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Who’s the Enemy?

February 11, 2020

on’t ask one of the Democratic candidates. In all likelihood, they will all be pointing at each other. It seems they aren’t familiar with the role they are supposed to play.

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No Advantage

October 13, 2019

edicare Advantage is more than just a misnomer. It is a license to steal for the health insurance companies. As one with nearly 20 years on the Medicare rolls, I am more familiar with it than most. The insurance companies get all of a person’s premiums. Depending on the plan a person selects, they may […]

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Here’s the Dirt

September 30, 2019

nless your livelihood is dependent upon fossil fuels or you are a politician or your portrait looks like an ostrich with his head in the sand, you realize that we (the human race and several other species) are well on our way to the biggest problem we have ever faced. Electric cars will help mitigate […]

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Dilemma

March 18, 2019

t’s easy to say that any of the Democratic candidates would be better than Trump. Off the top of my head, I would say that Mike Pence may be the only person who could possibly be worse. That doesn’t solve the problem though. What specific goal do we want and what criteria do we apply.

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Forget Dr. Ford

September 27, 2018

ou may know it as a temper tantrum. Down here we call it a ‘hissy fit.’ Is this the temperament of a Justice of the Supreme Court,  even of a night court judge in a one-horse town?

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Who Do You Trust?

September 18, 2018

ho do you trust? As Russ Feingold shows in the article below, Brett Kavanaugh is a liar. The Senate committee will examine both him and his accuser. Who will they believe? Silly question. Okay, it’s a he said/she said scenario. But we know he is more than capable of lying. What about her?

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Ashamed

May 25, 2014

“Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.” – George Washington “True patriotism hates injustice in its own land more than anywhere else.” — Clarence Darrow didn’t make the ultimate sacrifice but I did serve this country. I decline to claim that I served my country. This is not the country that I served. This country […]

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Things Go Better Without Koch

April 11, 2014

aking lots of money is not necessarily proof of intelligence. It could have been luck. It could have been something less than honest or legal. Inheriting lots of money is even less demanding. The Koch brothers, Charles and David, have shown signs of ego, greed, lack of empathy and other undesirable traits . . . […]

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Crude Ted

March 21, 2013

hat have we done to merit this abomination? That raucous noise coming out of the District of late is from what appears to be the latest Joe McCarthy wannabe. Calling those with whom you disagree communist and such will earn you that distinctive reputation. Teddy Cruz is the new senator from Texas. That explains a […]

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An Act of Error

October 18, 2012

veryone knows what terrorism is, right? Obviously not. I watched a couple of news shows. One has an interview with Senator John McCain. The following show had an interview with another Republican. Both are criticizing the president, subsequent to the second debate. Both are referring to the killings in Libya as acts of terrorism. Both […]

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