A MODEST PROPOSAL: LET'S NOT PAY CONGRESS

Wed Jul 13, 2011 8:54 AM EDT

Recently I launched HTTP://DONTPAYCONGRESS.COM as a non-partisan response for providing US citizens a voice in the manner in which our leaders will undoubtedly understand. Here is what motivated me. Yesterday, July 12, 2011, President Obama indicated he could no …

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LET ME RAIN ON OUR PARADE ...

Tue May 24, 2011 12:41 PM EDT

Growing up near the ocean, Memorial Day signified the day our beaches opened-up, a holiday celebrated with parades, picnics and revelry. It never quite seemed appropriate.

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peace, politics, war, veterans, memorial-day, non-violence, afganistan-war

CONSIDER WAIVING YOUR RIGHT TO OBAMACARE

Mon Apr 18, 2011 9:22 AM EDT

Since the Health Insurance Reform Act of 2010 passed into law, I’ve received a stream of “woe is us” emails by friends on the right, even though for all practical purposes, it hasn’t “kicked-in.” I fail to understand how “right” th …

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insurance, medicare, politics, healthcare, humanity, corporate-power, paul-ryan, obamacare

OUR CULTURAL UTOPIAN DREAMS

Sat Apr 9, 2011 1:43 PM EDT

Those who've taken-up the cudgels for over-taxed America now seek to cut benefits to organizations under Title 10, one of which is a family planning program that provides for women (often poor women), annual exams, breast and cervical cancer screening, pap smears, contraceptive …

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