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Posted by on Feb 18, 2014 in Blog, Politics | 14 comments

Ranking the Presidents (1900 to Present)

 

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Today is Presidents Day.

Put another way, it’s an excuse to take the workday off.

Before we head off to the beach or clean out the garage, or down that six-pack, let’s use this day as it was intended, which is to remember the people who have resided at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

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Posted by on Jan 29, 2014 in Blog, Rants and Raves, Video 1 | 2 comments

The Worst Star-Spangled Banner Performances of All-Time

 

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Many Americans think our National Anthem should be changed.

They insist “The Star-Spangled Banner” isdifficult to sing, which is true.  They insist the song penned by Francis Scott Key during the War of 1812 glorifies violence, which is true.  They say there are far better arrangements of music that symbolize our national aspirations, such as “America the Beautiful,” which is true.

Indeed, there are a number of very valid reasons why the current National Anthem makes no sense at all.

But there’s also a very good reason why we should keep it.

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