parenting: This just in. Amy is the worst mother ever. Tsk tsk. This continues my streak of only posting to her blog when she writes something embarrassing or negative about herself.

Canadiana: With an election coming up here in Canada, the US is warning “It may be smart election-year politics to thump your chest and constantly criticize your friend and your No. 1 trading partner, but it is a slippery slope and all of us should hope that it doesn’t have a long-term impact on the relationship.” I hope the Prime Minister is listening.

Blogspotting: Tim Irvin describes an example of what he calls the slippery slope of “I feel led.”


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