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		<title>On Discipline</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:32:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been preparing for fatherhood by combating the biggest problem with families today. Not gay marriage. Not contraception. Or sex education in schools. No, the biggest problem with family values today, is the lack of parents willing to actually raise &#8230; <a href="http://ramblingrhetoric.wordpress.com/2012/02/10/on-discipline/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ramblingrhetoric.wordpress.com&amp;blog=25192351&amp;post=618&amp;subd=ramblingrhetoric&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>On Prejudice</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:17:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We all like to think that we are objective in the way we view the world. I trumpet this all the time as I believe my political experience is unique, especially in this era of political polarization. It seems that &#8230; <a href="http://ramblingrhetoric.wordpress.com/2012/01/30/on-prejudice/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ramblingrhetoric.wordpress.com&amp;blog=25192351&amp;post=614&amp;subd=ramblingrhetoric&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>On Choke</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 08:52:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is why I will never give up my love affair with sports. Fans prognosticate twenty-four/seven at the water cooler, pundits analyze every angle and possibility in the media, and players strut with swagger in front of the cameras. Then &#8230; <a href="http://ramblingrhetoric.wordpress.com/2012/01/16/on-choke/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ramblingrhetoric.wordpress.com&amp;blog=25192351&amp;post=607&amp;subd=ramblingrhetoric&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>On Playoffs, Part III</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 05:50:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Around Thanksgiving, I wrote a few blogs about the difference between certain playoffs systems and how the better system will reflect the type of competition in the sport. I used college football as an example of why a playoff system &#8230; <a href="http://ramblingrhetoric.wordpress.com/2012/01/11/on-playoffs-part-iii/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ramblingrhetoric.wordpress.com&amp;blog=25192351&amp;post=561&amp;subd=ramblingrhetoric&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>On New Hampshire</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:13:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is it possible that I will blog six times today over the nation&#8217;s first primary? No, not a chance. This one is in the bag. Will Romney win by twice as much as 2nd place? Yes. Romney will come in &#8230; <a href="http://ramblingrhetoric.wordpress.com/2012/01/10/on-new-hampshire/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ramblingrhetoric.wordpress.com&amp;blog=25192351&amp;post=599&amp;subd=ramblingrhetoric&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>On Iowa Results</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 02:06:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Caucus Results, Iowa 2012 (99% Reporting) Candidate:       Ramblin’            Iowa Caucus Romney:                  22.3%                        25.0%                    +2.7% Santorum:               21.2%                        25.0%                     +3.8% Paul:                         20.8%                       21.0%                     +0.2% Gingrich:                 12.8%                        13.0%                      +0.2% Perry:                       11.1%                          10.0%                     -1.1% Bachmann:              8.7%                          5.0%                       -3.7% Huntsmann: &#8230; <a href="http://ramblingrhetoric.wordpress.com/2012/01/03/on_iowa_results/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ramblingrhetoric.wordpress.com&amp;blog=25192351&amp;post=579&amp;subd=ramblingrhetoric&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>On Iowa, V</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 01:04:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Prediction, Iowa 2012 Romney: 22.3% Santorum: 21.2% Paul: 20.8% Gingrich: 12.8% Perry: 11.1% Bachmann: 8.7% Huntsmann: 2.1% Level of Confidence (in this prediction): 0% Have fun, politicos! Tagged: Caucus, Gingrich, GOP, Iowa, Paul, Romney, Santorum<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ramblingrhetoric.wordpress.com&amp;blog=25192351&amp;post=577&amp;subd=ramblingrhetoric&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>On Iowa, IV</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 01:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Iowa 2012 (Scenarios) Back when I hosted my own amateur political website, I would offer my own prediction for every major election. While I likely will not be able to hold back from doing that by 7:00pm tonight, it &#8230; <a href="http://ramblingrhetoric.wordpress.com/2012/01/03/on_iowa_iv/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ramblingrhetoric.wordpress.com&amp;blog=25192351&amp;post=575&amp;subd=ramblingrhetoric&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>On Iowa, III</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:40:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Polls, Iowa 2012 In looking at polling numbers, weighted averages, and predictions, I gravitate to three sites: Huffington Post Pollster (1.36%), RealClearPolitics (1.16%), and FiveThirtyEight (1.30%), along with these aggregate trackers I also keep my eye on two direct pollsters: &#8230; <a href="http://ramblingrhetoric.wordpress.com/2012/01/03/on-iowa-iii/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ramblingrhetoric.wordpress.com&amp;blog=25192351&amp;post=573&amp;subd=ramblingrhetoric&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>On Iowa, II</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:03:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Factions, Iowa 2012 There are almost always 4+ candidates that head into Iowa hoping to win, with usually about 8 still running campaigns waiting on a prayer. Almost always, 2+ candidates will bow out once they either meet meager expectations &#8230; <a href="http://ramblingrhetoric.wordpress.com/2012/01/03/on_iowa_ii/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ramblingrhetoric.wordpress.com&amp;blog=25192351&amp;post=567&amp;subd=ramblingrhetoric&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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