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Archive for May, 2006
Well, the Nebraska primary is only two days away. Since it’s been awhile since I’ve posted, I’m going to do a week (or two) in review. This post is going to jump all over the place, so strap in and enjoy the ride.
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If you are a Republican and make your decision on how to vote through newspaper endorsements, here’s what you’ve got.
U.S. Senate
David Kramer - Omaha World-Herald
Pete Ricketts - Lincoln Journal Star
Governor
Tom Osborne - Omaha World-Herald
Tom Osborne - Lincoln Journal-Star
On Tuesday, we’ll find out if money can buy an election. Pete Ricketts has spent nearly $5 million of his own money on his senate campaign. He could buy a nice house in Fairacres with that kind of money.
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Our favorite County Treasurer, Julie Haney, was in the news again. You may remember her from an incident only a few weeks ago.
So, what did Haney do this time. Well, Haney didn’t like the contents of a letter to the editor in the Omaha World-Herald. So, Haney decided to send a letter of her own.
There is a pattern developing with Julie Haney - she does not take criticism very well. Haney got into a spat with the World-Herald several months ago after the newspaper publicly criticized her handling of the Fred Cappellano embezzlement case. I’m just thankful my identity is somewhat hidden because Haney may have sent a letter to me if she knew who I was.
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For the past two days I’ve had Evil Woman by Electric Light Orchestra stuck in my head. True story. One line in particular “Ha ha funny how you broke me up, you made the wine now you drink the cup.” By the way, this is unrelated to the Julie Haney situation.
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Sen. Obama lauds Nelson during visit to Omaha - Omaha World-Herald
Obama says Bush opens door for democrats - Lincoln Journal-Star
Barak Obama was in town last night. He spoke at the Nebraska Democratic Party’s Morrison-Exon Dinner. I had the privilege of going to the event, and it’s the second time I’ve seen Senator Obama speak in Omaha. The more I see him the more I like him. The crowd was pretty boisterous throughout the entire event, but when Obama got up and spoke, you could have heard a pin drop.
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Get your Tivo’s warmed up. NU Regent David Hergert’s impeachment trial begins tomorrow, and this is Must See TV.
The Supreme Court is the only courtroom in Nebraska where TV cameras are allowed. Cable channel NET2 will broadcast the trial, gavel to gavel, when it starts at 9 a.m. Monday.
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Since this post was all over the place, I hope your comments are as well. You can talk about the Cubs mediocre start to the season. You can make your predictions for Tuesday’s election. Or share with us some of your favorite summer time drink recipes.
Last week was a week for reflection, tribute, gratitude, and awe. In rain and mud we pressed flags into the sod, solemnly reflecting on how each flag represented a life lost in the desert of Iraq, or on the streets of Baghdad.
Last week was a reminder: Don’t take your freedoms, your comfort for granted. Don’t become desensitized to the headlines. Don’t forget to pay tribute to those who deserve your undying gratitude.
In the last six days, since we placed those flags, ten more American soldiers have lost their lives. Six more days. Ten more flags.
Three years ago today our President donned a flight suit for an impressive photo-op. In front of a banner reading “Mission Accomplished” our President declared an end to “Major Combat Operations” in Iraq.
The war was over.
2,261 American soldiers have died since this war “ended.”
Along with 17,500 more wounded.
Last week I prayed for the families of those soldiers who gave their lives thus far. This week I pray for the families of those still fighting, for the soldiers themselves. I pray for a real end to this war. The kind of end that doesn’t come with a big photo-op, or shiny plastic banner. I’m praying for the kind of end to this war where I’m not afraid to open the newspaper each morning.
I often hear from those on the political right-wing that it is unpatriotic to call for an end to this war. Perhaps I am not a patriot then. Perhaps I don’t support our troops or their families. Perhaps I am just selfish when I say
I want every one of my friends to come home alive.
But I don’t believe that’s an unpatriotic hope to cling to, I refuse to believe it makes me a traitor to ask hard questions of our leaders. And I do believe the stirring in my heart I feel each time I watch our American flag wave in the wind is love for our country and not hatred. I am an American, I am a Democrat, I am a Patriotic son of the Midwest, and I want a real end to this war.
I don’t want another fake ending. I don’t want another “Vistory Just Around The Corner”…
I want the kind of end to this damned war where our brothers and sisters in Iraq stop dying. I want to hear the kind of truth about this war where someone finally tells me why we’re really over there at all. I want to see the kind of end to this war where
next year there aren’t any more flags in the ground.
Happy May-Day everybody, but there aren’t any flowers in Baghdad.
