Category Archives: Politics

50 Years Ago


President John F. Kennedy was killed fifty years ago today. I realized early this morning after talking with my daughter that I’d never told her where I had been when I heard the news. Odd that it never came up … Continue reading

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Debatable Debate


The Presidential debate is finally over. The talking heads on MSNBC are trying to tell us what happened. The heck with them, I watched it and can form my own opinion. Romney’s campaign said they didn’t need fact checking. It … Continue reading

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The Clinton Speech


The Clinton Speech There is little doubt that former President Bill Clinton’s speech at the Democratic National Convention last night ignited the audience. It was one of the best political speeches I’ve heard in a long time. What a relief … Continue reading

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As the Politician Turns


Early this morning while reading the news I ran across the following article in the UK paper The Telegraph, “US election: Mitt Romney may have breached ethics laws through company linked to Paul Ryan’s brother”. This link will bring up … Continue reading

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Another fine mess


We are in another election season and I’m trying to convince myself that based on the choice of candidates the only one I can responsibly vote for in the fall is Obama. In spite of the fact he has deeply … Continue reading

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