Massachusetts elects a new Senator and suddenly the party that had sixty votes, a super majority, has fifty-nine. And they are crying? How is that? One election, one new Senator and healthcare legislation is in jeopardy? Personally, I don’t like the present bill. Who wants a law that is violated by simply not purchasing an...
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When 41 Senators Stomp Democracy Into The Senate Floor
On Having Broad Shoulders, Being Politically Correct, and Harry Reid
Senator Harry Reid apologized recently for opening his mouth and speaking. I don’t know what he said and for the most part I really don’t care. The world isn’t going to stop turning because Harry Reid uttered something racial, inane, and stupid. It, however,...
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Skyscrapers and Senators: Help Wanted
I was reading the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times, two rags upon which I base my illogical views of the world, and something struck me odd. It was not an epiphany by any means, but an irony that screamed loudly.
The folks...
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On Bravery, Terrorists, and the TSA
In January 2009, one Chesley B. Sullenberger, a pilot, landed his passenger plane in the Hudson River with no loss of life. God bless him. In December 2009, one Jasper Schuringa, a Netherlands film maker, John Wayne-style, leaped across fellow passengers to stomp out...
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Can’t Jail Freedom, Can’t Incarcerate Democracy Forever
This week the Chinese government sentenced Liu Xiaobo to eleven years’ jail time. Eleven years is close to a death sentence. During this same week the Chinese executed a British national for drug trafficking. He was caught traveling with nine pounds of heroin. He...
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