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Monthly Archives: August 2009
Watching the blatherers
Who are these newsreaders at MSNBC? Some blonde this morning defined “perky” news, chatting with her hands and asking questions a 15 year old would be embarassed to pose. Then, “Meet the Press,” and the usual dodges from Orrin Hatch … Continue reading
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Foreclosures
In my neighborhood, there are 162 homes in foreclosure, according to www.trulia.com. My city has 13 percent unemployment. It has gone from dreadful to horrific. The income gap between “rich and poor,” notwithstanding campaign promises, continues to widen, despite the … Continue reading
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Ennui
is what I’m feeling now, have felt generally for the last decade and I fear, am destined to feel in the future. There nothing that seems especially “right” with the world. We’ve little for which to thank our leaders these … Continue reading
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Apropos of Health Care
The following just crossed my email from Slate: Health Care Hypocrisy Many of the pundits attacking government health insurance rely on government health insurance for their own families. By Daniel Gross ——————————————————————————– You have to give Whole Foods CEO John … Continue reading
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Healthcare’ s all but dead because my party lacks the fortitude to effect it. Harry Reid’s more than a bit of a putz and has literally no leadership skills. The White House doesn’t seem remarkably disturbed at so-called “patriots” carrying … Continue reading
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