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		<title>Farewell for now&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://independentthinking.wordpress.com/2009/01/09/farewell-for-now/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:56:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randy Streu</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After much soul-searching, I have decided that the Society for Independent Thinking Blog will shut down indefinitely.  The pages will stay up as archives while I consider the future of the site, and of SIT itself.  It may well be that we return in a different form, or with a different, or better-defined, mission. Until [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=independentthinking.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2038675&amp;post=273&amp;subd=independentthinking&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Conservatives Create Opportunities, Not Programs: Education</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2008 21:02:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nighttwister</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the first in a series of conservative solution proposals. I have no idea how many more I will do. I just know that we have to have an answer to the programs the liberals and conservatives have been implementing for the past couple of decades. For the past eight years (some might say [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=independentthinking.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2038675&amp;post=271&amp;subd=independentthinking&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Merry Christmas</title>
		<link>http://independentthinking.wordpress.com/2008/12/24/merry-christmas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2008 23:10:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randy Streu</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Howdy, folks.  Merry Christmas from the Society for Independent Thinking bloggers.  Hope you enjoy the time with your families, and that you think on the true meaning of Christmas: the Grace and Hope to be found in Jesus Christ. As for me, personally, I&#8217;ll be finishing out my semi-hiatus, and be back to work come [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=independentthinking.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2038675&amp;post=269&amp;subd=independentthinking&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Three Parts of Freedom</title>
		<link>http://independentthinking.wordpress.com/2008/12/15/the-three-parts-of-freedom/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2008 03:05:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nighttwister</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://independentthinking.wordpress.com/?p=264</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[During the Presidential campaign, I made a comment on someone&#8217;s blog about why Sarah Palin garnered so much support by people from all walks of life. I&#8217;ve been wanting to expand on this for some time, but haven&#8217;t had the time do to so until now. That comment was, Conservatives want to help those that [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=independentthinking.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2038675&amp;post=264&amp;subd=independentthinking&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Exploring the Roots Corruption: How did we get here, and how do we get out?</title>
		<link>http://independentthinking.wordpress.com/2008/12/12/roots-of-corruption/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 21:24:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randy Streu</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If it is indeed true that "power corrupts," and that "absolute power corrupts absolutely," it must also follow that the more power given to a person or entity, the more potential for corruption exists.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=independentthinking.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2038675&amp;post=261&amp;subd=independentthinking&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>NPR:  Wal-Mart Tragedy is&#8230; Wait For It&#8230; BUSH&#8217;s Fault!</title>
		<link>http://independentthinking.wordpress.com/2008/12/05/npr-wal-mart-tragedy-is-wait-for-it-bushs-fault/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2008 03:13:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randy Streu</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to NPR's "Poet on Call," Andrei Codrescu, the trampling to death of a Wal-Mart employee has been a long time coming -- well, at least since 9/11.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=independentthinking.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2038675&amp;post=258&amp;subd=independentthinking&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Life&#8217;s Not Fair; Get Used To It</title>
		<link>http://independentthinking.wordpress.com/2008/11/10/lifes-not-fair-get-used-to-it/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 02:40:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nighttwister</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://independentthinking.wordpress.com/?p=255</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[From the time my children were little, I&#8217;ve worked hard to get them to understand this concept. I&#8217;ve repeated it so many times that I know they now cringe any time they say &#8220;That&#8217;s not fair!&#8221;, because they know what&#8217;s coming as soon as those words leave their mouth. It&#8217;s something that I believe we&#8217;ve [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=independentthinking.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2038675&amp;post=255&amp;subd=independentthinking&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Obama Win: Come January</title>
		<link>http://independentthinking.wordpress.com/2008/11/05/the-obama-win-come-january/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 06:42:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randy Streu</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://independentthinking.wordpress.com/?p=253</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Barack Obama for a hard-won presidential election.  I won&#8217;t say it was well-played, because it was not &#8212; on either side.  But, the people have spoken and, sadly, it would appear they&#8217;ve grown weary of liberty, and have chosen instead to sacrifice it to the god of Financial Security.  History, it would seem, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=independentthinking.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2038675&amp;post=253&amp;subd=independentthinking&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>One Day Left: A Constitutional Conservative Looks at the &#8217;08 Election</title>
		<link>http://independentthinking.wordpress.com/2008/11/03/one-day-left/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 04:42:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randy Streu</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://independentthinking.wordpress.com/?p=249</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I can&#8217;t pretend I&#8217;m not going to be relieved when this circus of an election season is over.  As a Conservative, this cycle has been frustrating and exhausting &#8212; and, at times, exhilarating.  One of the most sobering realizations for a Conservative in these times is that the vote for a Third Party candidate is a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=independentthinking.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2038675&amp;post=249&amp;subd=independentthinking&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A President and Vice President For Our Time</title>
		<link>http://independentthinking.wordpress.com/2008/10/31/a-president-and-vice-president-for-our-time/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:27:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nighttwister</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://independentthinking.wordpress.com/?p=245</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Today, we again find ourselves at a crossroads. The administrations of the Presidents since Reagan have worked to erode our freedom and opportunity since that time. Thankfully, our current President has kept us safe and fought against terrorism for the past eight years. His tax cuts have led to unprecedented growth and opportunity, but uncontrolled [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=independentthinking.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2038675&amp;post=245&amp;subd=independentthinking&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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