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"It's easy to say 'Someone should do something about this.' It's a whole lot more important to be 'Someone.'" --Me

Sunday, August 24, 2014

Perhaps The Ultimate Argument Against Privatizing Public Services

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When the obligation to pay bills is deemed to be greater than the need for something as basic as water, something has gone seriously wrong w...

We Are Not Now, Nor Have We Ever Been, A "Christian" Nation

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Doubt it?  Read this.   And then share it with as many doubters as you can.  If we're going to base our laws on the original intent of o...

And Why Do We Need Reasonable Restrictions On Guns (Part 2)?

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So that ordinary, peaceful citizens don't have their everyday lives disrupted by fools like these .

The Real Danger Of The Hobby Lobby Decision

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It allows corporations to have the rights of both corporations and individuals, but without any of the restrictions imposed on either .  We ...

From Your Mouth To God's Ears, Mr. Erickson

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Mr. Redstate himself agrees:  the GOP is nothing but a bunch of corporate shills .

And Why Do We Need Reasonable Restriction On Guns?

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In part because some men seem to view them as an alternative to women.  Take a look.

Oh, What A Tangled Web Scalia Has Weaved!

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That is, when first he practiced to deceive everyone into thinking that the Second Amendment's "militia" language was just sur...

The Polls of August: More Mischief Than Movement

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Julius Caesar may have needed to beware the ides of March but, for us in modern times, it's the month of August that needs to keep us on...

We Are All Victims Of Our Lowered Expectations

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In so many ways.  Construction, both public and private, is but one example . You get what you pay for, folks.  Most so-called "savin...

I Can't Let August Go ...

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... without reflecting on the fact that, one hundred years ago this month, the world was transformed by the first war to engulf nearly all o...

It's Not Just Pat Robertson--It's Glenn Beck, Too

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I guess this makes it official:  Bush and Cheney blew it on Iraq.

If Only There Were More CEO's Like This One

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One who understands that it takes all of us to make an economy work. Then again, maybe there are .  Let's hope so.

Ayn Rand Is Killing Sears

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Well, not single-handedly.  First of all, she's dead, even if her rancid books have a zombie-like life.  And second, even if she were al...

The Case For Adaptive Reuse

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It's affordable.  It's ecological.  It preserves and respects history.  And, you end up with some really amazing results.  Take a lo...
Friday, August 22, 2014

A Lame Duck Can't Be Bullied; Why 2014 Will NOT Be 1994

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Well, I suspect all of you have been reading the same polls I've been reading.  Especially since, in my case, I read them daily, from se...
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