Beijing Olympic Topiary Gardens

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August 8-24

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“We are knee-deep in a culture of death. …

Our moment in history is marked

by a mortal conflict between

a culture of life and a culture of death.

God put us in theworld to do noble things,

to love and to cherish our fellow human beings,

not to destroy them. Today, we must choose sides.”

— The late U.S. Rep. Henry Hyde,

in support of the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act,

which finally became law in 2003

The statue was made possible by a gift from the Patricia and William E. LaMothe Foundation. It is the third in a series of statues that will form a “Liberty Walk” on the Hillsdale College campus. A statue of George Washington was dedicated in 2003, and one of Winston Churchill in 2004. A statute of Thomas Jefferson will be dedicated later this year.

Thatcher & Reagan were oil & vinegar…

“The cock may crow,

but it’s the hen

that lays the eggs.”

Margaret Thatcher

George Carlin Took on the Arrogant, Environmental Left …

“Those who expect to reap the

blessings of freedom,

must, like men,

undergo the fatigues

of supporting it. “

— Thomas Paine, Sept. 11, 1777

Sen. John McCain called Wednesday for the construction of 45 new nuclear reactors by 2030 and pledged $2 billion a year in federal funds ”to make clean coal a reality,” measures designed to reduce dependence on foreign oil.

In a third straight day of campaigning devoted to the energy issue, the Republican presidential nominee-in-waiting also said the only time Democratic rival Barack Obama voted for a tax cut was for a ”break for the oil companies.”

McCain said the 104 nuclear reactors currently operating around the country produce about 20 percent of the nation’s annual electricity needs.

“Remember: the most perfect machinery of government

will not keep us as a nation from destruction

if there is not within us a soul.”

– President Theodore Roosevelt, 1917

Petition

Bumper sticker

“A God-fearing nation, like ours,

owes it to its inborn and sincere sense of moral duty

to testify its devout gratitude to the All-Giver

for the countless benefits it has enjoyed.”

– President William Howard Taft, Nov. 7, 1912

Through 16 years of practice, Bruce says he has never – not once – seen a request for Ritalin coming from an adult, intact, two-parent home in which the father is employed and the children are theirs by birth or adoption. Not once.

“We need religion as a guide.

We need it because we are imperfect, and

our government needs the church,

because only those humble enough to admit

they’re sinners can bring to democracy t

he tolerance it requires in order to survive.”

– President Ronald Reagan

Haditha Marine prepares to sue Murtha…

“Arbitrary power is most easily established

on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness.”

— George Washington, May 9, 1753

The demolition of the 60-foot-tall cooling tower at the North’s main reactor complex is a response to U.S. concessions after the North delivered a declaration Thursday of its nuclear programs to be dismantled.

“This is a very important step in the disablement process and I think it puts us in a good position to move into the next phase,” said Sung Kim, the U.S. State Department’s top expert on the Koreas who attended the demolition. Kim shook hands with a North Korean official following the tower’s tumble to the ground.

In its first reaction to the developments this week, North Korea’s Foreign Ministry welcomed Washington’s decision to take the country off the U.S. trade and sanctions blacklists.

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The declaration does not address the North’s alleged uranium enrichment program or suspicions of its nuclear proliferation to other countries, such as Syria.

“I have lived a long time and am convinced

that God governs in the affairs of men.

If a sparrow cannot fall to the ground

without His notice, is it probable

that an empire can rise without His aid?”

— Benjamin Franklin, 1787

Gore’s Home Still Guzzling Energy

“A man’s commitment to his beliefs is best measured by what he does behind the closed doors of his own home,” said Drew Johnson, President of the Tennessee Center for Policy Research. “Al Gore is a hypocrite and a fraud when it comes to his commitment to the environment, judging by his home energy consumption.”

In the past year, Gore’s home burned through 213,210 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity, enough to power 232 average American households for a month.

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Gore saw his personal wealth increase by an estimated $100 million thanks largely to speaking fees and investments related to global warming hysteria.

“We make a living by what we get,

but we make a life by what we give.”

— Winston Churchill