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Michael Johns to Appear Today on Sirius Satellite, Speaks Optimistically of State of Conservatism

2008-06-25T22:36:05Z

Conservative political leader and writer Michael Johns, a former White House speechwriter and Heritage Foundation policy analyst, will appear on Sirius Satellite's "Blog Bunker" show today from 5pm to 6pm EDT to discuss the state of the 2008 Unite...

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Los Angeles Angels 6, Philadelphia Phillies 2

2008-06-22T18:40:30Z

My buddy and I hit the ballpark last night for some more interleague action (that still sounds dirty to me), this time involving the California Anaheim Los Angeles (insert eye roll here) Angels of, ahem, Anaheim. The Phillies had almost no offen...

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Cincinnati Reds 2, Philadelphia Phillies 0

2008-06-05T18:51:51Z

Despite a tornado watch and heavy, rain-laden clouds, 40,000 Phillies fans and I headed to Citizens Bank Park last night for a game against the Cincinnati Reds. What motivated this devotion craziness? A bobblehead, of course. It was Jimmy Rolli...

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Philadelphia Phillies 5, Cincinnati Reds 4

2008-06-03T05:41:13Z

Pretty much on impulse, I headed to Citizens Bank Park after work last night to watch the Phillies take on the Reds. It was a beautiful June evening, and the game was a good one. That after-work impulse really worked out.... The Phils, who are no...

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Philadelphia Phillies 7, Colorado Rockies 4

2008-05-28T03:57:00Z

I skipped the last Phillies game in my season ticket package because it was darn cold and I needed to pack for my trip to Santa Fe. So...despite tonight's forecast for thunderstorms, I headed out to the ballpark to see the Phils take on the Rocki...

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Giving Kevin Kolb the Benefit of the Doubt

2007-04-29T05:02:00Z

By Michael Johns I wouldn't exactly call Jeffrey Lurie, the owner of my beloved Philadelphia Eagles, a good friend, or even a friend at all really. But we share enough in common: the same birthday (September 8th) and a passionate love for the Ea...

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San Diego Padres 4, Philadelphia Phillies 2

2008-05-01T22:31:43Z

Because it was Jamie Moyer Bobblehead Night (really, that's why I went!), I headed to Citizens Bank Park last night to watch the Phillies play the San Diego Padres. The Phils didn't play all that well, first on defense and later on offense. Not a...

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Is Hillary Right?

2008-04-23T22:20:57Z

Let me preface this by saying that I voted for Barack Obama in yesterday's Pennsylvania primary because I believe, as he does, that we need to get beyond lapel pins and what somebody's pastor said and talk about the real issues we face. But after...

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This Week in Baseball

2008-04-20T22:52:19Z

Gosh, it's been awhile since I posted. I need to do better. But I've been busy with the usual things—work [insert eye roll here], Phillies games, beer, rooting my Fly-boys into the next round of the NHL playoffs, and spending way, way, way too ma...

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Walking the Road that Buckley Built

2008-03-08T23:59:10Z

By Michael Johns It can be said that modern conservatism knows only two times. There was the time before him and there was the time after him, and those two times could not be more contrasting. In this stark contrast lies his larger-than-life le...

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