Keane Observations

• Okay, Okay I believe in the Saints now.

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  The New Orleans Saints and the Indianapolis Colts have gone on 11 wins and no losses streaks to start the NFL season. The Colts have the track record winning 10 or more games each year except one since Peyton Manning's second season a decade ago. The Saints' early success was' [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 11:26pm EST
  by LargeBill

• Line of the Weekend

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  When we got to church safely this weekend, my son said "Dad, I bet that's the first time you out drove Tiger Woods." [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 5:32pm EST
  by LargeBill

• Huckabee Done

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  The primary concern at a time like this is to keep the fallen Washington police officers and their families and friends in our prayers. However, when the killer is someone previously sentenced to a lengthy prison sentence for violent crimes and then released after his sentence was commuted, then the [...]
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  Posted: November 29, 2009, 11:29pm EST
  by LargeBill

• BREAKING NEWS: Tiger Woods Seriously Injured in Car Crash

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  Very little details at this point, but professional golfer Tiger Woods was seriously injured when his car hit a fire hydrant and then a tree near his home early on Friday morning.
  
  Keep him in your thoughts and prayers.
  
  UPDATE: Good news! Appears the initial report was [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 9:22pm EST
  by LargeBill

• Suddenly Google has a Conscience?

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  Google has apologized after a racist caricature of Michelle Obama became the top result for users searching for pictures of the US First Lady.
  
  Pretty odd that now all of a sudden Google is concerned about poor taste in their image searches. Don't get me wrong, people' [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 7:26pm EST
  by LargeBill

• Impeachable Conduct? You Decide

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  Impeachment proceedings should not be undertaken lightly. Whenever we down the path of presidential misconduct it is the cover up which really undermines an administration more than the initial misbehavior. That is true again in a matter involving President Obama and his crooked friend Kevin Johnson. Here are the basic [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 6:24pm EST
  by LargeBill

• Another Reason to Stay Out of Pennsylvania

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  In addition to opining about sports, politics and general culture, this blog will now include a new feature "Reasons to Stay Out of Crappy Places" usually that will mean Pennsylvania. However, Michigan will likely also be a frequent choice. Here is the initial contribution:If you’re frustrated by poor service [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 7:08pm EST
  by LargeBill

• According to Jesse Jackson a Black Politician Who Votes Against Health Care is No Longer Black

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  Why does anyone take a clown like Jesse Jackson seriously anymore? The Rev. Jesse Jackson on Wednesday night criticized Rep. Artur Davis (D-Ala.) for voting against the Democrats’ signature healthcare bill.
  
  “We even have blacks voting against the healthcare bill,” Jackson said at a reception Wednesday night. “You [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 9:23pm EST
  by LargeBill

• Weekend Sports Roundup

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  Because the Indians and Browns have been awful, I have not commented on the sports world all that much in recent months. However, a lot of interesting things happened in sports this weekend. Here are a few things that jumped out at me:
  How far have the Michigan Wolverines fallen? [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 9:29am EST
  by LargeBill

• Josh Cribbs is a Class Act

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  Too often we hear a lot more about the personal failings of professional athletes than the good things they do in their communities. Here is a couple weeks old story of a player doing something nice. The Pro Bowler traveled to Berea, OH to walk onto the field on [...]
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  Posted: November 15, 2009, 7:43pm EST
  by LargeBill

• President Bows Again

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  The President of the United States is not supposed to bow to foreign potentates. Earlier this year the supporters of our ill prepared naive president defended him when he bowed to the Saudi king and claimed he wasn't really bowing. Well, yesterday he bowed again this time to Japanese Emperor' [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 5:37pm EST
  by LargeBill

• Another Factor in the High Cost of Health Care

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  There are dozens of reasons why health care costs have increased over the last few decades chief amongst these is that the end user in many cases is not footing the bill and thus more likely to seek treatment for minor ailment and less likely to question costs. However, another [...]
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  Posted: November 12, 2009, 8:11pm EST
  by LargeBill

• Hope for the Browns?

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  Except for one playoff appearance, the Cleveland Browns have been awful since returning to the NFL in 1999. This year has been particularly painful for Browns fans. The team is 1 and 7 and has been incredibly inept on offense. By point of reference, the Saints defense has scored a [...]
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  Posted: November 12, 2009, 12:03am EST
  by LargeBill

• Supreme Court Ignorance

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  Stupid comment of the day goes to three Supreme Court Justices who don't know the meaning of the words they use. Supreme Court justices John Paul Stevens, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor objected to the court's haste in declining Muhammad's case Monday, saying it "highlights once again the perversity'" [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 8:28pm EST
  by LargeBill

• Fort Hood Terror Attack

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  Most of the dust has settled in Texas and some aspects of the terror attack are becoming clear. Immediately following the attack various incorrect information was flying back and forth in the news casts. At one point the report was there were three attackers. At another point we were told [...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 10:29pm EST
  by LargeBill

• Health Care "Reform" Bill Passes House

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  The House of Representatives passed their version of Health Care "Reform" on Saturday night.
  
  What does that really mean? Well, until the Senate passes a similar bill and it is signed into law it means nothing. However, that House vote does mean we are much closer to seeing [...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 1:52pm EST
  by LargeBill

• Health Care Monstrosity and Fort Hood Shooting

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  No, I'm not tying the two stories together. Just acknowledging not having blogged on either subject over the weekend. Computer wiped out a couple attempts. The Fort Hood shooting happened Thursday evening and the initial reports (as often happens) were a mix of correct, incorrect and incomplete information. Unlike a' [...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 10:28am EST
  by LargeBill

• Land of Opportunity

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  Next time someone says the deck is stacked against them or they just can't succeed in this country tell them about Commander Hung Ba Le, U.S. Navy. On the day his side lost the Vietnam War, Hung Ba Le fled his homeland at the age of 5 in a fishing' [...]
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  Posted: November 08, 2009, 7:38pm EST
  by LargeBill

• Damn Yankees!

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  A great decade has just been ruined by a Yankees World Series victory. Damn.
  
  Chase Utley had a great series. Philadelphia's problem was other than Cliff Lee their starting pitching just couldn't get it done.
  
  For your mental health don't watch ESPN for a couple days.
  
  UPDATE:' [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 11:45pm EST
  by LargeBill

• 2009 Election Post-Mortum

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  It is very easy to draw the wrong conclusion from these odd year elections. Reality is each cycle is different and the set of circumstances on the ground in those states may not be the same next year let alone three years out in 2012. Virginia and New Jersey will [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 10:31am EST
  by LargeBill

• Creative Way to Pay Campaign Debts

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  Unions in general and the UAW in particular have backed Democrats forever and heavily backed President Obama in the 2008 election. Part of that debt is now re-paid. Unfortunately, the debt was paid off with money confiscated from citizens. Former auto czar Steve Rattner warned recently that much of the [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 9:56am EST
  by LargeBill

• Polling Place Report

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  I just returned from doing my civic duty of voting. Polling place was predictably uncrowded. There was a lady in the parking lot advising people to vote against the three state-wide issues and a couple teenagers were holding signs for one of the trustee candidates. I was in an out [...]
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  Posted: November 03, 2009, 12:05pm EST
  by LargeBill

• Browns Solve All Their Problems

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  The Cleveland Browns in the midst of an awful season (current record 1-7) solved all their problems yesterday by firing General Manager George Kokinis. Who? Exactly.
  
  I'm not defending Kokinis or claiming he did a great job. I will say he was not the main reason this team has' [...]
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  Posted: November 02, 2009, 8:13pm EST
  by LargeBill

• California Should Just Do Away With The Death Penalty

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  To me the death penalty is not about vengeance. It is a tool that some societies use to maintain order and protect the public. However, for the death penalty to do any good as a deterrent it needs to be carried out in a reasonable time frame. Throughout the United [...]
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  Posted: November 01, 2009, 9:22pm EST
  by LargeBill

• Someone Needs to Ask Gingrich, Boehner Among Others About This News

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  Newt Gingrich and other Republicans who supported Scozzafava need to explain how the person they characterized as a loyal Republican did this: SCOZZAFAVA THROWS SUPPORT TO OWENSIt was obvious to many of us that if elected Scozzafava would have voted with Pelosi more often that not and likely would [...]
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  Posted: November 01, 2009, 2:42pm EST
  by LargeBill