Tag Archives: Barack Obama

Chance Given

Posted on November 26, 2016 by Callen Harty

On election night I was devastated by the Presidential results. Though I voted for her I wasn’t as devastated by Hillary Clinton’s loss as I was by Donald Trump’s win. It made no sense to me. Every election people … Continue reading →

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The Lowlights of the Mike Pence Speech

Posted on July 21, 2016 by Callen Harty

Donald Trump scares me, but I’m even more frightened of the prospect of him becoming President and then not finishing out his term, as that would mean that his Vice-Presidential pick, Mike Pence, would move up to the highest … Continue reading →

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Breaking the Cycle

Posted on July 7, 2016 by Callen Harty

Sometimes violence in a family is generational. A father beats a son who beats his son who beats the next son because that is the world in which each of the sons grew up and that is how they learned to deal … Continue reading →

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Tradition

Posted on March 16, 2016 by Callen Harty

On the news this morning I repeatedly heard the argument from talking heads and Republicans that there is a 40-year tradition of no Supreme Court justices nominated and confirmed during an election year. According to these people it just doesn’t … Continue reading →

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The Dennis Hastert Truth in Sentencing Act

Posted on June 9, 2015 by Callen Harty

From Matthew 23: Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: 2 “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on “The Interview”

Posted on December 20, 2014 by Callen Harty

The Sony Pictures cancellation of the premiere and other showings of “The Interview”, a new film that revolves around two Americans recruited by the CIA to assassinate North Korean President Kim Jong-un has citizens on all points of the political … Continue reading →

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Ta-Ta Tate

Posted on November 5, 2014 by Callen Harty

Maybe Mike Tate is a nice man. Maybe he has a lot to offer the world. I don’t know him except as the chairman of Wisconsin’s Democratic Party, but in that capacity he has been a dismal failure. It is … Continue reading →

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Letter to Tammy Baldwin

Posted on September 8, 2013 by Callen Harty

Dear Senator Baldwin, I appreciate a Senator looking at all sides of an issue before making a decision. After all, the Senate is supposed to be the more deliberative body. But your words at Fighting Bob Fest on Saturday seemed … Continue reading →

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Coulter than Hell

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Callen Harty

When Americans for Prosperity announced that their latest bus tour, the “Obama’s Failing Agenda Tour”, would make a stop in Madison with special guest star Ann Coulter I knew I had to go. I thought it was interesting that they would … Continue reading →

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