You say you want to give me a 33% better return than Taxslayer? Oooo…alright.
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Thought of the day
Posted on January 30, 2012 by Michael Hawkins
If it wasn’t for all the things they say and believe and do, I really think the Republicans could have a respectable party on their hands.
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A letter to the editor
Posted on January 29, 2012 by Michael Hawkins
I have again written a letter to the editor of my local paper. Here it is: The media is an interesting thing. In its desire to appear objective it will pretty consistently go out and seek ‘both sides of the story’. When discretion is not used – and let’s be honest, how often is it? [...]
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Thought of the day
Posted on January 28, 2012 by Michael Hawkins
I think what I find most disturbing about libertarianism is just how often its adherents lack a social conscience. We should always make our moral and societal decisions on a rational basis, but I think there’s something wrong with a person who can’t be persuaded to even think about certain issues on an emotional basis.
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Student embarrasses school, school stomps feet
Posted on January 28, 2012 by Michael Hawkins
I’ve written in the past about how I know I’ve beaten people rhetorically. When someone starts using my exact rhetoric right back to me in a way that isn’t meant merely to mock or quote, I know I’ve gotten to that person. Something I said got to them and they want to force that same [...]
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Thank you, Mountain House
Posted on January 28, 2012 by Michael Hawkins
In my recent post about my upcoming trip to Haiti I mentioned that I planned on purchasing Mountain House meals. I used these for a trip I did nearly 3 years ago over part of the Appalachian Trail known as the 100 Mile Wilderness. It was a grueling hike that took over 8 days and [...]
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A prediction on Scalia
Posted on January 27, 2012 by Michael Hawkins
Lawrence v Texas was a case the Supreme Court had roughly a decade ago. The central question was whether or not states had the right to legislate private sexual acts between consenting adults. Specifically, Texas and other states had anti-sodomy laws meant to target gays. The court called bullshit and rightly pointed out the lack [...]
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Spotted at the State of the Union
Posted on January 25, 2012 by Michael Hawkins
James William Bottomtooth
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