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When 41 Senators Stomp Democracy Into The Senate Floor

January 21, 2010
By ghowe

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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On Having Broad Shoulders, Being Politically Correct, and Harry Reid

January 12, 2010
By ghowe

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

January 5, 2010
By ghowe

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

January 2, 2010
By ghowe

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

December 30, 2009
By ghowe

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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