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Here you will find my opinions about the application of political principles to the news of the day. My perspective is clearly from the conservative point of view. This is a place to express my concerns, passions, irritations, and commentary as they apply to the current political issues of the day. Political is defined loosely in this blog. There may be posts that are not strictly political, such as movie reviews, medical topics, religious commentary and thoughts on history. I hope interest will be generated by blending my thoughts with current events. I anticipate that there will be honest disagreement. I encourage feedback to my posts with the goal of achieving clarity of disagreement. I will strive to keep the conversation polite and respectful, while avoiding political correctness and maintaining tension to keep things exciting. Hopefully, friends and family will enjoy frequenting the arena for a little intellectual stimulation and good ol' fashioned debate.

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Ipod gift to the queen of England

What gift do you give to some one who has everything? I guess President Obama has difficulty with this question. After giving the British Prime minister a set of DVDs that don't play on European DVD players, he has given the Queen an Ipod. I would think that the State department would have some person in charge of gift protocol. Apparently, creative gift giving is a struggle for the Obama administration. It's embarrassing that the President of the United States can't come up with a more thoughtful gift. Maybe this is a minor issue, but for some reason it does make me laugh. And of course I always think about the left leaning press and how they would cover this if Sarah Palin gave the same gift.

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