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Entertainment > Music Genres, Trends & Scenes How the power ballad destroyed metal music in the late '80s: 6 of 47
During the 1980's heavy metal as a musical genre had a pretty good run. During the era of Michael Jackson, Prince and Bruce Springsteen bands like Van Halen, Def Leppard, the Scorpions and Twisted Sister (remember Dee Snider's makeup?)were also elevated to household name status.As the old saying goes, "if it ain't broke, don'... More..
Entertainment > Music Genres, Trends & Scenes Essential albums of the 1980s: 5 of 32
As someone who graduated from high school in 1983, I remember fondly the decade of MTV, Reaganomics and the advent of the compact disc. Speaking of compact discs, there was a lot of really good music from the 80's like Quarterflash, Kajagoogoo, and other one hit wonders. But that could be another article for another time. For... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Party Politics & Ideology Is George W. Bush a true conservative?: 5 of 32
Certainly George W. Bush does have many conservative qualities. For example, he is the one who stood up to Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid in order to keep funding for the Iraq war on schedule. Without us fighting this war, Iraq would still be suffering the atrocities of Saddam Hussein's regime.He also has been up front on fighti... More..
Personal Finance > Loan Basics Guide to auto leases: 1 of 3
Stop me if you've heard any of these."I don't lease cars because you never own them.""My buddy told me I shouldn't lease a car. He says leasing is more expensive.""Lease a car? Never! I don't want to get hit with all of those charges when the lease is done."When I sold cars a few years ago, I heard these reasons for not leasi... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Government & Policies What you'd do if you were president: 24 of 64
The debate over funding the war effort in Iraq inspired me to think about this question. Should the President have the power to use the line item veto when deemed necessary? The line item veto would allow the President to veto parts of a bill that he doesn't like. In fact, the line item veto is used by the governors in 43 out... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US Elections Archives Will Al Gore bid for 2008 and could he do it?: 15 of 39
So here we are; about 16 months before the 2008 presidential elections. Currently there are at least eight Democrats in the running. But it sounds like if a lot of people on the left had their way there would be nine. The one name that the left would love to see as a candidate is Al Gore.There is seemingly a fairly strong cas... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Bush Administration Should Bush pardon "Scooter" Libby or let him go to jail?: 4 of 10
Should Scooter Libby be pardoned? The real question that should be asked is; why is he even in jail at all?For one thing, Libby is not the one who leaked Valerie Plame's identity as a CIA operative. That "honor" goes to Richard Armitage. Sadly, Libby actually helped Armitage with a legal matter, and this is how he was repaid?... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Government & Policies Should smoking be allowed in public places?: 191 of 313
Within the past month the Nanny State of Minnesota passed a ban on smoking in public places such as bars and restaurants. But the dirty little secret is that the local governments will have the ability to further restrict smoking in public places such as open air parks.In my mind this and any other ban on smoking is simply ba... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US Immigration Undocumented and illegal immigrants should have a roadmap to US citizenship: 77 of 124
There are many reasons why undocumented and illegal immigrants should not have a roadmap to US citizenship. But I will touch on just a few.I am writing this the day after the Kennedy-McCain bill to give amnesty to illegal immigrants failed to pass through the Senate. Just because it didn't pass this year, don't think that the... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Bush Administration Should Bush's Attorney General Alberto Gonzales resign?: 8 of 12
There is absolutely no reason for Alberto Gonzalez to resign. Why? Simple. He didn't do anything wrong. And to all of those who buy into the whole "Gonzalez Lied" mentality, let me ask you this. What did Gonzalez lie about?Also, let me clue you in on something. The judges that work under Gonzalez are appointed "at will". This... More..