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"Trump seems to be a systems thinker. I doubt he knew he would jump from real estate developer, to author, to reality TV star, to president. At least not in that order. Instead, he systematically accumulated money, persuasion skills, and personal connections until he had lots of options. Being president was one of them."

I have to write about patriotism for an ethics course, and give a "bad" example of it.

What: Road to Victory Rally When: October 31, 2008 3:00 p.m. Where: York Expo Center: The Toyota Arena 334 Carlisle Ave York , PA, 17404 Please ping PA list!

I just got an automated phone call for a McCain/Palin rally this Sat., Oct 18

"It was legal for Meleanie Hain to openly carry a gun to her 5-year-old daughter's soccer game, but that doesn't mean it was right, Lebanon County Judge Robert Eby said today."

Anybody else notice the poll spamming going on in our Katrina poll?

Solitary Freep of the Al Sheehani Freakshow, PA State Capitol, Harrisburg, PA. This stop was apparently a recent addition to their tour which originally listed only Pittsburgh & Philly. Their rally was to run from 5- 6 pm on Wed. Sept 14. Before the rally some members apparently met with legislators. I arrived on the scene at 5. Wasn't sure if there would be any other ground support, but I came prepared with extra signs just in case. My sign was about 24x36" and was constructed so that I could fold it up & tuck it in my backpack. Emblazoned...

"The state American Civil Liberties Union plans to file a federal lawsuit Tuesday against a Pennsylvania school district that is requiring students to learn about alternatives to the theory of evolution."

I work in a state agency. I'm salary so I am not a union member and know little about AFSCME. But today we got an email saying that AFSCME will be in the building on Wed. with a table with voting information, voter registration forms, and a representative there "to help people with any voting questions issues they may have" etc. I know AFSCME was backing Dean and now Kerry. So is this some kind of problem that they are doing this on-site? Last time there was an election for governor, union members(I assume) were standing at the gate of...