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politics

Healthcare status.

September 4, 2009

Over yonder in the wild lands of Facebook, located somewhere between the first and fourth circles of hell, folks are using their status update to spread a healthcare message.
“No one should die because they cannot afford health care, and no one should go broke because they get sick. If you agree, please post this as [...]

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Damascus moments.

March 29, 2009

In discussing President Obama and his seemingly on-the-job training and how that was causing previous supporters to begin questioning their support, a blog post over at Hot Air used a phrase that caught my eye:
Now, The Economist has had a Road to Damascus moment just two months after their candidate took office
A Road to Damascus [...]

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You break, you buy.

February 23, 2009

Think how such a simple retail concept could change the world. By breaking something, you are forced to own it, and not only own it, but pay for it.
In politics.In relationships.In matters of the heart.
Sort of a reverse of the ballyhooed “if you save a life, you’re responsible for it” concept touted in movies when [...]

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More ballots found!

December 8, 2008

According to the comments that follow this news story, more ballots have been found that Al Franken may be interested in.
Several ballots with a pro-Franken vote, according to one commenter, were found in the bottom of his bird cage this morning. This is truly amazing, and an excellent example of “one voter — one vote” [...]

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What is pro-life?

November 5, 2008

I remember being involved in a slight disagreement during a Sunday school class discussion in which I gently suggested that the death penalty did not fit the idea of being pro-life. The response from one fellow in the class was that he was “pro innocent life.”
“So we, the non-innocent, get to determine who deserves to [...]

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My complex voting reasoning process.

November 5, 2008

Regarding the discussion with Will in the comments section of this post, my voting process for president this year went as follows:
1. I’d sure like to pay less taxes and not pay my monthly (high) health insurance premiums and still get good health care. I’d sure like a strong economy and an easier life.2. But [...]

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The problem with The Answer.

November 4, 2008

There is no sense of proportion to democracy. It is The Answer. Yet the answer it provides is bound to be disappointing to nearly everyone. For democracy works by pushing men toward political compromise, so it should be no surprise when year after year, our political leaders are, in fact, compromised.–Peter Suderman, “The case for [...]

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Marble cake and politics.

November 3, 2008

Marble cake is a symbol of foolish compromise.
At the bakery, marble cake is the majority choice of people ordering cakes for special occasions. Very few people actually like marble cake, but the thinking is that since some people like chocolate and since some people like white, and since two cakes would be excess, marble is [...]

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Everywhere a soap box, yet always so dirty.

September 4, 2008

When my friend Girl Friday writes, I just sit back and enjoy. More than once I’ve linked to her posts.
The latest post contains a quip that really sums up a concept I’ve grown fairly disgusted with. I call it “poli-bleed.” It’s where everything becomes a platform for political bickering. In this case, a site about [...]

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The right backdrop.

August 28, 2008

So Obama and the Democrats went for a Greek Temple/Lincoln Memorial-type backdrop for his big speech at the Democratic convention. In a football field.
It seems really cheesy.
So much spectacle. It’s somewhat like erecting a Greek temple in the middle of the Colosseum, which should drive any historian and philosopher nuts.
I don’t know; maybe they got [...]

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