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Yes we did.

Walt Whitman, 1884, A Poem for Election Day (excerpt):

If I should need to name, O Western World, your powerfulest scene and show,

Twould not be you, Niagara - nor you, ye limitless prairies - nor your huge rifts of canyons, Colorado,

Nor you, Yosemite - nor Yellowstone, with all its spasmic …

I was, as my British friends might say, gobsmacked, when I heard that the son of conservative icon William F. Buckley, Christopher Buckley, endorsed and plans to vote for Barack Obama in the upcoming presidential election.

Well, it’s true, I’ve always said I have no problems with honest conservatives, being one half the time myself. …

I came across these photos this weekend and just felt like sharing.

I really like this one, taken moments before the debate began on Friday. The quiet confidence, the last minute deep breath and getting centered reminds me of how I approach big challenges.

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While suturing a cut on the hand of a 75 year old rancher, his doctor struck up a conversation.

Eventually the topic got around to current affairs.

The old rancher said, “Well, ya know, let me tell you about the ‘Post Turtle’.”

The doctor said “What’s a ‘Post Turtle’ ?”

The old rancher said, “When you’re driving …