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	<title>Nick Athens.</title>
	<link>http://www.nickathens.com</link>
	<description>The Truth shall set you free.</description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:43:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>A WAY to FIX AFGHANISTAN?</title>
		<link>http://www.nickathens.com/2009/10/politics-and-society/a-way-to-fix-afghanistan/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nickathens.com/2009/10/politics-and-society/a-way-to-fix-afghanistan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:43:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NickAthens</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I am sorry I just don&#8217;t get this afghanistan mess.
Ultimately this is a battle for the hearts and minds of the people.   In fact that can be said about most wars.
So from here it seems the government and the people themselves are no better off than they were 9 years ago.
I seems that their largest [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is Wrong with Capitalism</title>
		<link>http://www.nickathens.com/2009/10/politics-and-society/what-is-wrong-with-capitalism/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nickathens.com/2009/10/politics-and-society/what-is-wrong-with-capitalism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:32:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Don&#8217;t get me wrong, I have enjoyed the benefits of what is called a capitalist society, yet it nags at me when I watch what it is doing to our society.  I have come to realize we worship at the wrong altar.  Specifically we should deify the entrepreneurs, NOT the large organizations. 
 America was built by entrepreneurs.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IS ANYONE PAYING ATTENTION?</title>
		<link>http://www.nickathens.com/2009/05/politics-and-society/is-anyone-paying-attention/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nickathens.com/2009/05/politics-and-society/is-anyone-paying-attention/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2009 15:37:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I see the UAW is shedding 63,000 more jobs.  BUT they aren&#8217;t cutting benefits.  There is absolutely no doubt the UAW cannot fund the retirement commitments they have made as the incoming cash flow is declining precipitously.  That is why they are accepting stock.  Specifically, this will ultimately get dumped on the federal government (read [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The End of RETIREMENT as WE Knew it?</title>
		<link>http://www.nickathens.com/2009/05/politics-and-society/the-end-of-retirement-as-we-knew-it/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nickathens.com/2009/05/politics-and-society/the-end-of-retirement-as-we-knew-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 21:21:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the collapse of real estate and the stock market I find it interesting to note no one seems to be talking much about the status of retirement accounts.
You don&#8217;t have to be a rocket scientist to infer that if you are relying on a corporate pension it may be at risk.  Actually I guarantee [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The END of REPUBLICANS</title>
		<link>http://www.nickathens.com/2009/05/politics-and-society/the-end-of-republicans/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nickathens.com/2009/05/politics-and-society/the-end-of-republicans/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 18:20:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Listening to the radio talking heads on the conserviative side is depressing.  They continue with the rant of anti gay marriage, strong borders, no abortions.  While these are important issues, the real issue for everyone is the economy and the future of their children.  Letting the Christian right continue to make social issues a political [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Now I am questioning my CORE beliefs</title>
		<link>http://www.nickathens.com/2009/05/politics-and-society/now-i-am-questioning-my-core-beliefs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nickathens.com/2009/05/politics-and-society/now-i-am-questioning-my-core-beliefs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 18:29:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Watching and researching this economic collapse, investor bailouts, TARP programs and the like is resulting in my having to question my core beliefs in free markets and capitalism.  I used to love FOXNEWS and now find it so revoltinly biased I can no longer watch it.  it is been completely cumbed down by Sean Hannity [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GLOBAL WEALTH DESTRUCTION BY FINANCIAL TERRORISTS</title>
		<link>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/12/money/global-wealth-destruction-by-financial-terrorists/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/12/money/global-wealth-destruction-by-financial-terrorists/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2008 22:38:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NickAthens</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[    I am disgusted this New Year.  Like many of us I have watched the simultaneous destruction of real estate values, corporate entity values as evidenced by stock prices, as well as disruptions in the prices of almost everything.  Fundamentally everything we knew turned out to be wrong.  The question remains were we dumb or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BAILING OUT AUTO COMPANIES</title>
		<link>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/12/politics-and-society/bailing-out-auto-companies/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/12/politics-and-society/bailing-out-auto-companies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2008 18:25:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hmm. First let&#8217;s look at the term bailing.  I beleive that refers to a situation where a boat is sinking and you use a bucket to try and keep throwing water out to slow down the process of inevitably sinking until you can be rescued. 
 I think we can all agree on that.  Now the key [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FOX NEWS CHANGING ITS NAME?</title>
		<link>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/10/politics-and-society/fox-news-changing-its-name/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/10/politics-and-society/fox-news-changing-its-name/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2008 18:03:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It light of the McCain&#8217;s campaign fraud regarding one of it&#8217;s campaign workers having a &#8220;B&#8221; scratched on her face by a black man turning out to be a total McSHAME lie that Fox News helped perpetrate, either they (fox) profusely apologise, or change their name to&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..
 FAUX NEWS
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		<title>HOW CONSERVATIVE PUNDITS DESTROYED MCCAIN</title>
		<link>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/10/politics-and-society/how-conservative-pundits-destroyed-mccain/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/10/politics-and-society/how-conservative-pundits-destroyed-mccain/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 07:26:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Watching this election play out has been very interesting.  At this point it looks like McCain will lose by a wide margin, perhaps rivaling Clinton&#8217;s 1996 victory.  When you look at it, it doesn&#8217;t make sense on the surface.  Even the Clinton&#8217;s thought Obama was unelectable.  Whether it was race, or just extreme policies, there [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HOW TO PAY FOR THE FINANCIAL CRISIS!</title>
		<link>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/09/money/how-to-pay-for-the-financial-crisis/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/09/money/how-to-pay-for-the-financial-crisis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:13:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[First off, it is not that big a deal.  Heck, we (USA) were in debt $53 trillion last month.  So now with the Paulson plan we will be in debt $54 trillion.
 So how do we pay off the extra trillion?
 Actually it is pretty simple, since all debts are ultimately born by us taxpayers.
Let&#8217;s assume there [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Lesser of Two Evils</title>
		<link>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/09/politics-and-society/the-lesser-of-two-evils/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/09/politics-and-society/the-lesser-of-two-evils/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 04:15:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NickAthens</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I keep hearing people say one candidate or the other is the &#8220;lesser of two evils&#8221;.
 Before you vote that way, just remember EVIL IS EVIL!!!
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		<title>How Much Do YOU Know About Energy?</title>
		<link>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/08/politics-and-society/how-much-do-you-know-about-energy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/08/politics-and-society/how-much-do-you-know-about-energy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2008 15:36:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NickAthens</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here is a simple quiz.
1.  How much of our trade deficit is due to buying oil from foreign sources?
     a.  about 50%
2.  If we drill more will it lower gas prices?
     a. of course, increasing supply would lower prices
2.  Would lower prices increase consumption?
     a.  of course, note how recent high prices lowered consumption
3.  How [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HOW TO VOTE IN 2008</title>
		<link>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/08/politics-and-society/how-to-vote-in-2008/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/08/politics-and-society/how-to-vote-in-2008/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:43:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ok, I have always been a republican, small government and low taxes was the platform I thought. 
Complete rubbish. I didn&#8217;t realize they were destroying the value of the dollar, running up huge deficits, and waging a perpetual military enterpise.  Of course, I was a republican because all the socialist propaganda from democrats was just plain [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Oil Drilling is NOT the Answer!</title>
		<link>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/08/politics-and-society/why-oil-drilling-is-not-the-answer/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/08/politics-and-society/why-oil-drilling-is-not-the-answer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:23:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I think most of us worry to much about the price of gas, rather than the much larger strategic implications of oil prices and whom we buy it from.
We currently buy 75% of our oil from outside our contry.  This is of the order of 15 million barrels a day!  This is more than the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BEWARE of Cheap Used Cars!</title>
		<link>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/07/uncategorized/beware-of-cheap-used-cars/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/07/uncategorized/beware-of-cheap-used-cars/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:17:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well here we go again.  We have disastrous flooding throughout the midwest.  We have all seen pictures of thousands of partially submerged cars.  All of those that are insured are effectively &#8220;totaled&#8221;, and will be taken by insurance companies as &#8220;salvaged title cars&#8221;. 
 What happens to these cars.  Well from first hand information these cars are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Micro Analogy on Illegal Immigration</title>
		<link>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/06/politics-and-society/a-micro-analogy-on-illegal-immigration/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/06/politics-and-society/a-micro-analogy-on-illegal-immigration/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:40:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So let&#8217;s carry our current immigration policy down to the personal level.
One day you come home from work and find a foreigner has broken into your house.  He says, I did it!  BUT, I did it because it is mich nicer than mine and I want to improve my life.  So you MUST share it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Boy did WE get Tricked!</title>
		<link>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/06/politics-and-society/boy-did-we-get-tricked/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/06/politics-and-society/boy-did-we-get-tricked/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 22:33:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So let see if I remember my history correctly.  Bill Clinton sells NAFTA as well as free trade around the world.  Of course the pitch is we open our market which is already the biggest on the planet, and we get access to dozens of small undeveloped markets in exchange.  Just think of the growth!  And [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Dollar Decline is Making International Travel Impossible</title>
		<link>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/04/politics-and-society/the-dollar-decline-is-making-international-travel-impossible/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/04/politics-and-society/the-dollar-decline-is-making-international-travel-impossible/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:47:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This picture sums it all up.
 
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		<title>How Al Gore is Starving People</title>
		<link>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/04/politics-and-society/how-al-gore-is-starving-people/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/04/politics-and-society/how-al-gore-is-starving-people/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:16:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I think everyone is well aware that Al Gore is the front man for Alternative Energy (we need it) and extra taxes on the American public (which we don&#8217;t need).&#160; He is a key investor as well as partner in many Silicon Valley venture Capital startups that focus in this area.&#160; He is in fact [...]]]></description>
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		<title>This is a must see Movie!</title>
		<link>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/04/politics-and-society/this-is-a-must-see-movie/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/04/politics-and-society/this-is-a-must-see-movie/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 21:51:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[




Takes about 15 minutes.
&#160;
http://www.breitbart.tv/html/69293.html
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		<title>The Night Safari in Chiang Mai is Awesome!</title>
		<link>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/04/travel/the-night-safari-in-chiang-mai-is-awesome/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/04/travel/the-night-safari-in-chiang-mai-is-awesome/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Apr 2008 04:32:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just returned from 6 weeks in Thailand and Cambodia.   One of the best sights is the night safari in Chaing Mai, Thailand. Unlike many Asian zoos where you can&#8217;t help fell bad for clearly abused animals (phnom phen in Cambodia comes to mind), this tourist sight is incredible. 
You start the tour with an hour [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why I Now Love Hillary Clinton</title>
		<link>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/04/politics-and-society/why-i-now-love-hillary-clinton/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/04/politics-and-society/why-i-now-love-hillary-clinton/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Apr 2008 04:31:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hillary has obviously lost a nomination that was hers.  Why?  Because she had a bad strategy!  She took the resT of the United States for granted, thinking that Ca and New York was enough.  She literally left the rest of America to be organized by Obama.  Scary awful for a leader to leave huge territories [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hillary as Commander in Chief?</title>
		<link>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/02/politics-and-society/hillary-as-commander-in-chief/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/02/politics-and-society/hillary-as-commander-in-chief/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2008 02:15:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160;
I am only writing this to confront Hillary supporters who thought she could be Commander in Chief.&#160; No matter how you cut it she failed abysmally at her first attempt.&#160; After all, the campaign, like War, belongs to her not her staff.&#160; So let&#8217;s see what happened.
Her staff gave her intelligence that said she had [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Official!!!  OBAMA Wins The Nomination!</title>
		<link>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/02/politics-and-society/its-official-obama-wins-the-nomination/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/02/politics-and-society/its-official-obama-wins-the-nomination/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 09:56:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ok, So I am First!.&#160; But without going through all the arcane democratic party rules affecting superdelegates and especially TEXAS delegates, there is now NO CHANCE for Hillary to win.
She cannot catch Obama.&#160; In fact, if you were to believe in conspiracies, the Texas delegate rules are specially designed to disenfranchise her Latino voters in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I Have Figured Out What &#34;CHANGE&#34; Means</title>
		<link>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/02/money/i-have-figured-out-what-change-means/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/02/money/i-have-figured-out-what-change-means/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 07:27:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160;
By now everyone knows Shrillary and Obomba are running on a slogan of change.&#160; But they never talk about exactly what is going to change.&#160; Well I think it means they are going to take my dollars and give me pennies, nickels and dimes back.&#160; We call that change..
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		<title>How Recycling is Hurting America!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/02/money/how-recycling-is-hurting-america/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/02/money/how-recycling-is-hurting-america/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2008 06:43:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why isn&#8217;t the media covering these stories?

With the record metal prices criminals are going to new lengths to steal metals and sell them to recycling companies.&#160; Anything with significant copper, aluminum or other valuable metal content is a candidate.
AUTOMOBILES
Catalytic converters contain significant amounts of platinum and palladium.&#160; These metals are at record high prices.&#160; Unbelievably, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Prevent Female Abductions</title>
		<link>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/02/politics-and-society/how-to-prevent-female-abductions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/02/politics-and-society/how-to-prevent-female-abductions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2008 01:08:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This was sent to me by a reader, thought I would pass it along..sad commentary that sometimes it isn&#8217;t even safe to be a good citizen.
&#160;
________________________________________________________
Because of recent abductions 
in daylight hours,refresh yourself of these things to do in an emergency situation&#8230; This is for you, and for you to share with your wife, your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Most Men Are Republican</title>
		<link>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/02/politics-and-society/why-most-men-are-republican/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/02/politics-and-society/why-most-men-are-republican/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2008 00:50:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NickAthens</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Is this a commentary or what?

Why Most Men Are Republican        ANY QUESTIONS ???????
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		<title>A REAL Stimulus Plan!</title>
		<link>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/02/politics-and-society/a-real-stimulus-plan/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/02/politics-and-society/a-real-stimulus-plan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2008 01:34:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160;
So income redistribution of $600 is supposed to stimulate the economy.&#160; Forget the fact we don&#8217;t have it to begin with, since we can just print it.
Why be so stingy?&#160; Why not give $5000 instead?&#160; I mean if $600 is good, $5000 would be better.
Wait&#8230;why stop there.&#160; Let&#8217;s make it $50,000 each.&#160; And a new [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Microhoo?  I Smell a Rat!</title>
		<link>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/02/money/microhoo-i-smell-a-rat/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/02/money/microhoo-i-smell-a-rat/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2008 00:17:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NickAthens</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[So today Microsoft announces a hostile bid for Yahoo at $45 billion dollars.  Every pundit on TV says to stock holders take the deal!
I used to work at Microsoft.  I have little regard for management.  HOWEVER, this looks brilliant!
On the surface, this seems insane.  Softee has never done a major acquisition.  These two cultures would [...]]]></description>
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		<title>!Hillary Sets a NEW Record</title>
		<link>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/01/politics-and-society/hillary-sets-a-new-record/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/01/politics-and-society/hillary-sets-a-new-record/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 01:19:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[
In the recent Omnibus spending bill, there were 1000 earmarks of special spending deals inserted by senators.&#160; 
261 of those were inserted by Hillary.&#160; Many went to her campaign donors. Now that is what we need.
THE BEST PRESIDENT MONEY CAN BUY!
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		<title>United States Adds 5 New States!</title>
		<link>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/01/money/united-states-adds-5-new-states/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/01/money/united-states-adds-5-new-states/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 19:09:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160;
Like I said yesterday, Letting Mexico become part of the U.S. makes a ton of sense. We are already opening our highways to their trucks without requiring similar safety inspections.&#160; 
Again, 5 new states, 10 Senators, 70 congressmen.&#160; Huge opportunities open up on both sides of the border.&#160; 
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		<title>RESPONSIBILITY, Whose is it?</title>
		<link>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/01/politics-and-society/responsibility-whose-is-it/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/01/politics-and-society/responsibility-whose-is-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2008 09:43:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160;
In a previous post I said &#34;vote for&#160; whomever you think will let you keep the most of your money&#34;.
As this election progresses, it is becoming clearer that there are two very separate agendas.
It shapes up like this, do you believe in Individual Responsibility OR&#160; Government Responsibility for the Individual.?
This theme is playing out in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to solve the Illegal Immigrant Crisis</title>
		<link>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/01/money/how-to-solve-the-illegal-immigrant-crisis/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/01/money/how-to-solve-the-illegal-immigrant-crisis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2008 02:41:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Forget your emotions for a moment.&#160; Now matter how you stand there is no pleasant outcome.&#160; 
&#160;
THERE IS ONLY ONE SOLUTION, JUST LIKE EUROPE!
We should let the people of Mexico VOTE on being part of the United States.&#160; Mexico would become 5 new states.&#160; 10 new Senators and about 70 congressmen. 

Think about it.&#160; We [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hillary Should &#34;Walk the Talk&#34;</title>
		<link>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/01/politics-and-society/hillary-should-walk-the-talk/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/01/politics-and-society/hillary-should-walk-the-talk/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2008 09:27:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160;
For years we have heard Bill Klinton was America&#8217;s first black president, even though he can&#8217;t dance.
We are watching Shrillary&#160; Klinton sell out blacks to court the Hispanic vote.&#160; She hopes to hold the blacks just long enough to get elected.&#160; 
Lets&#8217; face it affirmative action was created to help blacks overcome the injustices of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thank You Bill Clinton</title>
		<link>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/01/politics-and-society/thank-you-bill-clinton/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/01/politics-and-society/thank-you-bill-clinton/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jan 2008 02:10:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160;
So Obama wins S.C. in a landslide.&#160; In fact, by margins much larger than any polls predicted!&#160; Why?&#160; What happened at the last minute.&#160; I suspect, people got disgusted with his slimy, lying last minute cheap shots at Obama. 
The course vote statistics make for some interesting observations.
1.&#160; 50% of voters were black.
2.&#160; 80% of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Perfect Car?</title>
		<link>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/01/energy/the-perfect-car/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/01/energy/the-perfect-car/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jan 2008 05:29:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I worked on a hybrid electric car in the 70&#8217;s&#160; Unfortunately we could not get anyone even interested in the idea.&#160; The mechanical laws of physics remain the same, and I am still confused why our concept has never been implemented.
A little science.
&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; The average amount of horsepower required by a 3000# automobile is only [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Did You Get a Raise?</title>
		<link>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/01/politics-and-society/did-you-get-a-raise/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/01/politics-and-society/did-you-get-a-raise/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jan 2008 13:14:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160;
Your congressman just did.&#160; Yes, last week they got a $4100 per year raise primarily due to cost of living adjustment. Now they earn, $169,300. To help you in this economy they propose to send back to you $250, but only if you didn&#8217;t send much to begin with.
I hope you are getting your money&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Require English at Work, Go to Court!</title>
		<link>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/01/politics-and-society/require-english-at-work-go-to-court/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/01/politics-and-society/require-english-at-work-go-to-court/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2008 10:29:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160;
I am not kidding.&#160; Imagine your have retail establishment and as part of employment you require your employees to speak English on the job.&#160; That way if a customer asks for a dress or shoe your employee can help them.&#160; Well, THAT IS AGAINST THE LAW!
I am not kidding.&#160; The EEOC is now legally pursuing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Cure for Obesity?</title>
		<link>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/01/nutrition/a-cure-for-obesity/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/01/nutrition/a-cure-for-obesity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 09:05:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160;
By now my readers know I favor individual responsibility OVER&#160; State responsibility for the individual. 
In addition, I strongly favor choice.&#160; This includes education via&#160; vouchers, abortion for 3 months, whom I sleep with and the like.
However, I have to admit, once we realized just how bad cigarettes were, it made sense to ban advertising [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Huckabee is destroying the Republican Party.</title>
		<link>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/01/politics-and-society/how-huckabee-is-destroying-the-republican-party/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/01/politics-and-society/how-huckabee-is-destroying-the-republican-party/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 04:57:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is generally agreed that Huckabee has no chance in major states.&#160; He clearly has a strong evangelical following and will collect those votes.&#160; These are traditionally, a core constituency of republicans, and their votes are driven by &#34;values&#34; that are backed by their belief.&#160; They represent a significant population that supports only heterosexual marriage, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can Hillary Lead?</title>
		<link>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/01/politics-and-society/can-hillary-lead/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/01/politics-and-society/can-hillary-lead/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2008 04:42:41 +0000</pubDate>
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My only question.&#160; If you can&#8217;t manage your husband, how can you possibly manage a country?
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		<title>Why $800 Won&#8217;t Help!</title>
		<link>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/01/money/why-800-wont-help/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/01/money/why-800-wont-help/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2008 21:12:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So now Bush and the Demorats want to give $800 to the poor and middle class to spend and help stimulate the economy.  Unless these are gift cards to Home Depot and Wal-Mart it won&#8217;t work very well this time.
Let&#8217;s back up.  What is wrong with the economy?  DEBT.  Yes, the real estate bubble created [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happy MLK Birthday! My Memories&#8230;.</title>
		<link>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/01/politics-and-society/happy-mlk-birthday-my-memories/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/01/politics-and-society/happy-mlk-birthday-my-memories/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2008 05:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
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I was a teenager in the 60&#8217;s.&#160; I remember Martin Luther King well.&#160; Unfortunately, my memory runs deeper than the simple summaries so prevalent today.&#160; There is no doubt he was a great man and single handedly accomplished more than anyone thought possible.&#160; However, i credit him with accomplishments that I have yet to see [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NO on Clinton/McCain!!</title>
		<link>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/01/politics-and-society/no-on-clintonmccain/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/01/politics-and-society/no-on-clintonmccain/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2008 11:16:51 +0000</pubDate>
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Change, that is the platform every presidential politician seems to be running on.&#160; Why? Because they know the public realizes how crooked politicians are, and that we want the process all blown up! 
I am conservative.&#160; I believe in small government, low taxes, entrepreneurialism, abortion during the first 3 months ONLY, and marriage between any [...]]]></description>
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		<title>See Cloverfield!  Great Date Movie</title>
		<link>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/01/dating/see-cloverfield-great-date-movie/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/01/dating/see-cloverfield-great-date-movie/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2008 00:28:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NickAthens</dc:creator>
		
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I am not kidding.&#160; When it is over you can just say &#34; I would go through more than that to save YOU!&#160;&#160; Of course she won&#8217;t believe you, and you can respond with &#34;I just want to die in your arms&#34;, yadda yadda yadda.
Go see it! 
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		<title>Greenspan a Criminal?</title>
		<link>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/01/money/greenspan-a-criminal/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/01/money/greenspan-a-criminal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jan 2008 10:34:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NickAthens</dc:creator>
		
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Under this man&#8217;s tutelage we have experienced multiple bubbles.&#160; That is ok.
What is patently wrong, is he had to know that giving loans to people who could not ultimately pay was wrong.
Even worse, I saw him on TV actually say he recommended everyone get an ARM loan as interest rates would stay low.
What he didn&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NEVADA CAUCUS DAY!  A First hand Description</title>
		<link>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/01/politics-and-society/nevada-caucus-day-a-first-hand-description/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/01/politics-and-society/nevada-caucus-day-a-first-hand-description/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jan 2008 19:03:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So today was Nevada Caucus day.  My first time in a caucus.  Same for my girlfriend.
You drive down to a High School that was sent to you in the mail.  Lots of bad drivers, you wonder if you aren&#8217;t at the Democartic caucus by mistake.  Follow the crowd inisde.   No instructions, but there is a large group [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Venture Capitalists Blow it!</title>
		<link>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/01/money/venture-capitalists-blow-it/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/01/money/venture-capitalists-blow-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jan 2008 02:17:53 +0000</pubDate>
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I am invested in a couple of VC funds.&#160; i cannot disclose anything, but I can make the following observations.
1.&#160; Web 2.0 investments are bust.
2.&#160; User generated video investments are going bust as there were way too many!
3.&#160; I predict the underlying economics of broadband delivery of content will result in many of those investments [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Make the Real Estate and Stock Market WORSE!</title>
		<link>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/01/money/how-to-make-the-real-estate-and-stock-market-worse/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/01/money/how-to-make-the-real-estate-and-stock-market-worse/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2008 20:39:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the Las Vegas Democratic debates, Hillary advocated a moratorium on foreclosures and even worse an interest rate freeze.  Edwards chimed right in as well.  All I heard was years instead of months of recession!
 Think about it, these are completely destructive ideas.  First, consider that the bulk of us are NOT defaulting on our loans.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>This Recession is Worse Than I Expected</title>
		<link>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/01/money/this-recession-is-worse-than-i-expected/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/01/money/this-recession-is-worse-than-i-expected/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2008 10:11:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NickAthens</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160;
A while back I wrote the &#34;chart&#34; of the DJIA confirmed to me we were entering a recession.&#160;&#160; That was about 800 points ago!
I have based my last two years of bearishness on my real estate experience in Las Vegas as well as extensive reading.&#160; As early as 2003 people were publishing books about how [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Your 2008 Diet!</title>
		<link>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/01/politics-and-society/your-2008-diet/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/01/politics-and-society/your-2008-diet/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 10:43:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NickAthens</dc:creator>
		
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		<title>Universal Health Care May Kill You!</title>
		<link>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/01/politics-and-society/universal-health-care-may-kill-you/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/01/politics-and-society/universal-health-care-may-kill-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jan 2008 01:04:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NickAthens</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I am not kidding.&#160; Traditional medicine as practiced in America has become distorted because of the legal system. Specifically, the propensity of the legal profession to sue at any provocation.&#160; The industry no longer even has the guts to police itself as a result.
Consider the study published in the Link Annals of Internal Medicine.&#160; It [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iran Stops its Nuclear Weapons Program?</title>
		<link>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/01/homeland-security/iran-stops-its-nuclear-weapons-program/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/01/homeland-security/iran-stops-its-nuclear-weapons-program/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jan 2008 14:17:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NickAthens</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[First, let me remind you I am a nuclear physicist by education.&#160; Secondly, I worked nearly a decade in the defense industry.&#160; 
For nearly 40 years, America and Russia worked hard on nuclear weapons.&#160; Long after Hiroshima, Russia and America continued to improve on the original designs.&#160; They became smaller , more efficient.&#160; The very [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Homeland Security Follies #1</title>
		<link>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/01/homeland-security/homeland-security-follies-1/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/01/homeland-security/homeland-security-follies-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2008 13:54:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NickAthens</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Protection alone won&#8217;t work
This is the first of many Homeland security discussions.&#160; It is my hope to get the reader to confront information presented by the media with an eye toward &#34;will it work&#34;
First, let me say &#34;Defense Only&#34; is a poor strategy.&#160; What this means is people sit in a room and imagine how [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Free Democracy?  Rubbish</title>
		<link>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/01/politics-and-society/a-free-democracy-rubbish/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/01/politics-and-society/a-free-democracy-rubbish/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2008 06:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NickAthens</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I have heard the United States referred to as a &#34;free democracy&#34;.&#160; Watching these election primaries and the eager spending of hundreds of millions of dollars, reminds me that this is &#34;hardly &#34;free.&#160; Imagine yourself as a political candidate, and someone helping directly or indirectly to raise $100,000 for you to spend on your campaign.&#160; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Burning Your Food</title>
		<link>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/01/politics-and-society/burning-your-food/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/01/politics-and-society/burning-your-food/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2008 00:34:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NickAthens</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160;
I can&#8217;t help but notice people seem to complain a lot about the price of gas.&#160; Yet no one says a word about food.
Wheat prices are now $9.50 a bushel up 92% this year.&#160; Corn is up about 40%.&#160; Fully 1/3 of all the corn we grow is now burned up as ethanol.&#160; 
It is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vote for Change&#8230;WHY????</title>
		<link>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/01/politics-and-society/vote-for-changewhy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/01/politics-and-society/vote-for-changewhy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2008 10:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NickAthens</dc:creator>
		
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I keep hearing Change is a theme in many political campaigns.&#160; My problem is they never seem to say EXACTLY what it is they propose to change.&#160; The only change we seem to agree on is George Bush leaving.&#160; Well, I can absolutely guarantee that!
 
Other than the Iraq fiasco, we have enjoyed 6 consecutive [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Best President Money Can Buy</title>
		<link>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/01/politics-and-society/the-best-president-money-can-buy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nickathens.com/2008/01/politics-and-society/the-best-president-money-can-buy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jan 2008 10:02:49 +0000</pubDate>
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&#160;So I see the politicians are spending around $200 a vote in Iowa.&#160; This is up dramatically, from what Michael Bloomberg spent to become mayor of NY, which was around $105 per vote.
So let&#8217;s see, 106 million voted in 2000.&#160; So an easy win in 2008 would take around 60 million votes. At $100 a [...]]]></description>
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