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Romney Meets with Top Advisors/Supporters Recently Governor Mitt Romney and the Commonwealth PAC welcomed several top supporters to Boston. In an effort to thank those who have been supportive of Romney and the efforts of the Commonwealth PAC over the last year, the group gathered for dinner. During the event, the results of the mid-term elections were discussed as well as how the Republican Party can move forward. Some of those in attendance included Eric Tanenblatt (Bush Ranger and Georgia Chair), Peter Karmanos (President and CEO of Compuware), Nancy Coverdell (wife of late U.S. Senator Paul Coverdell of Georgia), Meg Whitman (President and CEO of Ebay) , Gary Hunt (Gov Arnold Schwarzenegger's Finance Chair), Dave Phillips (President Bush's North Carolina Finance Chair and Bush Ranger) and Dick Williams (Founder of President Bush's Mavericks Program). Wouldn't that be cool if Meg Whitman ran as VP? Maybe it is not very well thought out, but it would propose a great a...

Advisers to Mitt

  "Greg Mankiw's Blog: Random Observations for Students of Economics" Greg Mankiw is advising Mitt Romney on Economic issues, for those of you who have an interest in economics. Please look around, before you comment. From what I understand his readers want to keep the discussion focused on Economics, and not politics. So if you are interested in Economics, check it out here . Also stop by to learn a little more about Glen Hubbard here . Oh my gosh, oh my gosh, oh my gosh! You have got to watch this video! ~~~Mike

"Mitt Romney stokes homophobia"?

Mitt Romney stokes homophobia? People keep saying that Mitt Romney is a Bigot or a Homophobe, but they don't say why. They never give quotes or example of things that he has done that were bigoted or homophobic. Here is a good example. Romney has said: "This is a subject about which people have tender emotions in part because it touches individual lives. It also has been misused by some as a means to promote intolerance and prejudice. This is a time when we must fight hate and bigotry, when we must root out prejudice, when we must learn to accept people who are different from one another. Like me, the great majority of Americans wish both to preserve the traditional definition of marriage and to oppose bias and intolerance directed towards gays and lesbians." - Governor Mitt Romney, 06-22-2004 Press Release Then the other side keeps saying that he won't stand up for traditional marriage, and that his position has changed as he has started his ru...

My Dad recovered from a scary surgery

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On the 4th of July, 2006, my dad, Marvin, was getting out of his RV. We were at my cousin's cabin in McCall Idaho. He twisted his ankle, getting out, and hit his head. We were more concerned about his ankle, but should have been worried about his head, because he actually was knocked unconscious... we don't know how long he was out in the forest laying there, and I don't like the vision of him hobbling to the cabin… Anyways he must have hurt his head. A few months later he started having cognitive problems. He was falling down mowing the lawn… he had just had eye surgery, and at first he thought he was having problems with his vision…he went to the emergency room when one morning he couldn't get out of bed… My mom was really scared. Everyone. I think he went in on a Friday. The doctor was out, and so he had to wait till Monday to have the operation: a bi-lateral hemotosis, or something… basically it was to stop the bleeding… the blood was pooling up in his brain...

You should track family graduation photos on the same page

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I was still very young when my brother graduated from High School Driving to high school graduation Yeah 1998 Megan's BA in English. I finished Ricks the same time (?) she finished at the Y. Best girlfriend ever.  Best mom. Ever.  Best dad. Ever. 1998, Assoc Mech Engr, Victor  Forsnes. Probably the best teacher I ever had.  My parents took this picture after  I graduated from Ricks in 1998 2002, BS Electrical Engineering J, 1st Grade 2003 Masters in Technical Communication

Visiting Washington, Oregon, and Northern California state parks can be a good vacation

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Megan and I got married over a Christmas break, my sophomore year in college. There wasn't much time, and we didn't have much money, and so we didn't "go anywhere exotic" for our honeymoon. Megan was a trooper, and said that our road trips that we took to Washington, Oregon, and the California coasts were our honey moons the next 2 summers were our honermoons. We brought our tent, stayed in State Parks, and only got rained out once.  We: went to Mt. Saint Helens. Did not pay for helicopter tour,  went swimming in the Columbia river,  rented a 2 person boat,  lake canoed  took a ferry to Victoria on British Columbia,  walked in the red-woods,  visited KC stayed in a Casino in Reno Spent a day in San Fransico saw the worlds shortest river I: walked down to crater lake  made Megan cry driving down the world's curviest road Driving through a tree Megan making hash-browns on our Camp St...

Megan and I had fun on our Senior prom

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It was a dark and stormy night, the night before prom. Derek and I sat in our basement at the computer late into the night. Koji sat engrossed in his video game to the left of us. Derek and Dan had enjoyed "Tommy Boy" earlier. I was scheduled to be a participant in this movie-watching event, but I had to wait for Koji to arrive from his track meet, not wanting to leave him alone like a free electron in a silicon chip or Mr. Burton on a cold, blustery morning, wandering the lake in a lonely manner, looking for a fish to complete his lonely soul. REM blasted in our mind, a little too loud for music to be when you are trying to discuss matters of importance. Still, we were proud of our flippant attitude in determining the most extravagant event as graduating seniors. Given our dire circumstances, I said, "Don't worry about it. We'll just figure it out tomorrow morning." The topic of conversation was what we would do tomorrow morning. It was too late for ...