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		<title>Financial Regulation Bill &#8211; I am a firm believer in keeping the government out of our business but………</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:41:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Common Sense Republican</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://commonsenserepublican.com/?p=214</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This new financial regulation that has been passed doesn’t surprise me.  It is absolutely no surprise that Congress would intervene in something that banks have been abusing for years now.  I don’t begrudge any company a profit and a healthy one at that.  I like to see extremely profitable companies.  In fact I am a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Communication and Education Are The Keys to Better Government</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 16:58:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Common Sense Republican</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fundamentals]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://commonsenserepublican.com/?p=210</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A lot of people, myself included, get very passionate about their politics.  Type A guys develop very strong opinions about how things should be.  Of course these opinions are all shaped by the experiences that we have in life.  Your experiences have been different from mine.  Therefore, your opinions will not be identical to mine.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Entitlements Are Crack Cocaine</title>
		<link>http://commonsenserepublican.com/entitlements-are-crack-cocaine/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 02:08:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Common Sense Republican</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fundamentals]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://commonsenserepublican.com/?p=199</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I had previously written a post that compared how increasing the size of entitlements was comparable to a crack dealer keeping his junkies addicted to crack. The point I was trying to make was that once people start getting a benefit from government, they never ever want to let go of it.  They start taking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wrong Direction On Energy Policy</title>
		<link>http://commonsenserepublican.com/wrong-direction-on-energy-policy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:31:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Common Sense Republican</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Energy Policy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://commonsenserepublican.com/?p=193</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One thing that still amazes me is the lack of common sense in dealing with America’s addiction to oil. I have one relatively simple solution to creating a million new jobs, massive economic activity and breaking America’s addiction to oil. To top it all off, it would also reduce pollution. Let me see. That is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Too Many Laws In America</title>
		<link>http://commonsenserepublican.com/too-many-laws-in-america/</link>
		<comments>http://commonsenserepublican.com/too-many-laws-in-america/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 03:24:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Common Sense Republican</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[morality]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://commonsenserepublican.com/?p=189</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Philip Howard gives a nice speech about how America has become a nation of too many laws. Those laws lead to paralisis because people are afraid of getting slapped with a lawsuit. Teachers are afraid to discipline kids because of it. Businesses are afraid to launch new products because of it. People are afraid to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is America Losing Its Patriotism</title>
		<link>http://commonsenserepublican.com/is-america-losing-its-patriotism/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:24:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Common Sense Republican</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Patriotism]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://commonsenserepublican.com/?p=182</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I can’t help but notice that more and more often I am noticing these little subtle signs that much of America is losing its old fashioned patriotic values. I remember when I was a kid, my family owned some record albums that were all patriotic songs. We used to listen to them when we were [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Democrat versus Republican</title>
		<link>http://commonsenserepublican.com/democrat-versus-republican/</link>
		<comments>http://commonsenserepublican.com/democrat-versus-republican/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:39:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Common Sense Republican</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Democrat Views]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://commonsenserepublican.com/?p=175</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I composed a list of some of the fundamental differences of democrats versus republicans so that people new to the political scene can decide which political philosophy is more aligned with their core beliefs. Fundamental difference between Democrats and Republicans On government involvement in people’s lives Democrats believe that government should play a large role [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Healthcare Is A Nightmare</title>
		<link>http://commonsenserepublican.com/obama-healthcare-is-a-nightmare/</link>
		<comments>http://commonsenserepublican.com/obama-healthcare-is-a-nightmare/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:27:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Common Sense Republican</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://commonsenserepublican.com/?p=169</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I love how the Obama administration keeps saying that nobody will be forced to switch plans. This just isn’t true. Here is why: Private insurers will not have the ability to compete with a taxpayer funded plan. The government can run its plan at a loss every year indefinitely because they can always borrow money [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Administration Sets Out To Single Handedly Break What Is Left Of The American Economy</title>
		<link>http://commonsenserepublican.com/obama-administration-sets-out-to-single-handedly-break-what-is-left-of-the-american-economy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 02:55:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Common Sense Republican</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ecomomy]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://commonsenserepublican.com/?p=166</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It is quite possible that the spending spree that president Obama is on will actually break the economic backbone of America. The guy has lost his marbles. This country is by no means out of this recession/depression that it has been in for some time now. As I write this, the unemployment rate is around [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama&#8217;s Honeymoon Is Nearing Its End</title>
		<link>http://commonsenserepublican.com/obamas-honeymoon-is-nearing-its-end/</link>
		<comments>http://commonsenserepublican.com/obamas-honeymoon-is-nearing-its-end/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:23:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Common Sense Republican</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Democrat Views]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I guess it is safe to say that the honeymoon Obama has been on since his election to the presidency is running out of time. As is always the case with the American people, eventually they come around to their senses. Obama has been trying diligently to ramrod his legislation through congress while he still [...]]]></description>
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