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Monthly Archives: April 2011
Hail Rick
For many years people have drawn parallels between the fall of Rome and what they see as an American decline. Whether or not to support all or some of those theories makes for interesting after dinner conversation. Let me quote … Continue reading
Hypocrisy Ceiling
If a group goes into a restaurant and orders a meal the assumption is that they are willing to pay for it. They may use cash, a credit card, or a gift certificate but they will pay for it nonetheless. … Continue reading
SPECIAL NOTICE – New Book Review
I have just added Fareed Zakaria’s, The Post-American World, to the Book Review Section. Please visit that section for a brief bit on this important work.
Posted in Book Review
Tagged American influence, China, economics, Edwin Black, Fareed Zakaria, geo-politics, India, Thomas Freidman
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Apologies Awaited
I am rapidly approaching the age of sixty and the world has changed but today I discovered something I never knew before. Apparently being proven incorrect is something to be very proud of and people will support and admire your … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged birth certificate, birthers, Donald Trump, Fox News, jobs, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Obama, racism, Republicans, Rush Limbaugh, Sarah Palin, unemployment
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The Best Budget Proposal You Didn’t Hear Of
The left spent several days praising President Obama’s budget speech mainly because in it he refused to destroy America and took a couple of shots at the piece of absurdity based on false assumptions Paul Ryan, (R, WI-1), and the … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, budget, Bush Tax Cuts, capital gains tax, CBO, debt ceiling, defecit, Defense Budget, Democrats, education, FY 2011, FY 2012, green energy, House, Iraq, jobs, Keith Ellison, Obama, Paul Krugman, Paul Ryan, Progressive Budget, Progressive Caucus, Rachel Maddow, Raul Grijalva, Republicans, Ryan Plan, Social Security, subsidies, taxes, The Path to prosperity, The People's Budget, Thom Hartmann
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SPECIAL NOTICE – Employee Free Choice Act – Essay
In Saturday April 23, 2011’s posting, Meet Senator Heller, I made reference to the Employee Free Choice Act. I realized that since this is not a current topic I had not written about it on this website. I have republished … Continue reading
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Tagged 111th Congress, auto bailout, Bob Corker, Card Check, cloture, fillibuster, Franklin Roosevelt, House, Mitch McConnell, National Labor Relations Act, Obama, Republicans, Richard Shelby, Senate, Thad Cochran, The Employee Free Choice Act, UAW, union busting, unions, Wall Street Journal
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Its About Campaign Money Not Budget Money
The attack on unions is so thinly veiled that it is has rendered itself naked. In many of the states ruled by the Rat Pack Republican Governors one of the many, albeit less publicized, tools being used against unions is … Continue reading
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Tagged Alabama, banking, banks, Bill Haslam, Democrats, Florida, income tax, insurance, payroll deductions, Rat Pack, Republicans, Rick Scott, Robert Bentley, Scott Walker, Tennessee, union busting, unions, Wisconsin
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An American Ressurection
Today is Easter Sunday, a day when Christians celebrate Jesus’ resurrection. With no disrespect intended, today progressives could celebrate the resurrection of the political activism of America’s working class.
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Tagged 2010 mid-term elections, abortion, defecit, Democrats, FY 2012, House, House of Representatives, jobs, Medicare, NPR, Obama, Planned Parenthood, recall, Republicans, Ryan Plan, Scott Walker, taxes, Tea Party, Tea Party Rally, unemployment, union busting, Wisconsin, Wisconsin State Senate, women's health issues
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Meet Senator Heller
Thursday, via a statement on his web site, Nevada’s Republican Junior Senator, John Ensign, announced that he would resign from the Senate effective May 3, 2011. This followed his announcement last month that he would retire and not seek reelection … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 election, Affordable Health Care Act, Brian Sandoval, C Street, Congress, Cynthia Hampton, D.A.D.T., Dean Heller, Democrats, Doug Hampton, energy, George W. Bush, House, John Ensign, Medicare, Planned Parenthood, Republicans, Ryan Plan, Senate, Senate Ethics Committee, Sharron Angle, Shelley Berkley, Tea Party, The Employee Free Choice Act, The Family, union busting, unions
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