<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456</id><updated>2011-12-19T19:41:56.208-06:00</updated><category term='Tulsa World'/><category term='Freedom'/><category term='Tulsa'/><category term='Debates'/><category term='MacBook Pro'/><category term='Democrats'/><category term='Apple'/><category term='Civil Rights'/><category term='Hunger'/><category term='CIGNA'/><category term='Environment'/><category term='George Bush'/><category term='Jon Stewart'/><category term='taxes'/><category term='Military Recruiters'/><category term='Drew Edmondson'/><category term='Payoff'/><category term='Gay marriage'/><category term='Occupy'/><category term='T. 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</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/511505643973585784/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=511505643973585784' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/511505643973585784'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/511505643973585784'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2011/12/dance-with-occupy-everywhere.html' title='Dance With Occupy Everywhere'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://img.youtube.com/vi/QXISGHLT0Og/default.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-3925659435518400688</id><published>2011-12-18T15:24:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2011-12-18T15:24:09.766-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Healthcare'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='CIGNA'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Greed'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Americans'/><title type='text'>ANALYSIS: A life-changing event</title><summary type='text'>




For the full story about this tragic tale, go to IWatchNews.



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</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/2325718183953390368/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=2325718183953390368' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/2325718183953390368'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/2325718183953390368'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2011/12/real-newt-gingrich.html' title='The Real Newt Gingrich'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-5528015786441680942</id><published>2011-12-11T15:18:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2011-12-12T19:40:38.602-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='OWS'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='police'/><title type='text'>Priorities Revealed</title><summary type='text'>From today's Tulsa World:

Letter to the Editor: Some protection

By Delbert Majors, Tulsa Last Modified: 12/11/2011  3:24 AM


"I am absolutely astounded and appalled. On the evening of Nov. 25, our family was watching a movie on TV when we received a knock on the door. It was a neighbor from across the street, asking if we had seen or heard anything unusual in the last 30 minutes or so. We </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/5528015786441680942/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=5528015786441680942' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/5528015786441680942'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/5528015786441680942'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2011/12/priorities-revealed.html' title='Priorities Revealed'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-53n0pp5-ctk/Tuas3qyc7SI/AAAAAAAAATo/G0zCuf89mjo/s72-c/policeatboatulsa.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-8663529739617872998</id><published>2011-12-05T10:27:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2011-12-05T10:49:31.751-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='OWS'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Republicans'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='politics'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Democrats'/><title type='text'>Why Burger King Doesn't Run Attack Ads Against McDonalds?</title><summary type='text'>Maybe we are headed into an era where the political parties become less and less relevant while unlikely social justice advocacy groups become popular opinion makers.

Bob Schieffer's commentary about the absence of commercial 'attack ads' gives us some insight by comparing the commercial world to the political campaigns. 







</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/8663529739617872998/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=8663529739617872998' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/8663529739617872998'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/8663529739617872998'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2011/12/why-burger-king-doesnt-run-attach-ads.html' title='Why Burger King Doesn&apos;t Run Attack Ads Against McDonalds?'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-3024868964155241950</id><published>2011-11-28T17:27:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2011-11-28T17:46:15.760-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Hunger'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Congress'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Poverty'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Children'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Homeless'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Oklahoma'/><title type='text'>15 Million US Children Live in Poverty</title><summary type='text'>

Jay Cronley includes this very compelling comment in his Sunday column in the Tulsa World.

“Perhaps you noticed over the Thanksgiving period that lines were longer to get a hot turkey meal than where they were selling big flat-screens for a few hundred dollars.”

Yes, hunger and poverty go hand in hand with unemployment, along with their hand-maiden, homelessness.  Just watch this video.





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"On November 17, the Tulsa World reported that a 33 year old homeless man pleaded guilty to robbing an Arvest Bank in Bartlesville of $7,193. The paper said the judge sentenced him to life in prison because that’s what the bank wanted. Meanwhile, Wall Street fraudsters, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/8038337212979883810/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=8038337212979883810' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/8038337212979883810'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/8038337212979883810'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2011/11/just-sayin.html' title='Just Sayin&apos;'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-9223157134703064171</id><published>2011-11-22T12:52:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2011-11-22T12:52:24.284-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Barack Obama'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Elections'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Democrats'/><title type='text'>The Thrill Is Gone?</title><summary type='text'>

You tell me!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/9223157134703064171/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=9223157134703064171' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/9223157134703064171'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/9223157134703064171'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2011/11/thrill-is-gone.html' title='The Thrill Is Gone?'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://img.youtube.com/vi/pB4b11_LREA/default.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-4943991183602673401</id><published>2011-11-05T12:17:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2011-11-05T12:17:55.076-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Wall Street'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Occupy'/><title type='text'>Occupy Wall Street From Home</title><summary type='text'></summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/4943991183602673401/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=4943991183602673401' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/4943991183602673401'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/4943991183602673401'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2011/11/occupy-wall-street-from-home.html' title='Occupy Wall Street From Home'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-739802994426466370</id><published>2011-11-04T15:10:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2011-11-04T15:10:19.771-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Barack Obama'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Occupy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Oklahoma'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Democrats'/><title type='text'>Dear Barack</title><summary type='text'>In 2008 I fell for your love song, "Change You Can Believe In" and I gave you my heart, my time, my money, and my vote.

After the election you switched tunes and played the Wall Street Waltz with Timothy Geithner and Laurence Summers.

Now you've broken my heart, and I won't give you my time or my money.  All is left is my vote and sadly that might not be enough.

Sincerely,</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/739802994426466370/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=739802994426466370' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/739802994426466370'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/739802994426466370'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2011/11/dear-barack.html' title='Dear Barack'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-3269089910383473169</id><published>2011-10-27T20:34:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2011-10-27T20:34:46.796-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Civil Rights'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Occupy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Freedom'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Democrats'/><title type='text'>Show You Care</title><summary type='text'>Many of you know that during the Occupy Oakland police assault Tuesday night, Scott Olsen, a marine veteran who did two deployments to Iraq, was shot in the face with a police projectile by an officer of the Oakland (CA) Police Department.  He suffered a skull fracture and is hospitalized in serious condition; just for exercising his first Amendment right of free speech and assembly to present </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/3269089910383473169/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=3269089910383473169' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/3269089910383473169'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/3269089910383473169'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2011/10/show-you-care.html' title='Show You Care'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-7836233088119808510</id><published>2011-10-25T09:25:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2011-10-25T09:25:17.247-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='OWS'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Wall Street'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Greed'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Workers'/><title type='text'>A Banking Primer: "Derivatives For Dummies."</title><summary type='text'>&lt;!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;        &lt;![endif]--&gt;&lt;!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;     0   false         18 pt   18 pt   0   0      false   false   false                         &lt;![endif]--&gt;&lt;!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;     &lt;![endif]--&gt;  &lt;!--[if gte mso 10]&gt; 
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My wife, channeling my adoration for my laptop, bought a iMac the following year. We both have purchased several accessories along the way.


The impact of the boxes these products came in didn't hit me until I read a post by Arron Sorkin at the Daily Beast earlier today.  His last line is, "I wrote this on a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/2476722980418161208/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=2476722980418161208' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/2476722980418161208'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/2476722980418161208'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2011/10/one-more-thing-about-apple.html' title='One More Thing About Apple'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-9082754065621343523</id><published>2011-08-18T11:20:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2011-08-18T11:20:56.097-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Mary Fallin'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Economy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Oklahoma'/><title type='text'>Magic Mary</title><summary type='text'>Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin rings the opening bell to start trading at the New York Stock Exchange today and the market began to tumble more than 400 points by noon Eastern Daylight Time.


</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/9082754065621343523/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=9082754065621343523' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/9082754065621343523'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/9082754065621343523'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2011/08/magic-mary.html' title='Magic Mary'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://img.youtube.com/vi/U5DU9V4QNkg/default.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-3578543765826875033</id><published>2011-08-15T11:17:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2011-08-15T11:17:36.859-05:00</updated><title type='text'>OMG</title><summary type='text'>






</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/3578543765826875033/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=3578543765826875033' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/3578543765826875033'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/3578543765826875033'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2011/08/omg.html' title='OMG'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-963947677999649062</id><published>2011-06-02T14:35:00.005-05:00</published><updated>2011-06-02T15:04:42.314-05:00</updated><title type='text'>To Santa Fe - Getting there</title><summary type='text'>I usually post about things political, but since we're on a two week odessey to Santa Fe, I thought I'd document the experience here.We left Wednesday, taking the 'northern route,' going through the Oklahoma panhandle and over to Clayton NM, and then on to Santa Fe.  As we approached Springer, NM, we encountered a violent storm with 60 mph winds blowing torrential rain and an a deluge of pea </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/963947677999649062/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=963947677999649062' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/963947677999649062'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/963947677999649062'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2011/06/to-santa-fe-getting-there.html' title='To Santa Fe - Getting there'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qAe1KkypDM8/TefqzRBnBKI/AAAAAAAAAF8/6FKni8ZjQp0/s72-c/Hail%2B1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-7439069428191412179</id><published>2011-05-16T11:31:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2011-05-16T11:32:22.523-05:00</updated><title type='text'>What's In Your Bubble?</title><summary type='text'> </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/7439069428191412179/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=7439069428191412179' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/7439069428191412179'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/7439069428191412179'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2011/05/whats-in-your-bubble.html' title='What&apos;s In Your Bubble?'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-3426613195513058563</id><published>2011-05-07T13:25:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2011-05-07T13:26:43.230-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Breast Cancer in Oklahoma</title><summary type='text'>Senator Eason McIntyre says it all.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/3426613195513058563/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=3426613195513058563' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/3426613195513058563'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/3426613195513058563'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2011/05/breast-cancer-in-oklahoma.html' title='Breast Cancer in Oklahoma'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-6687555821939562481</id><published>2011-05-03T11:22:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2011-05-03T11:22:57.604-05:00</updated><title type='text'>How did John Sullivan vote?</title><summary type='text'></summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/6687555821939562481/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=6687555821939562481' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/6687555821939562481'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/6687555821939562481'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2011/05/how-did-john-sullivan-vote.html' title='How did John Sullivan vote?'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://img.youtube.com/vi/q8FM-tvstas/default.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-8210938984028499887</id><published>2011-05-01T15:23:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2011-05-01T15:25:14.372-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>This is hilarious!  Obama releases his "Birth Video" at the White House Correspondents Dinner last night.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/8210938984028499887/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=8210938984028499887' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/8210938984028499887'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/8210938984028499887'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2011/05/this-is-hilarious-obama-releases-his.html' title=''/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-3354341408850425087</id><published>2011-04-21T17:28:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2011-04-21T17:30:12.860-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Medicare'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Health Care'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Democrats'/><title type='text'>Medicare Ad</title><summary type='text'></summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/3354341408850425087/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=3354341408850425087' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/3354341408850425087'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/3354341408850425087'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2011/04/medicare-ad.html' title='Medicare Ad'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://img.youtube.com/vi/5z7FiBsR8OQ/default.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-4393330364335259221</id><published>2008-07-07T16:55:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2011-04-21T17:28:16.387-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'></summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/4393330364335259221/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=4393330364335259221' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/4393330364335259221'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/4393330364335259221'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2008/07/bushs-tour.html' title=''/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-4723931734195042967</id><published>2008-06-28T15:24:00.005-05:00</published><updated>2008-06-28T15:56:33.825-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Greed'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Oklahama'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='T. Boone Pickens'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Lies'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Compassion'/><title type='text'>Weasel Field</title><summary type='text'>T. Boone Pickens, among other things, is an Oklahoma State University graduate and huge benefactor of the athletic department, including renovating the football statium.  We're talking about millions of dollars, and the stadium carries his name.  Mr. Pickens is a Republican self-made billionaire who also finances right-wing-radical smear attacks on highly placed Democrats like John Kerry. You </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/4723931734195042967/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=4723931734195042967' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/4723931734195042967'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/4723931734195042967'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2008/06/weasel-field.html' title='Weasel Field'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-5051845845256517233</id><published>2008-06-28T12:49:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2008-06-28T12:59:33.268-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='John Sullivan'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Tulsa'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Oklahama'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Republicans'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Compassion'/><title type='text'>John Sullivan &amp; Lincoln</title><summary type='text'>During this coming campaign, John Sullivan, along with his Republican extremist, will invoke the name of Abraham Lincoln -- despite the fact that Sullivan's political career has often served to show charity to none and malice to all."What happens to a man is less significant than what happens within him." -- Louis L. Mann</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/5051845845256517233/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=5051845845256517233' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/5051845845256517233'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/5051845845256517233'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2008/06/john-sullivan-lincoln.html' title='John Sullivan &amp; Lincoln'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-8750817363560638874</id><published>2008-06-24T10:19:00.004-05:00</published><updated>2008-06-24T10:34:06.635-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='John Sullivan'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Oklahama'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Republicans'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Families'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Compassion'/><title type='text'>Sullivan Votes Against Families</title><summary type='text'>Just last Thursday, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 5781, the Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2008, which would provide four weeks of paid parental leave for all federal employees. Employees will also for the first time be allowed to use their accrued sick leave for an additional eight weeks of paid leave. By combining the four weeks of paid parental leave with earned sick </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/8750817363560638874/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=8750817363560638874' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/8750817363560638874'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/8750817363560638874'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2008/06/sullivan-votes-against-families.html' title='Sullivan Votes Against Families'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-1904310242929406656</id><published>2008-06-19T11:38:00.006-05:00</published><updated>2008-06-19T12:54:01.344-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Congress'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Greed'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='George Bush'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Iraqi occupation'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Republicans'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Oil'/><title type='text'>The Facts About Oil and More</title><summary type='text'>All doing the run up in oil and commodity prices, I've held to the belief that the rising prices were do to increased demand for fuels, raw materials and food.  Just a few days ago I received an email with the transcript of the testimony of Michael W Masters before the Senate Committee on  Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, last month.  Mr. Masters is Managing Member/ Portfolio Manager </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/1904310242929406656/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=1904310242929406656' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/1904310242929406656'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/1904310242929406656'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2008/06/facts-about-oil-and-more.html' title='The Facts About Oil and More'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-5314835411243354510</id><published>2008-06-17T16:17:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2008-06-17T16:28:14.804-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Democratic Principles'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Barack Obama'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Americans'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Elections'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Compassion'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Freedom'/><title type='text'>Bow Wow!</title><summary type='text'>Go to the 5:30 spot and watch Al Gore talk about how elections matter!Play it again and watch BO smile as the crowd erupts!"Democracy belongs to those who exercise it." -- Bill Moyers</summary><link 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src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-5452250055933652564</id><published>2008-06-17T10:37:00.005-05:00</published><updated>2008-06-17T10:54:00.324-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Healthcare'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Poverty'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='John Sullivan'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Workers'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Republicans'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Oklahoma'/><title type='text'>John Sullivan Gets an "F"</title><summary type='text'>Steve Fraser, historian and author, appearing on the Bill Moyers Journal TV program last Friday, claimed that the wages a young worker receives at an entry level job at General Motors today has the same buying power as the wages his/her grandfather received starting out at GM in 1948!According to Families USA, a national study by the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/5452250055933652564/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=5452250055933652564' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/5452250055933652564'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/5452250055933652564'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2008/06/john-sullivan-gets-f.html' title='John Sullivan Gets an &quot;F&quot;'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-8765931763413824546</id><published>2008-06-14T15:22:00.004-05:00</published><updated>2008-06-14T15:49:03.908-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Jim Inhofe'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Congress'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Americans'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Oklahama'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Republicans'/><title type='text'>Inhofe Loves War - Not Vets</title><summary type='text'>Our far right extremist senator, James Inhofe is known mostly as a Climate Change Denier but that barely scratches the surface of what's wrong with Inhofe. For someone who is so aggressively pro-war, he's incredibly anti-veteran and anti-service member. Here's some facts:1. The Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America looked at his voting record and gave him a D-.2. Inhofe cast the deciding vote </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/8765931763413824546/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=8765931763413824546' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/8765931763413824546'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/8765931763413824546'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2008/06/inhofe-loves-war-not-vets.html' title='Inhofe Loves War - Not Vets'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-4019437520507260439</id><published>2008-06-13T13:19:00.008-05:00</published><updated>2008-06-13T17:37:08.586-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Fathers'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='John Sullivan'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Republicans'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Compassion'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Oklahoma'/><title type='text'>Sugar Coated Words</title><summary type='text'>First District Representative John Sullivan (R-OK) sent out a sugar coated e-newsletter today praising fatherhood but does not mention the hard issues the reality-based community must deal with, like skyrocketing gasoline prices.Sullivan goes on to say the National Fatherhood Initiative finds that the closer adolescents feel to their fathers, regardless of the type of family structure which they </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/4019437520507260439/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=4019437520507260439' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/4019437520507260439'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/4019437520507260439'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2008/06/first-district-rep.html' title='Sugar Coated Words'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-8091965244828230239</id><published>2008-06-06T11:48:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2008-06-06T11:55:01.474-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Jim Inhofe'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Congress'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Veterans'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Republicans'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Compassion'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Oklahoma'/><title type='text'>Walkin' the Talk</title><summary type='text'>Oklahoma veterans speak out in this video about Senator James Inhofe's votes on veterans issues. Senator Inhofe often talks about his support for our troops, you decide if he "walks the talk."Pleease pass this on to friends and family."I think all foreigners should stop interfering in the internal affairs of Iraq." -- Paul Wolfowitz, former Assistant Secretary of Defense</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/8091965244828230239/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=8091965244828230239' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/8091965244828230239'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/8091965244828230239'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2008/06/walkin-talk.html' title='Walkin&apos; the Talk'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-8824504322501696305</id><published>2008-06-03T09:04:00.014-05:00</published><updated>2008-06-03T10:17:57.416-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Jim Inhofe'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Environment'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Americans'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Oklahama'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Republicans'/><title type='text'>Sen. Inhofe's Dirty Air</title><summary type='text'>Senator and amateur scientist Jim Inhofe (R-OK) is assailing the Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act as a huge tax increase on Oklahoma farmers, in a press release published yesterday.  The measure is an attempt by Congress to begin working on how to best curb greenhouse gases.Instead, Inhofe will have nothing to do with that discussion and will attack the problem by calling it a massive tax on</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/8824504322501696305/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=8824504322501696305' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/8824504322501696305'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/8824504322501696305'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2008/06/sen-inhofes-dirty-air.html' title='Sen. Inhofe&apos;s Dirty Air'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-7779681307872681353</id><published>2008-05-28T11:25:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2008-05-28T11:29:05.156-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Looking for a Home?</title><summary type='text'>One of the posters at DemoOkie forum linked readers to the Republican Congressional Campaign Committee's blog where it's chair, Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK04) published a post on May 16th highlighting their American Families Agenda.  It's contents were as revealing as were the comments scathing.Rep Cole posts that the 'R's recognize that "more and more families struggle with balancing work, children and </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/7779681307872681353/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=7779681307872681353' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/7779681307872681353'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/7779681307872681353'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2008/05/looking-for-home_28.html' title='Looking for a Home?'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-6217235900403350290</id><published>2008-05-22T17:45:00.007-05:00</published><updated>2008-05-22T21:39:27.220-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Democratic Principles'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Barack Obama'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Racism'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Oklahama'/><title type='text'>Is Obama's Bridge Our Own?</title><summary type='text'>From Kentucky:and West Virginia:These scenes are not just confined to Kentucky and West Virginia.  They could be easily duplicated in many Oklahoma communities.  The question these interviews raise is, "What should Barack Obama do about it?"To me, there are two answers.  One advocated by many political activists, is to tell Obama's story in a louder voice to a bigger audience, addressing the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/6217235900403350290/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=6217235900403350290' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/6217235900403350290'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/6217235900403350290'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2008/05/is-obamas-bridge-our-own.html' title='Is Obama&apos;s Bridge Our Own?'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-652168943076312594</id><published>2008-05-21T13:34:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2008-05-21T13:47:27.388-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Prime Time Fear &amp; Loathing</title><summary type='text'>Fear and Loathing in Prime Time: Immigration Myths and Cable  News, is a new report by Media Matters Action Network. The report exposes the vitriolic rhetoric heard almost nightly on these shows like those hosted by Lou Dobbs, Bill O'Reilly and Glenn Beck. They  overflow not just with vitriol, but with several myths and urban legends that  feed viewers' resentment and fears. The myths and </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/652168943076312594/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=652168943076312594' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/652168943076312594'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/652168943076312594'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2008/05/prime-time-fear-loathing.html' title='Prime Time Fear &amp; Loathing'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-5564093425539958184</id><published>2008-05-20T13:59:00.005-05:00</published><updated>2008-06-13T13:24:25.885-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Democratic Principles'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='California'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Gay marriage'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Progressives'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='politics'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Oklahoma'/><title type='text'>Gays and Opportunity</title><summary type='text'>Last week, I overheard a couple of Democratic Party insiders bemoaning the California Supreme Court's recent decision to overturn the state's ban on gay marriage. The consensus voiced by these political veterans was that the Republicans would us this as a campaign weapon this fall against Democratic candidates for state offices.&lt;?xml:namespace prefix = o /&gt;There is no doubt that the gay marriage </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/5564093425539958184/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=5564093425539958184' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/5564093425539958184'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/5564093425539958184'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2008/05/gays-and-opportunity.html' title='Gays and Opportunity'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-4222497228361860523</id><published>2008-05-16T15:41:00.005-05:00</published><updated>2008-05-16T16:03:22.040-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='NRA'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Dan Boren'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Tulsa World'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Democrats'/><title type='text'>Bambi &amp; Boren</title><summary type='text'>OK, I’ll admit it.  I have never been animal hunting with a gun in my entire life, much less felt inclined to join the National Rifle Association (NRA).    In Thursday’s edition (May 15) of the Tulsa World, there’s a story about Oklahoma’s privileged son, US Representative Dan Boren, being appointed to the Board of Directors of the NRA.  That puts him right in the pantheon of advocates of “</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/4222497228361860523/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=4222497228361860523' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/4222497228361860523'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/4222497228361860523'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2008/05/bambi-boren.html' title='Bambi &amp; Boren'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-7986931912315896640</id><published>2008-05-06T17:12:00.005-05:00</published><updated>2008-05-06T17:50:48.593-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Democratic Principles'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Oklahoma Legislature'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Republicans'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Democrats'/><title type='text'>Senatorial Backbone</title><summary type='text'>Today the Democratic Senators in the Oklahoma Legislature showed they do have a backbone, after all.  They voted to effectively kill Senate Bill 1150, known as the Voter ID bill.This is the last term of the session with a 24- 24 split among Democratic and Republican Senators. Under rules negotiated at the beginning of this session last year,  a bill must receive 25 votes to be approved.  </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/7986931912315896640/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=7986931912315896640' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/7986931912315896640'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/7986931912315896640'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2008/05/senatorial-backbone.html' title='Senatorial Backbone'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-5403506202259979976</id><published>2008-05-02T21:28:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2008-05-02T21:32:20.808-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Bill Clinton'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Hillary Clinton'/><title type='text'>The Straw That Stains</title><summary type='text'>Many years ago I lived and worked in northwest Arkansas. This was during the Clinton years in the Arkansas Governor's mansion.  I was proud of all the things both Bill and Hillary did for the state.  Bill Clinton and Winthrop Rockefeller did more for the state of Arkansas than all the other governors, added together.  I was always vociferous in my defense of these two and was proud to be FOB by "</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/5403506202259979976/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=5403506202259979976' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/5403506202259979976'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/5403506202259979976'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2008/05/straw-that-stains.html' title='The Straw That Stains'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-1962873917298781357</id><published>2008-01-16T09:46:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2008-01-16T10:31:14.559-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Glenn Coffee'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Civil Rights'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Tort Reform'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Oklahoma'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Brad Henry'/><title type='text'>Coffee's Cup</title><summary type='text'>Last month, in a press release, State Senator Glenn Coffee,  (R-OKC) and Co-President Pro Tempore  of the Oklahoma Senate, blasted Governor Brad Henry's veto of last session's Tort Reform bill.Sen. Coffee whines that Oklahoma is on  the 'dishonorable mention' list in the annual "Judicial Hellholes" report by the American Tort Reform Association (ATRA). The ATRA was founded in the late eighties by</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/1962873917298781357/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=1962873917298781357' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/1962873917298781357'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/1962873917298781357'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2008/01/last-month-in-press-release-state.html' title='Coffee&apos;s Cup'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-5254560872787162956</id><published>2008-01-15T21:33:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2008-01-15T21:40:56.264-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Debates'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Tim Russert'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Media. Denis Kucinich. Peacock Network. NBC. MSNBC'/><title type='text'>Wouldn't You Know</title><summary type='text'>I got so aggravated at NBC for the way they treated Dennis Kucinich over the Nevada debate, I decided not to watch the debate tonight.  WRONGI find out that all three, Clinton, Edwards and Obama 'bitch' slapped Russert until he started asking questions with real substance.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/5254560872787162956/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=5254560872787162956' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/5254560872787162956'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/5254560872787162956'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2008/01/wouldnt-you-know.html' title='Wouldn&apos;t You Know'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-5718040107640580650</id><published>2008-01-15T08:44:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2008-01-15T09:09:02.202-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Congress'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='John Sullivan'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Payoff'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Republicans'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Oklahoma'/><title type='text'>Who Owns John?</title><summary type='text'>Who does Rep John Sullivan, R (OK CD01) represent, you and me or these PACs?         Contributor                                            Total                                                             AFLAC INCORPORATED POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE AFLACPAC                                            $1000                                                   AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/5718040107640580650/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=5718040107640580650' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/5718040107640580650'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/5718040107640580650'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2008/01/who-owns-john.html' title='Who Owns John?'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-8267267701699739159</id><published>2008-01-14T20:15:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2008-01-14T21:23:19.607-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Democratic Principles'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Americans'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Tulsa'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Media. Denis Kucinich. Peacock Network. NBC. MSNBC'/><title type='text'>Why Aren't We Mad?</title><summary type='text'>From  a Kucinich press release:"Less than 44 hours after NBC sent a congratulatory note and an invitation to Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich to participate in the Jan. 15 Democratic Presidential debate in Las Vegas, the network notified the campaign this morning it was changing it announced criteria, rescinding its invitation, and excluding Kucinich from the debate.NBC Political Director Chuck </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/8267267701699739159/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=8267267701699739159' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/8267267701699739159'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/8267267701699739159'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2008/01/why-arent-we-mad.html' title='Why Aren&apos;t We Mad?'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-80765990797966803</id><published>2008-01-13T21:28:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2008-01-14T13:33:23.581-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Religion'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Oklahama'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Republicans'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Polls'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Democrats'/><title type='text'>Ain't It The Truth</title><summary type='text'>From God's Politics, a blog by Jim Wallis and friends."The upcoming primary in South Carolina will be critical for both the Democrats and the Republicans, say the media pundits. And South Carolina is full of evangelicals, they also say. But they have absolutely no clue about what that means. For example, the exit polls in the Iowa caucus and New Hampshire primary have asked departing Republican </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/80765990797966803/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=80765990797966803' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/80765990797966803'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/80765990797966803'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2008/01/aint-it-truth.html' title='Ain&apos;t It The Truth'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-3360103723652518033</id><published>2007-10-16T13:07:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-10-16T13:51:19.549-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Congress'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Children'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='John Sullivan'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Compassion'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Oklahoma'/><title type='text'>John Sullivan's Loyalties</title><summary type='text'>Last week, John Sullivan (R-OK CD1) voted against a bill (HR 3056) that would repeal the authority of the Internal Revenue Service to use private debt collection companies to collect delinquent taxes.  This policy was a serious flaw in the confidentiality rules of the IRS protecting all tax-payers.In an email today to constituents, Sullivan makes no mention of this vote and instead, thumps his </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/3360103723652518033/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=3360103723652518033' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/3360103723652518033'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/3360103723652518033'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2007/10/john-sullivans-loyalties.html' title='John Sullivan&apos;s Loyalties'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-1797706150625944917</id><published>2007-09-21T10:14:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-10-16T13:32:02.862-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Jim Inhofe'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Congress'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Americans'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Republicans'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Democrats'/><title type='text'>A Betrayal of Trust</title><summary type='text'>On Wednesday, September 19th, a proposal put forward by Senate Democrats that would have required that American troops be given as much time at home as they had spent overseas before being redeployed fell 4 votes short of the 60 needed to prevent a filibuster. [Vote 341, S Amdt. 2909 to S Amdt. 2011 to HR 1585, 9/19/07; New York Times, 9/20/07]        The proposal, introduced by Senator Webb (</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/1797706150625944917/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=1797706150625944917' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/1797706150625944917'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/1797706150625944917'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2007/09/betrayal-of-trust.html' title='A Betrayal of Trust'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-5441431072068438668</id><published>2007-09-12T10:16:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-09-12T10:27:00.819-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Oklahoma Legislature'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='taxes'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Democrats'/><title type='text'>Oklahoma Revenue Boost</title><summary type='text'>From State Senator J. Paul Gumm:     OKLAHOMA  CITY – Preliminary sales tax receipts from August show that Oklahoma’s Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday increased state revenues by boosting economic activity, according to the chief legislative proponent of the measure.  Senator Jay Paul Gumm said that while saving parents millions of dollars on school clothing for their children, the three-day </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/5441431072068438668/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=5441431072068438668' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/5441431072068438668'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/5441431072068438668'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2007/09/oklahorevenue-boost.html' title='Oklahoma Revenue Boost'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-7146827379823789869</id><published>2007-09-08T08:43:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-09-08T08:49:42.146-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Democratic Principles'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Iraq'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Tulsa'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Oklahoma'/><title type='text'>Schieffer Speaks Truth to Tulsa</title><summary type='text'>CBS-TV newsman Bob Schieffer nailed it when he told a Tulsa audience yesterday,       "I myself favor national service," he said. "One half of 1  percent of the population  makes up the Army and the  families of the Army. I think  you are asking too few Americans to carry out this sacrifice.       "If all you know of Iraq is  what you see on TV and read  in the papers, it doesn't really  impact </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/7146827379823789869/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=7146827379823789869' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/7146827379823789869'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/7146827379823789869'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2007/09/schieffer-speaks-truth-to-tulsa.html' title='Schieffer Speaks Truth to Tulsa'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-5773044939644418632</id><published>2007-09-06T21:46:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-09-06T21:58:37.225-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Jim Inhofe'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Congress'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Iraqi occupation'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Children'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Americans'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Oklahoma'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Democrats'/><title type='text'>Oklahoma's Children Soldiers</title><summary type='text'>This is the Sen. Susan Collins, (R-Maine) version.    Is it too much to hope they will run a version for Oklahoma and Inhofe?</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/5773044939644418632/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=5773044939644418632' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/5773044939644418632'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/5773044939644418632'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2007/09/oklahomas-children-soldiers.html' title='Oklahoma&apos;s Children Soldiers'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-2979934760099984078</id><published>2007-09-05T18:39:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-09-05T18:56:34.988-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Democratic Principles'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Jim Inhofe'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Congress'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='John Sullivan'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Americans'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Oklahama'/><title type='text'>Voters Beware</title><summary type='text'>This is a letter published in this morning's Tulsa World, written by my good friend, Brad Byers."Bravo to Tulsa World senior editor Ken Neal for writing: "The next time you hear some politician bleating about how you can spend your money better than government, take time to figure out how you and your neighbor are going to build a bridge." ("Bridging big gaps," Aug. 19.)  Or highway or school. </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/2979934760099984078/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=2979934760099984078' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/2979934760099984078'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/2979934760099984078'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2007/09/voters-beware.html' title='Voters Beware'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-7423916603253988461</id><published>2007-09-05T12:10:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-09-05T18:49:20.710-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Democratic Principles'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Oklahoma Legislature'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Health Care'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Lies'/><title type='text'>Keeping Justice Alive</title><summary type='text'>It's no secret the Republicans in the Oklahoma Legislature intend to pass legislation next session to further restrict our rights to legal redress from injuries, both physical and financial.  One of their 'shouting points' is reckless litigation alleging medical malpractice.The Republican battle cry over these lawsuits is that the costs of malpractice insurance and the litigation is bankrupting </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/7423916603253988461/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=7423916603253988461' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/7423916603253988461'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/7423916603253988461'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2007/09/its-no-secret-republicans-in-oklahoma.html' title='Keeping Justice Alive'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-1243980096462106646</id><published>2007-09-02T09:37:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-09-05T12:13:40.568-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Democratic Principles'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Congress'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Americans'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Republicans'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Polls'/><title type='text'>What's the Deal?</title><summary type='text'>According to a Gallop poll conducted just two months ago, only one in three Americans believe the Democrats and Republicans do an adequate job of representing the American people.  In June of this year Gallop did a poll asking respondents about their confidence in a list of public institutions, like churches, the military, etc.  Out of the list of sixteen institutions, Congress came in dead last </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/1243980096462106646/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=1243980096462106646' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/1243980096462106646'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/1243980096462106646'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2007/09/according-to-gallop-poll-conducted-just.html' title='What&apos;s the Deal?'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-7403141733567864195</id><published>2007-08-24T12:56:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-08-24T12:59:33.614-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Democratic Principles'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='John Edwards'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Organized Labor'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='politics'/><title type='text'>What's Wrong With America?</title><summary type='text'>I know this is a couple of weeks late, but it's still the most powerful segment of the AFL-CIO debate.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/7403141733567864195/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=7403141733567864195' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/7403141733567864195'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/7403141733567864195'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2007/08/whats-wrong-with-america.html' title='What&apos;s Wrong With America?'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-914524334781303612</id><published>2007-08-24T12:39:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-08-24T12:42:48.805-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Democratic Principles'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Oklahoma Legislature'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Jari Askins'/><title type='text'>Lt. Gov. Jari Askins</title><summary type='text'>Over the past few weeks I've had a chance to see and hear Lieutenant Governor Jari Askins at several different events.  I haven't known much about her except from her resume on the Legislature website.  She ran a good effective campaign for Lt. Gov. and won a primary and general election.  She's smart and intelligent plus a good listener. I watched her "work a room," and came away believing she </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/914524334781303612/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=914524334781303612' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/914524334781303612'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/914524334781303612'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2007/08/over-past-few-weeks-ive-had-chance-to.html' title='Lt. Gov. Jari Askins'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-8591756549266396526</id><published>2007-08-23T10:28:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-08-23T11:07:52.607-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='George Bush'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Children'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Health Care'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Compassion'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Oklahoma'/><title type='text'>George Bush and Poor Children</title><summary type='text'>President Bush has chosen political ideology and the corporate health insurance  industry over the health and well-being of America's most needy and vulnerable  people, our children. In a stealth and cowardly move to avoid the news cycle, at  7:30 PM last Friday the Bush Administration sent states new  restrictions for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP);  restrictions that will</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/8591756549266396526/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=8591756549266396526' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/8591756549266396526'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/8591756549266396526'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2007/08/president-bush-has-chosen-political.html' title='George Bush and Poor Children'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-4833454254496265119</id><published>2007-08-22T11:22:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-08-22T11:28:39.065-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Democratic Principles'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Leadership'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Progressives'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='politics'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Democrats'/><title type='text'>Mainstream or Homogenized</title><summary type='text'>I've usually had a good opinion of Reuters News Service.  I rank them second to McClatchy.  This Reuters article, "Democratic Split on Iraq May Hurt '08 Chances," published today and written by David Alexander changes all that.  Here's the lede paragraph:"Failure to end the Iraq war has so divided Democrats it could jeopardize their chances of consolidating power in U.S. elections in November </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/4833454254496265119/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=4833454254496265119' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/4833454254496265119'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/4833454254496265119'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2007/08/ive-usually-had-good-opinion-of-reuters.html' title='Mainstream or Homogenized'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-8762259580122136472</id><published>2007-08-21T12:57:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-08-21T13:19:59.319-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Iraq'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Leadership'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='War'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='George Bush'/><title type='text'>Who's Got the Matches?</title><summary type='text'>What am I missing here?  The United States has 160,000 military personnel and another 100,000 'contractors' occupying Iraq and the military is bitching about Iran, who lives next door, sending 50 or so soldiers into Iraq to work with the insurgents!  From McClatchy:"BAGHDAD - For the first time, the U.S. military said on Sunday that Iranian soldiers are in Iraq training insurgents to attack </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/8762259580122136472/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=8762259580122136472' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/8762259580122136472'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/8762259580122136472'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2007/08/what-am-i-missing-here-united-states.html' title='Who&apos;s Got the Matches?'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-4652817407479164768</id><published>2007-08-17T00:14:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-08-17T00:17:13.335-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Hillary Clinton'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Democrats'/><title type='text'>Hillary's TV Spot</title><summary type='text'>Her first TV ad in Iowa.  Really good.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/4652817407479164768/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=4652817407479164768' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/4652817407479164768'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/4652817407479164768'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2007/08/hillarys-tv-spot.html' title='Hillary&apos;s TV Spot'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-9032992130075169089</id><published>2007-08-11T14:32:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-08-11T14:43:45.783-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Democratic Principles'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Congress'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Organized Labor'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Compassion'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Oklahoma'/><title type='text'>A Real American Speaks Truth</title><summary type='text'>A real American speaks truth to the Democratic candidates and the nation."In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act."   -- George Orwell</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/9032992130075169089/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=9032992130075169089' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/9032992130075169089'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/9032992130075169089'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2007/08/real-american-speaks-truth.html' title='A Real American Speaks Truth'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-7773376135047547986</id><published>2007-08-11T09:08:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-08-11T09:13:30.398-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Oklahoma Legislature'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Civil Rights'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Frosty Troy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='George Bush'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='HB 1804'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Republicans'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Brad Henry'/><title type='text'>How Ironic</title><summary type='text'>Last night I went to see and hear Frosty Troy, the publisher of the Oklahoma Observer.  Frosty was his usual self; ebullient, sarcastic and sticking political stilettos into elected Democrats and Republicans.  He had come to speak about Oklahoma history, though.Frosty said that when Oklahoma was granted statehood, it held the dubious honor have having the largest KKK in the country...who's </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/7773376135047547986/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=7773376135047547986' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/7773376135047547986'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/7773376135047547986'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2007/08/how-ironic-last-night-i-went-to-see-and.html' title='How Ironic'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-5768489803770567097</id><published>2007-08-10T18:18:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-08-10T18:23:18.735-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Fox News'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='John Edwards'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Democrats'/><title type='text'>O'Reilly on John Edwards</title><summary type='text'>Fair and balanced as usual.  Go John, go.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/5768489803770567097/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=5768489803770567097' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/5768489803770567097'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/5768489803770567097'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2007/08/oreilly-on-john-edwards.html' title='O&apos;Reilly on John Edwards'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-2386160347302253831</id><published>2007-08-10T15:16:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-08-10T15:18:34.379-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Legislature'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Tulsa'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Democrats'/><title type='text'>Askins Speaks in Tulsa</title><summary type='text'>Oklahoma Lieutenant Governor Jari Askins spoke at the Democratic Luncheon Club in Tulsa today, to a capacity crowd.  Among other things, Askins predicted the next legislative session will be contentious with Workers Compensation Reform and Tort Reform being the hot buttons.She also warned about rosy forecasts about the state's revenue and told the audience that those revenues are leveling out </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/2386160347302253831/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=2386160347302253831' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/2386160347302253831'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/2386160347302253831'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2007/08/oklahoma-lieutenant-governor-jari.html' title='Askins Speaks in Tulsa'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-3740088201524772030</id><published>2007-08-09T13:26:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-08-09T14:02:41.394-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Tulsa'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Hillary Clinton'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Tulsa World'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Democrats'/><title type='text'>Tulsa Needs New Media</title><summary type='text'>Talk about evidence we need new or alternative media, just check out page two in the Tulsa World today.  Of course the paper is full of PGA stuff and I don't blame them.  But, are they so hard up for news that the spend almost 20 column inches of text on Smores?I'm talking about those desserts that you put a square of chocolate along with a marshmallow on a graham cracker and heat it up!  The TW </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/3740088201524772030/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=3740088201524772030' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/3740088201524772030'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/3740088201524772030'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2007/08/tulsa-needs-new-media.html' title='Tulsa Needs New Media'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-5049831037662958370</id><published>2007-08-04T10:15:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-08-04T17:06:19.138-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Congress'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Andrew Rice'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Tulsa'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Democrats'/><title type='text'>Run Andrew Run</title><summary type='text'>Freshman Oklahoma State Senator Andrew Rice has announced his intention to oust incumbent US Senator Jim Inhofe in the 2008 general election. Andrew moved to Oklahoma City in 2003, where he founded the Progressive Alliance                            Foundation. The foundation works throughout the                            state of Oklahoma advancing progressive, fair-minded</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/5049831037662958370/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=5049831037662958370' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/5049831037662958370'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/5049831037662958370'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2007/08/run-andrew-run.html' title='Run Andrew Run'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-8128904993942995192</id><published>2007-08-03T20:39:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-08-04T16:52:04.996-05:00</updated><title type='text'>It's about time</title><summary type='text'>Democrats.org has a post called "Democrats Launch Nationwide Campaign Calling on Bush to Change Direction in Iraq" that's worth checking out...As Democrats in Congress pass legislation fulfilling their promises to the American people, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and the Democratic National Committee have joined forces to launch a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/8128904993942995192/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=8128904993942995192' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/8128904993942995192'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/8128904993942995192'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2007/08/its-about-time.html' title='It&apos;s about time'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-6760664391504046500</id><published>2007-07-27T21:48:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-07-27T21:49:30.519-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Onward Christian Soldiers</title><summary type='text'>    Rapture Ready: The Unauthorized Christians United for Israel Tour from huffpost and Vimeo.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/6760664391504046500/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=6760664391504046500' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/6760664391504046500'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/6760664391504046500'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2007/07/onward-christian-soldiers.html' title='Onward Christian Soldiers'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-2461553308540720695</id><published>2007-06-20T10:15:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-08-04T16:53:21.755-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='George Bush'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='No Child Left Behind'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Military Recruiters'/><title type='text'>No Child Left Unrecruited</title><summary type='text'>As a class assignment, a couple of high-school kids in Lawrence, Kansas made a 5 minute video about advertising in public schools.  In the process, they stumbled onto a  little known  part of Bush's "No Child Left Behind" education act.  This provision requires school districts to turn over personal information on high school students to the military recruiters. The schools can loose federal </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/2461553308540720695/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=2461553308540720695' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/2461553308540720695'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/2461553308540720695'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2007/06/no-child-left-unrecruited.html' title='No Child Left Unrecruited'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-608604955420792709</id><published>2007-06-19T12:39:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-06-19T13:23:12.534-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Illegal Immigration'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Republicans'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Lies'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Oklahoma'/><title type='text'>Same Story, Second Try</title><summary type='text'>This morning I got an email accusing Senators Clinton, Kennedy, and Obama, of voting to give Social Security benefits to illegal immigrants.  A simple search of Google or Snopes shows the allegation to be misleading at best and false at worse.  See for yourself here and here.Then there's a piece in the McCarville Report today, spouting the same thing without any attribution to the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/608604955420792709/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=608604955420792709' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/608604955420792709'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/608604955420792709'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2007/06/same-strory-second-try.html' title='Same Story, Second Try'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-1552834510083441423</id><published>2007-03-05T11:22:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2007-06-19T12:52:22.455-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Oklahoma Legislature'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Poverty'/><title type='text'>Okie Poor</title><summary type='text'>The percentage of poor Oklahomans who are living in severe poverty has reached a 32-year high.  Oklahoma ranks tenth highest among states with segments of their population living in severe poverty.  Almost seven percent of Oklahomans live in severe poverty, according to a McClatchy newspaper special report based on 2005 census data.  Millions of working Americans are falling closer to the poverty</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/1552834510083441423/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=1552834510083441423' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/1552834510083441423'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/1552834510083441423'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2007/03/okie-poor.html' title='Okie Poor'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-762530091985327080</id><published>2007-02-14T11:33:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2007-02-14T11:38:17.416-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Oklahoma Legislature'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='politics'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Democrats'/><title type='text'>Payday Loans</title><summary type='text'>State Senator Andrew Rice introduced SB 807 to amend the Deferred Deposit Lending Act (Payday Loans) by reigning in some of the most egregious practices of this industry. Rice's bill would limit the annual interest charged to military personnel and dependents to only 36%. It also restricts actions of DDLs against military personnel, while on combat assignment, including contacting military </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/762530091985327080/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=762530091985327080' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/762530091985327080'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/762530091985327080'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2007/02/payday-loans.html' title='Payday Loans'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp3.blogger.com/_uoFa3lCiz7o/RdNITrXMKyI/AAAAAAAAAAM/nmzXcJsIRDM/s72-c/SenRice.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-5905792148058089052</id><published>2007-01-20T15:21:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2007-03-14T20:09:44.318-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Tom Coburn'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Iraq'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='War'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='George Bush'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='politics'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Oklahoma'/><title type='text'>Dear Sen. Coburn</title><summary type='text'>You state in your press release of January 11, 2007,  “It is vitally important to realize the dire global consequences should America abandon its mission in Iraq,” and “When we consider Iraq and the war on terror we must ask ourselves, ‘Do we want to win?’”  First, neither you nor President Bush has painted a word picture of exactly what the success of our “mission” in Iraq would look like.  Then</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/5905792148058089052/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=5905792148058089052' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/5905792148058089052'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/5905792148058089052'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2007/01/dear-sen-coburn.html' title='Dear Sen. Coburn'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-5310604855429999650</id><published>2006-12-30T11:05:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2006-12-30T11:39:06.414-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Oklahoma Legislature'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Oklahoma Supreme Court'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='politics'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Democrats'/><title type='text'>An Ovation for the Supremes</title><summary type='text'>Without much fanfare, the Oklahoma State Supreme Court recently ruled the 2003 “Affordable Access to Health Care Act” unconstitutional.  According to news reports,  “The Oklahoma Supreme Court stunned tort reform advocates on Tuesday by overturning a 2003 law credited with cutting malpractice lawsuits in the state by up to 60 percent.  In an 8-1 decision, the court ruled unconstitutional a law </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/5310604855429999650/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=5310604855429999650' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/5310604855429999650'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/5310604855429999650'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2006/12/ovation-for-supremes.html' title='An Ovation for the Supremes'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-8902747316615562236</id><published>2006-12-24T16:05:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2006-12-24T17:03:30.715-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Christian'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='George Bush'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Iraqi occupation'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Christmas'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='politics'/><title type='text'>Christmas Spirits</title><summary type='text'>With a house full of adults and kids eating and sharing gifts, I had to sneak off for some quiet time and reflect on just what reality I truly inhabit.  Here it is, Christmas Eve.  Maybe millions of shoppers are frantically seeking that last minute perfect gift or resigning themselves to gift cards as time runs out.  Some here at my house, are writing gift checks even though to them, this is the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/8902747316615562236/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=8902747316615562236' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/8902747316615562236'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/8902747316615562236'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2006/12/christmas-spirits.html' title='Christmas Spirits'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-737750935750636029</id><published>2006-12-23T15:58:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2006-12-24T01:03:54.449-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Democratic Principles'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Oklahoma Legislature'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Municipalities'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Organized Labor'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='politics'/><title type='text'>Attack on City Workers' Rights</title><summary type='text'>  State Senator Clark Jolley (R-SD 41) has introduced a bill to repeal Section 51-200 of Title 11 of the Oklahoma Statutes.  This act, passed in 2004, is known as the "Oklahoma Municipal Employee Collective Bargaining Act."  As the title implies, the legislature endorses collective bargaining for municipal employees by specifically:1. Granting to municipal employees the right to associate with </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/737750935750636029/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=737750935750636029' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/737750935750636029'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/737750935750636029'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2006/12/attack-on-city-workers-rights.html' title='Attack on City Workers&apos; Rights'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-1624742981774133</id><published>2006-12-14T10:31:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2006-12-14T10:38:32.285-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Congress'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Civil Rights'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Leadership'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='George Bush'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Supreme Court'/><title type='text'>Where Are We Headed?</title><summary type='text'>It's hard for me to believe I'm reading in the news in my country that my government is denying habeas corpus to anyone we jail and at the same time, censoring scientists at the US Geological Survey (USGS).Last year, the US Supreme Court (SCOUS) struck down a military commissions act that denied Guantanamo captives the right to challenge their imprisonment in US courts.  The SCOUS said the law </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/1624742981774133/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=1624742981774133' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/1624742981774133'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/1624742981774133'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2006/12/where-are-we-headed.html' title='Where Are We Headed?'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-493565294944010193</id><published>2006-12-12T11:30:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2006-12-12T13:01:42.981-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='New York Times'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Oklahoma Legislature'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Poverty'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='taxes'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Oklahoma'/><title type='text'>Who Cares?</title><summary type='text'>From this morning's New York Times (NYT):"The Goldman Sachs Group, the investment banking company that is the leading advisor in corporate mergers and acquisitions, reported today that it earned $9.34 billion this year, the most in Wall Street history.The company said it was setting aside $16.5 billion for salaries, bonuses and benefits, or an average of $622,000 for each employee, although much </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/493565294944010193/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=493565294944010193' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/493565294944010193'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/493565294944010193'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2006/12/who-cares.html' title='Who Cares?'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-1523647589781208494</id><published>2006-12-11T12:39:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2006-12-12T12:50:55.656-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Drew Edmondson'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Jim Inhofe'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='politics'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Oklahoma'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Brad Henry'/><title type='text'>Don't count 'em out</title><summary type='text'> Recent news reports claim that neither Gov. Brad Henry nor Atty. General Drew Edmondson are interested in running against Sen. Jim Inhofe, who's term expires in 2008.  I wouldn't put a whole lot of faith in the longevity of these positions, and here's why. I don't know how it will effect Oklahoma but there are twenty-two Republican senators up for re-election in 2008 versus only twelve Democrats</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/1523647589781208494/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=1523647589781208494' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/1523647589781208494'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/1523647589781208494'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2006/12/dont-count-em-out.html' title='Don&apos;t count &apos;em out'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-6742676184229127845</id><published>2006-12-09T11:22:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2006-12-09T11:27:17.539-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Iraqi occupation'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='politics'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Oklahoma'/><title type='text'>MUST  READ!</title><summary type='text'>"Last to Die for Bush's and His Pals' @#&amp;*%$#^ Lies" on Daily Kos is a must read.  Please do it now.  Too many Oklahomans have paid the price.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/6742676184229127845/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=6742676184229127845' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/6742676184229127845'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/6742676184229127845'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2006/12/must-read.html' title='MUST  READ!'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-3597111018432153257</id><published>2006-12-09T10:42:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2006-12-09T11:05:30.323-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Religion'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='politics'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Oklahoma'/><title type='text'>The God Gap</title><summary type='text'>This is a pretty insightful article in the NYT this morning.  Here's an excerpt:Together, they propelled the God gap to its outsize status in the political imagination. They did not create the God gap. They inflated it. The God gap is not, as far as anyone can detect, going away. It may narrow. It may widen. It will be affected by the issues and personalities that force themselves on the public </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/3597111018432153257/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=3597111018432153257' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/3597111018432153257'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/3597111018432153257'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2006/12/god-gap.html' title='The God Gap'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-2864384853164897817</id><published>2006-12-08T09:11:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2006-12-08T09:35:10.054-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='politics'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Oklahoma'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Iraq Study Group'/><title type='text'>Iraq Study Group</title><summary type='text'>I have felt the Iraqi invasion and occupation was wrong from the 'git-go', and my views are shared by thousands of Oklahomans, but maybe not the majority.  After living in Oklahoma for almost two decades, I've found most Oklahomans are practical, no nonsense types.  As such, all should be stunned by the Iraq Study Group's(ISG) report.An important adjunct to the ISG report is Philip Shenon's </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/2864384853164897817/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=2864384853164897817' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/2864384853164897817'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/2864384853164897817'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2006/12/iraq-study-group.html' title='Iraq Study Group'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-1241452612024008576</id><published>2006-12-07T16:41:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2006-12-07T16:55:31.247-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Oklahoma Legislature'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Lance Cargill'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='taxes'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Tulsa World'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='politics'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Oklahoman'/><title type='text'>Tales FROM Two Cities</title><summary type='text'>Talk about a “Tale of Two Cities”, how about a tale from two cities.    Yesterday, the Oklahoma State Chamber of Commerce hosted a public policy forum for about 350 people that included the leadership of the Oklahoma Legislature for the 2007 session.    If you were to read about the forum in both the Oklahoman City daily paper and the Tulsa daily, it would be easy to assume the writers were </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/1241452612024008576/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=1241452612024008576' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/1241452612024008576'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/1241452612024008576'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2006/12/talk-about-tale-of-two-cities-how-about.html' title='Tales FROM Two Cities'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-8182703203811174414</id><published>2006-12-07T08:16:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2006-12-07T08:49:22.703-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Jim Inhofe'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Congress'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Iraq'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Tulsa'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='politics'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Oklahoma'/><title type='text'>Callous Jim</title><summary type='text'>The sun brought a beautiful morning to Tulsa today with a brisk breeze and clear blue skies.But for eleven more families spread out over our country, today broke with a thunderclap of shock, horror and unspeakable grief.  One of their own, serving in Iraq has been killed in combat.  This brings the total for this young month to 30 and today is only the 7th of December.These families greive with </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/8182703203811174414/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=8182703203811174414' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/8182703203811174414'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/8182703203811174414'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2006/12/callous-jim.html' title='Callous Jim'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-8432266769292658798</id><published>2006-12-06T10:35:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2006-12-06T15:51:18.218-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Housing Bubble'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Walmart'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Employment'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Recession'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Oklahoma'/><title type='text'>When a House is not a Home</title><summary type='text'>At the Center for Economic Policy, economist Dean Baker predicts a recession in the US is on the horizon.  In a just released report, Baker claims the recovery that began in November of 2001 is likely to come to an end in 2007.    According to Baker, the main factor pushing the economy into recession will be the downturn in the housing market because the housing market has been the primary fuel </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/8432266769292658798/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=8432266769292658798' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/8432266769292658798'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/8432266769292658798'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2006/12/when-house-is-not-home.html' title='When a House is not a Home'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-4183277541259746782</id><published>2006-12-05T21:06:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2006-12-05T21:11:09.641-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Sue Tibbs'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Oklahoma Legislature'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Sally Kern'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Republicans'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='politics'/><title type='text'>Sally 'n Sue</title><summary type='text'>Oklahoma House of Representatives Speaker elect Lance Cargill announced committee and sub-committee chairs today.     The two that really concern me is the appointment of Rep Sue Tibbs (R-HD 23, Tulsa) to Chair the Criminal Justice &amp; Corrections Subcommittee of the Judiciary &amp; Public Safety Committee and Rep. Sally Kern, (R-HD 84, Oklahoma   City) to Chair the Social Services Subcommittee of the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/4183277541259746782/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=4183277541259746782' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/4183277541259746782'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/4183277541259746782'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2006/12/sally-n-sue.html' title='Sally &apos;n Sue'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-3235078704661927050</id><published>2006-12-04T09:37:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2006-12-04T10:23:11.682-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Minimum Wage'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Walmart'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Oklahama'/><title type='text'>Gimme a Break</title><summary type='text'>Everybody knows Walmart is the world' s largest company. It amassed $300 billion in sales last year.  Walmart is not known for its empathy for the plight of its 1.3 million workers, including several thousand right here in Oklahoma.This Christmas, the company decided to followi in the footsteps of Ebenezer Scrooge, and  just announced that it's honoring its employees with 20 years of service with</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/3235078704661927050/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=3235078704661927050' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/3235078704661927050'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/3235078704661927050'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2006/12/gimme-break.html' title='Gimme a Break'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-1347918845022435071</id><published>2006-12-02T21:11:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2006-12-04T16:55:15.164-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Oklahoma Legislature'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Sally Kern'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Abortion'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='politics'/><title type='text'>Salacious Sally</title><summary type='text'>Sexually obsessed Oklahoma House Representative Sally Kern (HD-84) isn’t resting on her laurels. This week she launched another assault on women’s reproductive rights by introducing a bill that will sound the death knell for abortion clinics in Oklahoma.Kern’s measure, House Bill 1004, is an amendment to existing Oklahoma law that requires that only licensed physicians perform abortions in </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/1347918845022435071/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=1347918845022435071' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/1347918845022435071'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/1347918845022435071'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2006/12/salacious-sally.html' title='Salacious Sally'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-4084392092461704561</id><published>2006-11-30T17:15:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2006-11-30T17:19:16.029-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Birth Control'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Washington Post'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Oklahama'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='George Will'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Tulsa World'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='politics'/><title type='text'>Daily Outrages</title><summary type='text'>According to Political MoneyLine;"Tennessee Senator-Elect Bob Corker, who will be sworn in this January, has just set up a new campaign committee, Bob Corker for Senate 2012. The treasurer is Kimberly Kaegi. The committee is based in Chattanooga, TN. The Tulsa World reports;" Tim Sullivan of the Catholic Diocese of Tulsa said the Catholic campaign is a continual process on "what we would say is a</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/4084392092461704561/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=4084392092461704561' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/4084392092461704561'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/4084392092461704561'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2006/11/daily-outrages.html' title='Daily Outrages'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-9130686074041791045</id><published>2006-11-29T11:02:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2006-11-29T23:17:26.328-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Democratic Principles'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Christian'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Fundamentalists'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='politics'/><title type='text'>Reverse Culture War 2</title><summary type='text'> In a post on October 16, I commented on the strident conversation going on among Christian fundamentalists about issues apart from Gays and abortion.  A growing number of evangelicals are calling for action on hunger, energy conservation and environmental safeguards.The Los Angeles Times reports the newly elected president of the Christian Coalition is declining to assume the post because of </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/9130686074041791045/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=9130686074041791045' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/9130686074041791045'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/9130686074041791045'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2006/11/reverse-culture-war-2.html' title='Reverse Culture War 2'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-4016460449972590144</id><published>2006-11-22T12:57:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2006-11-29T14:14:07.653-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Walmart'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Oklahama'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Black Friday'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Thanksgiving'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='politics'/><title type='text'>Poor Thanksgiving</title><summary type='text'>As we all with our families and friends to celebrate Thanksgiving, they're are a few facts we might want to discuss around the turkey table tomorrow.According to ShopperTrak's National Retail Sales Estimate (NRSE), the Midwest had the nation’s second highest pre-holiday shopping numbers in 2005, with the South coming in first. Last year, estimated Black Friday sales totaled $8 billion, reports </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/4016460449972590144/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=4016460449972590144' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/4016460449972590144'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/4016460449972590144'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2006/11/as-we-all-with-our-families-and-friends.html' title='Poor Thanksgiving'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-5565036608427967324</id><published>2006-11-20T14:11:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2006-11-20T14:18:00.184-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Legislature'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Tulsa'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='politics'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Oklahoma'/><title type='text'>Watching the Watchers</title><summary type='text'>State Sen. Randy Brogdon, R-Owasso, and Rep. Paul Wesselhoft, R-Moore; plan to introduce a bill which would require the Office of State Finance to operate a Web site database where citizens could access government spending activity.  They call it the Oklahoma Accountability and Transparency Act.    An editorial in the Tulsa World today questions the motives behind this bill because Rep. </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/5565036608427967324/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=5565036608427967324' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/5565036608427967324'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/5565036608427967324'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2006/11/watching-watchers.html' title='Watching the Watchers'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-9668949144728624</id><published>2006-11-18T10:05:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2006-11-18T10:31:56.004-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Jim Inhofe'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Environment'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Congress'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='politics'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Oklahoma'/><title type='text'>Fighting Geezers</title><summary type='text'>Senator John Warner (R-VA) is challenging Jim Inhofe (R-OK) for the top minority spot on the Environmental and Public Works Committee when congress convenes in January.  Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) will become the Chairman of the committee.Many will root for Sen. Warner, but I hope Sen. Inhofe retains his seat on the committee.   Inhofe has been a sock-puppet for the oil and chemical industry </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/9668949144728624/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=9668949144728624' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/9668949144728624'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/9668949144728624'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2006/11/fighting-geezers.html' title='Fighting Geezers'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-8674393152047714517</id><published>2006-11-17T13:38:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2006-11-29T14:15:40.759-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Tom Coburn'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Jim Inhofe'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Congress'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Oklahama'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Republicans'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='politics'/><title type='text'>Oklahoma's Senators</title><summary type='text'>Someone told me recently Sen. Joe Biden (D-NJ), a presidential hopeful, came to Tulsa without the fanfare usually surrounding a Untied States Senator.  My source also quoted Biden as saying something to the effect that many in the capitol don't have a very good opinion about Oklahoma because of the antics of our two Senators, Inhofe and Coburn.If that's not bad enough, read this from Josh </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/8674393152047714517/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=8674393152047714517' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/8674393152047714517'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/8674393152047714517'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2006/11/someone-told-me-joe-biden-made-recent.html' title='Oklahoma&apos;s Senators'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-5792841516323700957</id><published>2006-11-17T13:21:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2006-11-17T13:32:52.064-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='New York Times'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Republicans'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='politics'/><title type='text'>Soul Sister 2</title><summary type='text'>Wednesday, I commented on the remark made by the Temp Rep Shelley Sekula-Gibbs who's filling out indicted former majority leader Tom DeLay's term in congress.No she's enraged the staffers who worked for DeLay and they quit en masse yesterday because they didn't like the way Sekula-Gibbs was treating them. The New York Times reported, "Ms. Sekula-Gibbs has raised eyebrows on Capitol Hill, largely </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/5792841516323700957/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=5792841516323700957' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/5792841516323700957'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/5792841516323700957'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2006/11/soul-sister-2.html' title='Soul Sister 2'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-6581742813693755472</id><published>2006-11-16T10:29:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2006-11-16T11:18:56.648-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Larry Dalton'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Westin Hotels'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Tulsa'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Channels'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='politics'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Oklahoma'/><title type='text'>The Honey Jar</title><summary type='text'>I'm for business growth and development, just like everybody else, but where do these rich folk and high and mighty developers get the idea that taxes are their little honey jar?The Channels project here in Tulsa -- a proposal to build a four acre sand bar Fantasy Island in the Arksnsas with  hundreds of millions of our tax dollars is an insult to fair minded Tulsans.Now the Tulsa World reports a</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/6581742813693755472/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=6581742813693755472' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/6581742813693755472'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/6581742813693755472'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2006/11/honey-jar.html' title='The Honey Jar'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-4658785161949517433</id><published>2006-11-15T10:06:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2006-11-15T10:35:40.329-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Jon Stewart'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Keith Olbermann'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Congress'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Nick Lampson'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Republicans'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Steven Colbert'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Democrats'/><title type='text'>Keep It Up, Sister.</title><summary type='text'>George Bush has a soulmate in Congress, even though it's only for a couple of months.Republican Shelley Sekula-Gibbs was sworn in as a congresswoman on Monday night.  She's there, appointed to finish the term of Texas ex-lawmaker Tom Delay.  Sekula-Gibbs was a write-in candidate in the election but Democrat Nick Lampson won the election handily. It's November and the new congress, including Nick </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/4658785161949517433/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=4658785161949517433' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/4658785161949517433'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/4658785161949517433'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2006/11/keep-it-up-sister.html' title='Keep It Up, Sister.'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-9009983988225309239</id><published>2006-11-13T09:31:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2006-11-13T11:05:09.305-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Arkansas River'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Tulsa'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Oklahama'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='taxes'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Tulsa World'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Channels'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='politics'/><title type='text'>Tulsa's Fantasy Island</title><summary type='text'>A non-profit organization funded by Tulsa's richest foundation is proposing an Arkansas river development named "The Channels."  This grandiose plan envisions building a "dam across the river at the 23rd street bridge, creating a 12 mile long lake.  The resulting 24 miles of shoreline called an "economic corridor", will have water taxis and a ferry.  Key to the develoment is a 40 acre man-made </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/9009983988225309239/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=9009983988225309239' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/9009983988225309239'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/9009983988225309239'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2006/11/tulsas-fantasy-island.html' title='Tulsa&apos;s Fantasy Island'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-296645080848241844</id><published>2006-11-12T14:12:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2006-11-20T22:39:19.397-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Democratic Principles'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Dan Boren'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Compassion'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Oklahoma'/><title type='text'>Spelling Compassion</title><summary type='text'>The Tulsa World sure had some gems today.First was Jim Myers telling of his interview with 2nd District Congressman Dan Boren.  There were two comments I found interesting.  "He initially refused to say he planned to vote for Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi of California for the top spot in the House of Representatives, even though no one is expected to challenge her for the job."Huh?  and then </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/296645080848241844/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=296645080848241844' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/296645080848241844'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/296645080848241844'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2006/11/spelliing-compassion.html' title='Spelling Compassion'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-4173569849447502304</id><published>2006-11-12T09:07:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2006-11-12T09:53:00.159-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Minimum Wage'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Washington Post'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='George Will'/><title type='text'>The Beltway Disease</title><summary type='text'>I tried to watch George Stepha-what'isname's program this morning on ABC.  To bad for me I tuned in late and all that was left were the 'three stooges'.  No, I don't mean Larry, Curly, and Moe, but George Will, Cokie Roberts, and Sam 'the rug' Donaldson.  These three are shining examples of the incurable disease known as "Beltway Intellectual Diarrhea."  These three are terminal cases.George Will</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/4173569849447502304/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=4173569849447502304' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/4173569849447502304'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/4173569849447502304'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2006/11/beltway-disease.html' title='The Beltway Disease'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-116300811716892508</id><published>2006-11-08T11:33:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2006-11-12T09:05:55.894-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Silent Surprise</title><summary type='text'>One of the most significant races that hasn't gotten much play is Eric Proctor's win in House District 77.Proctor is 23 years young.The district covers part of Tulsa, north of I-244 and it's socio-economic makeup is primarily low income, blue collar, and socially conservative.Proctor devised a thoughtful winning strategy well in advance of the race and executed it flawlessly. He filed for a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/116300811716892508/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=116300811716892508' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/116300811716892508'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/116300811716892508'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2006/11/silent-surprise.html' title='Silent Surprise'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10001456.post-116127149215978791</id><published>2006-10-19T10:00:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-11-12T09:05:55.778-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Reverse Culture War?</title><summary type='text'>A group of evangelical leaders is pushing for a broader agenda for their Christian brethren, to include the genocide in Darfur, global warming and poverty.  But many men of God oppose taking on issues like feeding the poor and starving in Darfur, energy conservtion, and environmental responsibility.From the Washington Post today: "This new vision, taking on these liberal issues, was the straw </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/feeds/116127149215978791/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10001456&amp;postID=116127149215978791' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/116127149215978791'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10001456/posts/default/116127149215978791'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://practipro.blogspot.com/2006/10/reverse-culture-war.html' title='Reverse Culture War?'/><author><name>Jack Boyte</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r-OHmoedVBo/Ta-j-UurvaI/AAAAAAAAADc/I8v-ceGij58/s220/myphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry></feed>
