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		<title>its all about the balance sheet, baby</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:58:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So. This is about the American economy and a plea for all of us to quit bitching about how the government is the fault for all our economic woes. Yeah, sure, the government could (and should) take some actions to help … and improve their own balance sheet. But. The combination of the US population [...]]]></description>
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		<title>poverty redefined?</title>
		<link>http://brucemctague.com/poverty-redefined</link>
		<comments>http://brucemctague.com/poverty-redefined#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2012 17:03:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://brucemctague.com/?p=6290</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So. The US Census Bureau has redefined poverty in the USA. Its kind of like having someone give you a new report card for a past semester. Whoa. (I am certain this was a West Wing episode … it was) It&#8217;s from a Season 3 episode called &#8220;Indians in the Lobby&#8221; where two White House [...]]]></description>
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		<title>the appeal of ron paul</title>
		<link>http://brucemctague.com/the-appeal-of-ron-paul</link>
		<comments>http://brucemctague.com/the-appeal-of-ron-paul#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 13:37:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://brucemctague.com/?p=6375</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So. I typically don&#8217;t write about politics because, well, I typically believe if you don&#8217;t have anything nice to say don&#8217;t say anything at all. In addition politics-speak makes my head hurt.  Its kind of like listening to a new business guy called the ‘king of Babble-on” (Babylon so you get the full reference). It [...]]]></description>
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		<title>economic center of gravity</title>
		<link>http://brucemctague.com/economic-center-of-gravity</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:51:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://brucemctague.com/?p=6281</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There is an awesome study completed in late 2010 called “Global Economy’s Shifting Centre of Gravity.” Ok. Maybe not awesome to some people … but to me? Fascinating reading (I actually read it over my vacation which included some cocktails while reading &#38; making notes). Here is the net: -          In 1980 the global economy’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pravda, Putin &amp; Poverty in the USofA</title>
		<link>http://brucemctague.com/pravda-putin-poverty-in-the-usofa</link>
		<comments>http://brucemctague.com/pravda-putin-poverty-in-the-usofa#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 21:22:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The new Economist has Putin on its cover and it made me think about checking out what the Pravda had to say. God almighty I love taking a couple of minutes and reading the Russian paper Pravda online every once in awhile. As a reminder. Pravda is kind of like russia’s version of USA Today [...]]]></description>
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		<title>getting different points of view</title>
		<link>http://brucemctague.com/getting-different-points-of-view</link>
		<comments>http://brucemctague.com/getting-different-points-of-view#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 12:19:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://brucemctague.com/?p=5852</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Whew. If you ever want to get a really different point of view go read the Pravda (a Russian newspaper. http://english.pravda.ru/). The newspaper was originally the voice of communism and while it currently claims to have no resemblance to the original communist Pravda its mission remains &#8220;to report the truth and nothing but the truth&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>different point of view part 2</title>
		<link>http://brucemctague.com/different-point-of-view-part-2</link>
		<comments>http://brucemctague.com/different-point-of-view-part-2#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 12:19:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Rants and Observations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stuff I Like]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[actions today make who i am tomorrow]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[America’s character]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[behavior in new economic world]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[capitalism and morals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[change begins in the head]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[change forces prioritizing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[change takes remarkable effort]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[changed behavior]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[character]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[decision making]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[depression versus recession]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[effect of recession]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[enlightened conflict]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[generations changing behavior]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[give consumers a choice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[haves versus have-nots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[history]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ignorance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[impact of recession]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[it is tough but how tough]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[learning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[life lessons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lost Ground]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[making shit is good]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[moral fiber]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[optomism versus pessimism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[optomistically cynical]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[persepctive on economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[perspective]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pew Research]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recession]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recession affecting shopping behavior]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[relationships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[resiliency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[respect]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[responsibility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[saving versus buying]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[seeking new experiences]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spending money as soon as we have it]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[story of two americas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[strength of character to make change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[that i will be tomorrow]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the decline of europe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the economist]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the have nots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the haves]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[this i am today]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[time magazine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[today's economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[today’s economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[truth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[words]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://brucemctague.com/?p=5854</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Ok. I admit. I haven&#8217;t picked up a (Time or a Newsweek magazine in a very long time. I read the Economist and the Guardian and Pravda and Financial Times (among several international rags) to get a global perspective.  So when I picked up a Time magazine out of curiosity it provided a slightly different [...]]]></description>
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		<title>travels of reading part 1</title>
		<link>http://brucemctague.com/travels-of-reading-part-1</link>
		<comments>http://brucemctague.com/travels-of-reading-part-1#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 02:43:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Rants and Observations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stuff I Like]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[a college education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[character]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[college is not for everyone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[curiosity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[curiosity fulfillment teachers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[educate to innovate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[educating to feed curiosity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[enlightened conflict]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[generations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[going to college at the right time]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ignorance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[importance of education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[increasing college ready kids]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kids curiosity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[learning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lessons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[life lessons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[national program for curiosity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[no child left behind]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[no person left behind]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reading exposes you to thoughts and ideas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reading gives the brain a good workout]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reading is an easy path to knowledge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reading is traveling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reading just gets you to think]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reading stimulates brain activity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recommendation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[responsibility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[truth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[words]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://brucemctague.com/?p=4454</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So. This is part a rant about people who don’t take advantage of reading and part simply a plea for people to read as often as they can. Let me begin with the traveling ‘thing’ I mention upfront. I have been extremely fortunate in my life to have had the opportunity to travel the globe. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>memory part 1: 65 years ago</title>
		<link>http://brucemctague.com/memory-part-1-65-years-ago</link>
		<comments>http://brucemctague.com/memory-part-1-65-years-ago#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Aug 2010 03:35:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Rants and Observations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stuff I Like]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[actions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[conscience]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[end of world war 2]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[enlightened conflict]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[evil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[genocide]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[haracter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[historical amnesia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[history]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[holocaust]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[humanity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[leadership by courage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lessons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[liberty and fraternity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[life lessons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[remember our veterans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[responsibility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[righteous among nations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sacrifices of the GI Generation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VJ day]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[war is about winning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[world war II]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://brucemctague.com/?p=4198</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So. This is about amnesia. Or lack of long term memory. Look. We Americans certainly have a pattern of historical amnesia on occasion. And the day I am going to refer to edges upon an amnesia moment. VJ Day. Huh? Known most for this picture to the right. VJ Day  is the day that Japan [...]]]></description>
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		<title>about china 4: struggles of African democracy</title>
		<link>http://brucemctague.com/about-china-4-struggles-of-african-democracy</link>
		<comments>http://brucemctague.com/about-china-4-struggles-of-african-democracy#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 04:15:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Rants and Observations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stuff I Like]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[africa and china]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[africa in perspective]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[china preys on african poverty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[democracy in africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economic conflict]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[elections in africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lessons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[responsibility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the economic capacity of africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USA economic support in Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[western government assistance in africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[when democracy struggles]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://brucemctague.com/?p=3594</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So. As I discussed in about china part 3 that Africa is becoming an economic battleground where (simplistically because there are others in play) you have china on one side and USA on the other where government (or let’s say “ruling ideology”) and finance are the weapons. First. Let’s remind ourselves of what Africa offers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>about China thoughts part 3: africa</title>
		<link>http://brucemctague.com/about-china-thoughts-part-3-africa</link>
		<comments>http://brucemctague.com/about-china-thoughts-part-3-africa#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 14:49:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Rants and Observations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stuff I Like]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[africa is key to the global economic conflict]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[an economic conflict]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[china in africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chinese vision of communism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[close cooperation between china and african countries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[colonialism is a capitalistic concept]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[communism points of view]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[enlightened conflict]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jockeying for position globally]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lessons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[let china sleep]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[maoism communism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[maoism communism is cultural]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[usa versus china]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://brucemctague.com/?p=3578</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I have written a couple of posts about the growing conflict between United States and China. Maybe I shouldn’t call it ‘conflict’ but rather their ‘jockeying for position’ globally. Okay. Yeah. I am gonna call it conflict. In this case I will call it “economic conflict.” (although I would imagine it could elevate to another [...]]]></description>
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		<title>reading comments under articles scares me sometimes</title>
		<link>http://brucemctague.com/reading-comments-under-articles-scares-me-sometimes</link>
		<comments>http://brucemctague.com/reading-comments-under-articles-scares-me-sometimes#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:03:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Rants and Observations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[a moral compass]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[character]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[civil war was about slavery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[enlightened conflict]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ignorance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[learning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lessons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[morality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[responsibility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[role of slavery in civil war]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[state rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[truth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[understanding history]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://brucemctague.com/?p=2440</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So. Here was the article in USAToday: Blind to history in Richmond http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/editorials/2010-04-08-editorial08_ST2_N.htm Suffice it to say when the governor of Virginia declared April to be confederacy history month (which I don’t mind personally) he never mentioned slavery as an issue or a discussion point with regard to the confederacy and the civil war. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm [...]]]></description>
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		<title>unhealthy eating Part 4: implementation</title>
		<link>http://brucemctague.com/unhealthy-eating-part-4-implementation</link>
		<comments>http://brucemctague.com/unhealthy-eating-part-4-implementation#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 22:47:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Thoughts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rants and Observations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stuff I Like]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[anti tobacco state programs as learning for obesity campaigns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[campaign]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[decision making]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[implementing an unhealthy eating initiative]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lessons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[not obesity it is unhealthy eating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[organizations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[responsibility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[states integral to ongoing unhealthy eating programs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[states play an important role in anti initiatives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[truth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[words]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://brucemctague.com/?p=3117</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A friend (I use that term loosely) asked me how the program I suggested in Part 3 could be effectively implemented when there is an economic cost of eating healthy and the role the government would have to play in altering that. Well. First. He is correct. It is a fact there are some significant [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Célébrons ! bastille day, baguettes &amp; vel&#8217; d&#8217;Hiv</title>
		<link>http://brucemctague.com/celebrons-bastille-day-baguettes-vel-dhiv</link>
		<comments>http://brucemctague.com/celebrons-bastille-day-baguettes-vel-dhiv#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 16:53:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Personal & Nonsensical]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stuff I Like]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[baguettes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bastille day]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[book recommendations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[character]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[conscience]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[enlightened conflict]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[history]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[holocaust]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[leadership by courage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lessons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[liberty and fraternity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[life lessons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[properly ordering baguettes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[responsibility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[righteous among nations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sarah's key]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the french revolution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the honor of the french]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the marais district and vel d' hiv]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[truth]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://brucemctague.com/?p=3078</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Bastille Day So. Today, July 14th, France celebrates its national holiday in commemoration of the storming of the Bastille prison. Oh. Everyone should also note that if you want anything done in France today forget it. I flew through De Gaulle airport one 14th only to find out about 50% of the workers didn&#8217;t show [...]]]></description>
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		<title>america</title>
		<link>http://brucemctague.com/america</link>
		<comments>http://brucemctague.com/america#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 21:41:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Rants and Observations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stuff I Like]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[a culture of doing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alignment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[america the adolescent]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[americans are ambitious adolescents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[americans are hapiest doing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[americans learn from mistakes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[americans learned through trial & error]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[branding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[character]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[enlightened conflict]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[learning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lessons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[let's get to work]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[life lessons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[people who like to take action]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[respect]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tell americans it is impossible and it is done]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the american attitude]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the culture code]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[truth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[we associate work with who we are]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[what makes america america]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://brucemctague.com/?p=2916</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So. For the 4th (well. it would have been the fourth except my site still wasn’t fixed in the 48 hour ‘guesstimate’ so now I am doing the 4th post on not the 4th) I wanted to talk about America. Ok. Maybe rather just the attitude of what makes America America. Kinda the thing that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>assessing the penalty of the death penalty</title>
		<link>http://brucemctague.com/assessing-the-penalty-of-the-death-penalty</link>
		<comments>http://brucemctague.com/assessing-the-penalty-of-the-death-penalty#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 14:07:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Rants and Observations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[capital punishment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[death penalty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[death penalty does not mean less criminal activity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[decision making]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[enlightened conflict]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[individual rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[learning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[life lessons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[responsibility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[revenge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self defense]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[truth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[violence begets violence]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://brucemctague.com/?p=2468</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So. Next up on topics suggested by others from my 200th post. Maybe the third suggestion I received. I think the first two were spam. Next thing I know someone says &#8220;What ya think about the death penalty?&#8221; Yowza. Couldn&#8217;t someone have asked &#8220;what your favorite ice cream?&#8221; Anyway. Here you go. My opinion on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>happiness and freedom</title>
		<link>http://brucemctague.com/happiness-and-freedom</link>
		<comments>http://brucemctague.com/happiness-and-freedom#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 May 2010 16:18:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Rants and Observations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stuff I Like]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[being involved in choices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[enlightened conflict]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[freedom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[freedom and happiness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[high correlation to happiness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[history]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lessons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[power of democracy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[truth]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://brucemctague.com/?p=2461</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It seems appropriate on Memorial Day to continue the conversation on &#8216;freedom&#8217; (because ultimately whether you want to debate it or not we are memorializing the efforts of the people who have put their lives on the line for &#8216;freedom of&#8217; protection globally). I imagine this is part two of &#8220;freedom of&#8221; if only because [...]]]></description>
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		<title>College isn&#8217;t for Everyone</title>
		<link>http://brucemctague.com/college-isn%e2%80%99t-for-everyone</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 14:47:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Rants and Observations]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[a college education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[character]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[college is not for everyone]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[enlightened conflict]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[generations]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ignorance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[importance of education]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[life lessons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[national program for curiosity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[no child left behind]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[So. This post may seem odd coming from me if you have been reading things on my site. I am a huge proponent of children&#8217;s education. All sorts and forms. But. No Child Left Behind and some of the other &#8220;increasing college ready kids&#8221; programs, while being discussed with the best intentions, may be off [...]]]></description>
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		<title>how pissed is north korea</title>
		<link>http://brucemctague.com/how-pissed-is-north-korea</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 20:44:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Personal & Nonsensical]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[absurd Korean politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[enlightened conflict]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lessons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[north korea]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shooting loudspeakers across dmz]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[using musak as propaganda]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[So. What&#8217;s happening between North and South Korea right now is some pretty serious shit. There are a boatload of people with a boatload of guns and a country with a new nuke they are dying to try out and one sunk ship and a torpedo which some group of scientific geeks have conclusively agreed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>courteous cities to visit</title>
		<link>http://brucemctague.com/courteous-cities-to-visit</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 May 2010 15:29:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Personal & Nonsensical]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rants and Observations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[character]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[foreign policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[life lessons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[places to visit]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[surveys]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[terrorists]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vacations]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[So. I found two surveys (I believe both are now slightly dated &#8230; maybe 2006 or 2007) that will help me plan my next vacation. The first was conducted by Readers Digest helping us find the city with the most polite people. The second survey from Foreign Policy magazine helps us locate the countries with [...]]]></description>
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