“Taxes, Lies, and the Least of These”
I was browsing the web when I came across some reactions to the Bush tax cuts from two cover stories in Sojourner’s Magazine from April 2005. They describe the Bush tax cuts, their motivation and...
View Article"The Michigan Monarchy Legislates Financial Martial Law.."
Big news about changes in Michigan that hasn't gotten a lot of coverage.The title and quotes are from Rick Ungar's blog in Forbes: This week, the Michigan legislature passed – and the governor signed...
View ArticleQuestions About Three Cups of Tea
I was troubled by the report about Greg Mortenson and his book, Three Cups of Tea, on 60 Minutes this weekend. It didn’t seem very balanced. Since the program, I’ve read many commentaries and...
View ArticleDenver Mayor Candidate Romer Destructive Plan for Public Schools
What kind of teacher would you want in your child’s classroom? One that has studied his or her subject and knows how to teach it. One that is certified and experienced. And if a first year teacher,...
View ArticleRecent History of Raising the Debt Ceiling
Raising the debt ceiling is not a new thing. Neither is voting along party lines. It was raised yearly during G.W. Bush's term from 2002 to 2007. I have not seen any of the Conservatives, now upset...
View ArticlePunishing Teachers for Test Scores
Imagine your dog Goldy took an obedience class at Pets4Us. Goldy’s a friendly golden doodle that you’ve had since he was a puppy. At the end of the class he passes the test with flying colors. He...
View ArticleCaucus and Primary- My Experience
Before I moved to Colorado 2005, I lived in Massachusetts where I always voted in primary elections. These were not mail-in ballots, but elections with many convenient polling places and they all...
View ArticlePolice Stop, Handcuff Every Adult at Intersection in Search for Bank Robber
The police in Aurora, Colorado suspected that a person who robbed a Wells Fargo bank was in the area so they stopped cars and handcuffed about 40 people, asking them for permission to search their...
View ArticleDid Obama Cut $716b from Medicare?
What is this $716 billion cut that Romney claims Obama “raided” from Medicare and Paul Ryan included in his budget? One of the most misleading things about Romney’s accusation is the implication that...
View ArticleRepubs Change the Conversation from Romney's Taxes to Rape
A few weeks ago Mitt Romney’s mysterious tax returns were in the news every day. Harry Reid accused Romney of not paying any taxes for years. Ann Romney said, “we’ve given all you people need to...
View ArticleClose the Social Security "Cap" Tax Loophole
That is the title of a June, 2011 article by Dave Johnson that begins like this: Most people don’t know that there is a huge loophole in the Social Security tax. Believe it or not, after $107K income...
View ArticleThe Bush Deficit
Let's change our vocabulary and call things what they really are. We have the "Bush tax cuts" and "Obamacare" which different people have various opinions of. The other day, when I was talking to a...
View ArticleEric Holder and Voter Suppression
Why was Acorn targeted by the right? Because they register voters.Before all the facts are checked, before any investigations, Eric Holder is being attacked by both Democrats and Republicans.Eric...
View ArticleWhy I Oppose the Immigration Bill
Too bad the people who lost their food stamps due to the Sequester haven’t got a lobby. Or the parents of the children who lost their Head Start or the people who depend on Meals on Wheels. Too bad...
View ArticleA Few Thought on Voting
A few suggestions that may be useful. In some states there are judges on the ballot. One way that I considered these votes was to see who they were appointed by, a Republican or a Democratic...
View ArticleA Good Start for Expanding Medicare.
Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) introduced the Medicare at 55 Act with the immediate support of Democratic Sens. Tammy Baldwin (Wis.), Sheldon Whitehouse (R.I.), Sherrod Brown (Ohio), Jeff Merkley...
View ArticleThe Nazis Studied America's Jim Crow Laws as a Model for their anti-Jewish...
Recently, I heard an interview with James Q. Whitman talking about his new book, "Hitler’s American Model: The United States and the Making of Nazi Race Law". The book documents how, in the early...
View ArticleThe FBI and Carter Page- Bugs in the Binders
Last Monday, January 29, 2018, Rachel Maddow reported some details about how the FBI began to investigate Carter Page, long before the Steele document and the Nunes memo. Here is a link to the show...
View ArticleCaucus and Primary- My Experience
Before I moved to Colorado 2005, I lived in Massachusetts where I always voted in primary elections. These were not mail-in ballots, but elections with many convenient polling places and they all...
View ArticlePolice Stop, Handcuff Every Adult at Intersection in Search for Bank Robber
The police in Aurora, Colorado suspected that a person who robbed a Wells Fargo bank was in the area so they stopped cars and handcuffed about 40 people, asking them for permission to search their...
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