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Politics

Not That Simple

Okay so it’s not that simple.  Fixing the U S economy won’t be easy after years of outsourcing jobs, funding an obscene military budget and sliding into unimaginable debt. Until we stop over-spending and under-earning the debt ceiling will increase.  Money is going to have to be shuffled around.  But I can’t believe the talk […]

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War and Peace

SEVEN YEAR ITCH – enough already, bring the troops home!

Yesterday was the first day of spring.  After a cold, wet winter, we are beginning to enjoy temperatures in the 70’s.  I wore shorts to work Friday for the first time since last year.  What we took for granted during our eight years in the tropics – sparse wardrobe, open windows and lettuce – have […]

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Health Care

ORWELL ROLLS IN HIS GRAVE

Corporate America wins another battle!  HR3200l effectively hands over every one of us to the Health Insurance companies on a silver platter, creating a monopoly in an industry which we cannot live without, unlike telephone service or car insurance. The sheer lie of the title, “America’s Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009” is as Orwellian […]

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Politics

WAKE UP, AMERICA!

Congressman Dennis Kucinich gave Americans a rousing wake up call Tuesday evening at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado. Bob and I were very impressed with Dennis when we campaigned for him on Maui in October of 2003 and have championed him ever since. We found him articulate, warm and extremely well-read. Most importantly, […]

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Dreaming New Years's Resolutions

GREEN DREAMS

In my dreams I wake up tomorrow, to find that three years have passed and the world is changing for the better. Halfway through their first term, the Nader/Kucinich administration has already seen many milestones, among them: All American troops have been withdrawn from Iraq The Defense Department has been replaced by a Department of […]