From Roswell to Eastern Pennsylvania
An alien spacecraft ... I mean weather balloon ... did or did not crash to the ground outside of Roswell, New Mexico in July of 1947. http://en.wikipedia.org/... By sheer coincidence, I was born in...
View ArticleWhich potential President is willing to lead a filibuster to end the war?
A single act of bold leadership by Senator Clinton or Senator Obama could be instrumental in ending this war. If Senator Clinton and Senator Obama aren't willing to use the power they have now as U.S....
View ArticleDan Schorr belongs on the recommended list!
Real patriots don't accuse others of being unpatriotic. Instead they do what's right and speak truth ... as they experience it. Fake patriots, in contrast, practice name calling. This clip...
View ArticleIs 2008 still 1968?
Do you wonder why Jeremiah Wright and the Weathermen keep being inserted into this primary?Bruce Shapiro columnist for The Nation has a theory. He argues that this powerful/dangerous tactic of...
View ArticleMy VP choice spoke these words ...
Ideas have power – as long as they are not frozen in doctrine. But ideas need legs. The eight-hour day, the minimum wage, the conservation of natural resources and the protection of our air, water, and...
View ArticleCan you suggest a San Francisco brew pub?
My wife and I will be visiting San Francisco the second week on August. Perhaps my son will be on leave from his near Bagdad duty station and be able to join us.We enjoy a good beer. In fact I host...
View ArticleIf you were celebrating your anniversary in SF
where would you go out to dinner?We have rooms booked at Sir Francis Drake. We will not have access to our automobile.
View ArticleWill a tipping point ever be reached?
"I was a Man of Peace,"Barack Obama said today."But this time, they pushed me too far. I came into this election to talk about substance, and they got nothin'. So they started lying. Last time I...
View ArticleAre we in fact politically impotent?
"The new president and the Washington establishment - including the press corps - are still trying to figure each other out. The narrative of change that carried Barack Obama through the campaign isn't...
View ArticleBrothers and Sisters
Brothers and Sisters ...How do we best come together for the common good? Do we find personal fulfillment as we see the burdens carried by our brothers and sisters become lighter? Do we find the...
View ArticleAfter TPP Becomes Law
This diary will probably disappear very quickly. Raising uncomfortable questions does not earn a position of the REC list.I think we should begin to plan our course of action after the TPP becomes...
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Yanis Varoufakis on Greek crisis
Former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis gives his first post-resignation interview with Phillip Adams .... on Late Night Live ... ABC Radio National Affectionately known as ‘the little wireless...
View ArticleAttracting People VS Attracting Dollars
The 2015 Democratic primary will determine the ongoing direction the party takes. This makes it bigger that simply winning or losing a single general election contest for the office of President. The...
View ArticleThis May Help You Decide
If you still find yourself on the fence during this primary season. I pose one simple question that may help you finally make up your mind:Which potential President is more likely to include Paul...
View ArticleWhat The Hell Would You Do?
Please allow me to share an experience I had earlier today.I stopped at the Walgreen's pharmacy window near my home in Louisville to pick up a routine but necessary prescription. I paid for it with a...
View ArticleWhat The Hell Would You Do?
Please allow me to share an experience I had earlier today.I stopped at the Walgreen's pharmacy window near my home in Louisville to pick up a routine but necessary prescription. I paid for it with a...
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No Longer Amused
No Longer AmusedA few years ago I happened upon a copy of Jim Hightower’s book Swim Against The Stream His theory that progressive politics MUST be fun struck a chord with me. It inspired me to...
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The Final Chapter Has Not Been Written
My goodness this man and his time is relevant to 2016! I cast my very first Presidential ballot for the fine man. He did not win unfortunately. But his spirit is very much in the air don’t you...
View ArticleThe Libya Gamble: Inside Hillary Clinton’s Push for War & the Making of a...
The New York Times has published a major two-part exposé titled "The Libya Gamble" on how then Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pushed President Obama to begin bombing Libya five years ago this...
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Daily Kos: Free Speech Zone ... Or Sinking Ship
We’ve all heard that old saying, “Loose lips sink ships!”It seems to me that a palpable sense of fear is devouring what was once a vigorous free speech arena. Some here genuinely fear that words...
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