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A Pennsylvania school district has apologized and made significant changes to a high school marching band’s halftime show that commemorated the Russian Revolution with red flags, military-style outfits and giant hammers and sickles. The New Oxford High School Marching band’s show will no longer be called “St. Petersburg: 1917″ and the performance will no longer include the hammers and sickles, according to a statement from Rebecca Harbaugh, the superintendent for the Conewago Valley School District.

Anyone who has followed the TSA – whose core mandate appears to be “no Muslims will be offended on OUR watch” – for any length of time will hardly be taken aback by its latest initiative to inflict maximum inconvenience and degradation on the flying public while providing little or no additional security. What is surprising, and to those of us on this side of the aisle encouraging, is that this time around this same flying public is doing something more about it than merely milling about their pens and mooing a lot. The issue at hand (pardon the...

Yes, it's true! The Democrat Party is the party of hope! No, I haven't lost my mind, and I haven't been a double agent for DU. Here is the "proof" that the Democrats are the party of hope: The Democrat Party hopes that the economy will go in the tank so they can win the election.The Democrat Party hopes that Osama Bin Laden won't be caught so they can win the election.The Democrat Party hopes that the Iraqi government will fail so they can win the election.The Democrat Party hopes that our troops are not successful so they can win...