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You and what army, Condi?

When I mentioned the other day that I wouldn’t want to see McCain choose Condoleeza Rice as as his running mate, it was because she says the kind of thing she’s been saying a lot since the Russians invaded Georgia. My initial reaction to all the the Secretary of State’s “Russia must withdraw from […]

Posted 21 August 2008 † Brigette Russell § Parenthood § Politics ‡ Comments (7) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , ,

Be patriotic – have a baby, and get an SUV for your trouble

With the Russian birthrate far below the level needed to sustain the country’s population, the central Russian province of Ulyanovsk celebrated Russian Independence Day on June 12 by giving TVs, refrigerators, jeeps and even new houses as prizes for women giving birth on that day. Nine months earlier, Sept. 12, had been declared the […]

Posted 13 June 2008 † Brigette Russell § Parenthood § The Culture Wars ‡ Comments (2) ° Also tagged: , ,