Thursday, August 18, 2011

A Complete Footnote

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Viet Nam combat veterans brought up Jane Fonda during discussion. Many, after forty years, still held strong feelings of contempt for her wh...
Friday, August 05, 2011

U.S. Sovereign Credit Downgrade

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Standard & Poors (S&P) has downgraded the US "long term sovereign credit rating" to AA+; t,he first downgrade in United St...
Wednesday, August 03, 2011

Democrats: Wrong Again.

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The "balance" within the Debt Ceiling agreement calls for matching reductions in military spending and entitlements programs to ...

Stupidity Agenda: FAA

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Having observed the FAA failing to balance the dual and contradictory missions (promoting success of US air carriers/insuring public safet...
Sunday, July 24, 2011

Republicans! Wake Up!

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As an Independent in Rep. Cantor's District and once supporter of the McCain/Palin ticket, I have been sickened and repulsed by the rh...
Monday, July 18, 2011

Amalgamated Self-Interest

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It all comes down to self-interest. The Right has amalgamated the profit interests of the dehumanized corporation with the self-interest of...
Tuesday, July 12, 2011

The Debt Debacle

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Republican intransigence on the issue of the debt ceiling is a national disgrace, severally stifling our economic recovery, creating i...
Sunday, May 29, 2011

Memorial Day 2011

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MEMORIAL DAY 2011We each have our own thoughts and memories that provide a context to this Memorial Day weekend. All Americans share the res...
Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Executive Power

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A brief thought responding to a friend's comment: "Presidents have always used foreign affairs as an excuse to claim more executiv...
Saturday, May 14, 2011

A Response.

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My friend, responding to my Friday the 13th comment challenged me saying that my "espousing the need for civility in one breath and the...
Friday, May 13, 2011

Friday the 13th and I am Scared

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The conversation began with a discussion of Ron Paul's latest affiliation. As is often the case, a sub-topic took over and we began to ...
Thursday, April 28, 2011

Gen. Patraeus and the CIA (cont.)

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Responding to a friend's comment: I am glad that you brought up the record of Sec. Gates as we discuss the expected transition in leader...
Wednesday, April 27, 2011

General Patraeus to CIA

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The New York Times reports today that President Obama is expected to name Leon E. Panetta Defense Secretary and David H. Petraeus C.I.A. Dir...
Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Fire that writer, Mr President

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Mr. President: Fire the writers who wrote your budget speech today. The issues are lost, the seriousness is lost, and the strength of your a...
Friday, April 08, 2011

Budget on Facebook

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The budget impasse - my Facebook responses: "Where does the blame rightfully lay?" Of course, this is politics. The players: a Dem...
Thursday, April 07, 2011

The Budget Battle

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Assuming for the sake of argument that the most recent national election constituted a political "mandate" to firmly address the f...
Monday, March 28, 2011

Awards of Valor (II)

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Recently the 9th United States Circuit Court issued an opinion holding the "Stolen Valor Act" unconstitutional. The Act was passed...
Friday, February 18, 2011

Dear Rep. Cantor

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I strongly oppose the attacks on the environment included in the amendments to H.R. 1 and I urgently ask that you stop reversing progress an...
Sunday, February 13, 2011

The First Step

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Speaking only of Egypt, one of the more probable reactions of the United States will be to overreact. The greatest threat to moderation in ...
Saturday, January 29, 2011

Egypt: An Early Thought Re-Thought

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1/28/2011 2:01:12 P.M. Eastern Standard Time "Egypt could now change the balance in the Mid-East to our disadvantage. Yemen and Jordan ...