Democrats now party of the lawyers
To the editor: The Democrat Party has become the lawyers’ party. Barack Obama is a lawyer. Hillary Clinton is a lawyer. Bill Clinton is a lawyer. Every Democrat nominee since 1984 went to law school (although Gore did not graduate). Every Democrat vice presidential nominee since 1976, except for Lloyd Bentsen, went to law school. Look at the leaders of the Democrat Party in Congress: Harry Reid is a lawyer. Nancy Pelosi is a lawyer. The Republican Party is different. President Bush is a businessman. Vice President Cheney is a businessman. Look at the leaders of the Republican Revolution: Newt Gingrich was a history professor. Tom Delay was an exterminator. Dick Armey was an economist. The former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist is a heart surgeon. Who was the last Republican president who was a lawyer? Gerald Ford, who left office 31 years ago. The Republican Party is made up of real people doing real work, who are often the targets of lawyers.
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I was watching the television concerning the medical insurance news recently, and the government says some medical insurance companies raised the premium on some 2010 policies as much as 39 percent over the 2009 premium.
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Every Valentine’s Day many newspapers have a picture section where parents and grandparents send in photographs and express their love for the children with which they were blessed.
Deregulation puts greed in driver’s seat
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How many times have you heard the plea for smaller government, no regulations and a free-market system? Do you understand what the phrases mean? Is it wrong for every American to be able to own their own home? Is it goin...
Fellowship Hall an important local asset
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I live less than half a mile from the Hilltop Fellowship Hall, which is at the intersection of state Route 213 and county Road 46 in Jefferson County, and have observed for many years that the fellowship hall serves as a...



