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The Results of Global Cooling for those that can't remember

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From the Capitol Press

Cold slows planting, crop progress Temperatures average 4 degrees below normal in Boise area

Dave Wilkins Capital Press

Cold temperatures have delayed planting and slowed crop growth across much of Idaho this spring.

Temperatures in Boise during April averaged 4 degrees below normal, according to the National Weather Service.

The 2008 Hatfields vs McCoys Primaries

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Irrelevant Feud or Determinative Uncivil War?

[Originally posted at The HinzSight Report]

The battle between The Clintons and The Obamas for the Democratic Party presidential nomination rages this week on the battlegrounds of the famous feud between The Hatfields (mostly of West Virginia) and McCoys (mostly of Kentucky).

The latter raged for 13 years from 1878-1891 and affected the course of American history not a whit. No one remembers who won it.

Veterans: The new welfare queens.

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At least, that's certainly what it looks like congressional Democrats think of them...

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Congressional Democrats are pushing what could become the most dramatic expansion of college aid for military veterans since World War II, with a bill they hope will buoy them this election season and become an albatross for Republicans.

Ah yes, the sweet sounds of an election year. Ain't it all just grand?

Oh, goodie!

If this report is to be believed, former Gov. Mike Huckabee (R/sort-of - AR) is the top contender for Maverick's Veep-stakes...

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Mike Huckabee, the former governor of Arkansas and defeated contender for the GOP presidential nomination, is currently at the top of John McCain's short list for a running mate. At least that's the word from a top McCain fundraiser and longtime Republican moneyman who has spoken to McCain's inner circle.

Where is my party going and why are we all in this handbasket? Towards a modern conservatism

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Someone posed the question on RedState today, and I wanted to toss it out for you good folks over here at TMR, what is it that we want from the Republican Party?