September 2010
6 posts
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REPUBLICAN PLEDGE TO AMERICA - WHAT IS IT GOOD...
I’d say absolutely NOTHING!  The “Pledge” is nothing more than a photo album of all white constituents. Take out the pictures and you’ve got about 10 pages of fluff that basically repeats the same talking points that the Republican tea party has been saying for over a year now. Big government, spending, taxing, ad nauseum. Page 16 has their plan for jobs: tax cuts for...
Sep 25th
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WHEN WILL WE LEARN TO LIVE, LET LIVE AND STAND UP...
We need to become a nation of people who learn how to “live and let live.”  When will we get past social issues and choices that are personal and up to the individual to make?  No one should be allowed to decide whether two consenting adults get to marry or whether a woman has the right to choose to use birth control or have an abortion.  It’s really not our decision to make and none of the...
Sep 12th
Beer Theories - Just for laughs!
“Sometimes when I reflect on all the beer I drink, I feel ashamed.  Then I look into the glass and think about the workers in the brewery and all of their hopes and dreams. If I didn’t drink this beer, they might be out of work and their dreams would be shattered.  I think, “It is better to drink this beer and let their dreams come true than be selfish and worry about my...
Sep 8th
THE DON'T QUIT POEM - FOR MY PEOPLE STRUGGLING
When things go wrong, as they sometimes will, When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill, When the funds are low and the debts are high, And you want to smile, but you have to sigh, When care is pressing you down a bit, Rest, if you must, but don’t you quit. Life is queer with its twists and turns, As every one of us sometimes learns, And many a failure turns about, When he...
Sep 8th
We Need a Third Party BUT…
Until we have campaign finance reform – we will have a very difficult time achieving that goal. Electing Progressive, Liberal or Independent candidates and starting a third or fourth party is a tremendous financial responsibility.  Lobbyists dump millions of dollars into our elections for candidates who support their ideals and who will keep their profit machines running smoothly in their...
Sep 8th
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