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Thursday, July 14th, 2011Let me offer up a (semi) fictional anecdote: I’m in a financial bind. As Bruce Springsteen’s “Johnny 99” says: “I got debts no honest man can pay.” My wallet is so fat with credit cards I have to take it out of my pocket to sit down. Every day I get offers in the mail [...]
Negative Ads and the Georgia Gubernatorial Race
Wednesday, October 27th, 2010In the past few years I have pretty much become disgusted with the Democrat party. However, In the gubernatorial race, I initially thought Roy Barnes might actually be a Democrat I could support. No longer! I listen to talk radio while I work, and in the last month I have been bombarded about every half [...]
So Many Pigeonholes, So Little Time
Wednesday, October 14th, 2009So many pigeonholes, so little time. I can’t figure out who I am speaking for when I speak for myself. Am I a “senior citizen”? Am I an “angry white man”? Am I a “veteran”? Am I one of the “poor”. Am I a “worker”? Since I am able to answer “yes” to all of [...]
THE REAL PROBLEM
Thursday, September 10th, 2009I have a recurring dream. In this dream huge crowds of people flood into the two houses of Congress and say to the senators and representatives, “OK, ladies and gents, pack up your stuff and go home and get a real job. We’re going to start all over.” It is, unfortunately, the Impossible Dream. When [...]
The “Health Care” Bill — Who Writes this Crap?
Thursday, August 6th, 2009The “Health Care” bill that is in the U.S. House of Representatives is, at present, 1,018 (8 1/2 x 11) pages. I have attempted to read it. While I will readily admit that I am not a lawyer, I am a reasonably intelligent person whose formal education consists of a BA in English, and an [...]
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