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I'm seeking additional comment pro/con regarding the Armed Forces Retirement Homes, especially in Gulfport MS. The website has ample information regarding history, application and views but I was hoping the ever helpful Freeper community had an up close and personal opinion on the operation of these homes. After all we (military) plunked $0.50 a month into them...they claim self sufficiency...

(CBS News) ATHENS - Greece is broke, and it agreed to big cuts in government spending in return for a bailout by other European countries. However, because that austerity deal was so hated by Greeks, the government fell. The country will vote for a new parliament Sunday. The question is: Will a new government abandon the bailout agreement, undermining the euro currency and the European Union? Why would Greeks risk that? Dr. Chris Rokkas is a top cardiologist at Attikon hospital, but these days the U.S.-trained surgeon rarely sets foot in an operating room, which is bad news for Georgia...

As some of you know, my husband is in a public sector union working for a medium size city. He had no choice in joining the Union if he wanted his job. I have been telling his coworkers that if Obamacare is found Constitutional, you wait and see the city will drop your health coverage that you have given up pay raises to keep (and yes, they do pay a competitive with the private sector portion of their health insurance.) Even though most if not all of these people vote Republican, I was kind of laughed off. After all, it...

When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

Two mental health clinicians have determined that Nicolas Dutan Guaman, charged with killing a Milford man with his truck last year, is not competent to stand trial, Guaman’s lawyer told a Worcester Superior Court judge yesterday. Guaman was evaluated Friday by neuropsychologist Paul Spiers who was hired by the defense; and yesterday by court-appointed psychologist Alan Schonberger, said attorney Peter Ettenberg. While neither doctor has filed a report, both claim that he is incompetent, the attorney told Judge Daniel Wrenn. Ettenberg said that his client does not understand the charges against him or how the court and U.S. legal...

he drive to “repeal and replace” the newly enacted health care-reform law has already bumped into a bit of Beltway conventional wisdom: Entitlements are never repealed. Even if Republicans somehow summoned the political will to try, they would first need to win the presidency and a filibuster-proof majority in the U.S. Senate. That would be a tall order, to be sure. And no one should underestimate the difficulty of reversing what Washington has wrought—in a welfare state, the ratchet effect usually works only one way. But those who say it has never been done before are forgetting about the Medicare...

According to both twitter and Ace of Spades, the Romney campaign has raised $3.2 Million since the SCROTUS rulling.

Article I, Section. 7. All Bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives; but the Senate may propose or concur with Amendments as on other Bills.

The Swedish government, together with the Green Party, on Thursday presented a framework agreement that will allow undocumented immigrants in Sweden to access state subsidized healthcare.

Northcom says Russian nuclear bombers violated U.S. airspace during arctic war games The U.S. Northern Command and joint U.S.-Canadian North American Aerospace Defense (NORAD) Command said two Russian bombers violated U.S. airspace near Alaska during recent arctic war games.Disclosure by the command in charge of U.S. homeland defense followed a report in the Free Beacon quoting U.S. officials who said the Russian aircraft had threatened U.S. air space but did not cross into it and were met over the Pacific by U.S. F-15 interceptor jets. “There was a single out-of-area patrol by two Russian
long range bombers which entered the Alaska...

Trayvon wore his hoodie like a crown I adopt this child Trayvon `Cause he looked just like me And he lit up in the finest schools in town Trayvon, Trayvon liked his Skittles A rainbow of fruit tastes Spent his nights shopping Past the food deserts and through the guarded gates He was born a victim and a pawn on a Winter's day When he turned around and told George he's dead And the war began Barack Obama has a son today And he shall be Trayvon And he shall be my good man And he shall be Trayvon In...

I had fun last night and went out to the liberal blogs.  YOU CAN TOO!  Just copy all or parts of the response I left below to every liberal blog you find.  I’ve left the url sources (mostly CBO estimates) in long form so it will paste when you visit them.  (H/T Senator Jim DeMint for the references and links.)Here is a sample of how “horrible” those mean, nasty Republicans are (especially Romney) to stop the caring compassionate One who cares for all.Their whine about Romney calling ObamaCare “bad” with my own [emphasis] that will give you a laugh:You Too...

Has the SCOTUS EVER taken an unConstitutional law and changed the original premise to make it Constitutional? If the new 'wording' (TAX) had been in the original Bill, it NEVER would have passed!

Southern Baptists “Stand With the Bishops” Against the White House  FaithJune 28th, 2012 Gail Finke At its Annual Meeting in New Orleans last week, the Southern Baptist Convention adopted a resolution on Religious Liberty.Representing about 45,000 individual churches with 16 million members, the Southern Baptist Convention is a voluntary organization whose members agree on a statement of beliefs. Almost 8,000 “messengers,” or church representatives, attended the Annual Meeting. The SBC made history this year by electing its first African-American President, Rev. Fred Luter, Jr. It also made history by, for the first time, directing its members to work with Catholics in...

Italy took advantage of some woeful German defending to book a date with Spain in the final of Euro 2012, winning 2-1 in Warsaw Thursday. The Italians went into the game as the underdogs but Mario Balotelli’s clinical finishing in a stunning first half was enough to secure Italy a place in Sunday’s final. Only ineptitude by Italy’s attackers in the second half stopped the game from being a total rout as Germany’s defenders put in a horrible performance. Read more: http://www.dailystar.com.lb/Sports/Football/2012/Jun-29/178663-super-mario-downs-inept-germany-sends-italy-to-final.ashx#ixzz1z99bh7hi (The Daily Star :: Lebanon News :: http://www.dailystar.com.lb)

Ecclesiastes 7:7-8a Since no man knows the future, who can tell him what is to come? No man has power over the wind to contain it; so no one has power over the day of his death. Since the beginning of time people have a natural curiosity of what the future holds. If we had a foreshadowing of what was in store for our life choices whether it be about relationships, financial security, health, careers, etc we would enter into things much more cautiously. Personally I’ve caught myself saying “If I had only known that this would be the end...

Damn it feels good | to be The Preezy A real ruling-class Preezy | reads his cards right A real ruling-class Preezy | never shuts the TOTUS off 'cause a real ruling-class Preezy | ain't that bright And Preezy's always | inna golf cap Telling all the world | how he shot em Real ruling-class Preezies | don't catch nuts 'cause real ruling-class Preezies | kill bin Laden And everyone's ruled | in the mind of a Preezy 'cause ruling-class Preezy | spends deep Down 1 trillion 5 a year | 24/7 while the ruling-class Preezy | counts sheep And...

I originally penned this back when I was a n00b. It is, I admit, somewhat corny, but I think after today's debacle in the Supreme Court, I think it's worth revisiting. After all, our future now looks a whole lot like this, thanks to the vile John Roberts. God help us all. ********************************* It was a cold winter morning. Mary Jane was happy she wasn't pregnant during the summer. All of her friends who had been pregnant during the summer were universally miserable. This cool weather was a welcome treat, as she remembered that awful time in Florida when she...

They have waited almost 70 years but thousands of war veterans and their relatives finally watched today as the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh unveiled a lasting legacy to the sacrifice made by tens of thousands of airmen who died in the Second World War. More than 5,000 veterans and veterans' family members from all over the world travelled to the capital for the poignant ceremony to mark the opening of the Bomber Command Memorial, with Air Commodore Malcolm White, chairman of Bomber Command Association vowing: 'We will remember them'. Situated in the heart of London, a stone's throw...