My Comment: This push by the GOP is, in my opinion, more smoke and mirrors from those beholden to the lobbyists from Wall Street. The crux of this issue is that the people who run Wall Street firms do not want their rank and file representatives, the ones who work with people like you and …
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Yellen’s problem with US felons
My Comments: We are a nation of approximately 316 million people, of which roughly 30% are “youth dependent” and 20% are “elderly dependent”. This leads me to assume that roughly half of us are capable of employment of some kind. The next assumption is that if the employable number of people is about 158 million, …
Border Security Is Not An Immigration Cure-All
My Comments: Many of you know that I am a documented alien who in 1959 was granted US citizenship. Hopefully, this gives me some right to comment on the immigration issues facing us today. While I’m not an admirer of the Mexican political system, I do accept that if you achieve the status of President, …
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5 Republican Campaign Promises
My Comments: Campaign promises are usually pretty hollow expressions of what a candidate ‘would like’ to have you believe. If you win, then you can be held accountable. If you lose, then they are typically forgotten. Last evening, President Obama gave us his 2015 State of the Union address. I did not watch it. My …
Halt Jerusalem’s Unholy Descent Into Dark Ages
My Comments: Writing about politics and religion is outside my professional capacity to serve my clients, friends and family, not to mention those whom I hope to meet in the coming years. It’s much easier to try and ignore this stuff than to admit it has important implications. And then attempt to define just where …
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Boehner’s Lawsuit Is Betrayal Of Congress
My Comments: I don’t normally upload any posts on the weekend. I’m usually distracted by other matters and assume you are too. However, I happened across this and it resonated with me. It’s another example, in my opinion, of a dysfunctional Congress that is leading us down a path that I don’t want to follow. …
YOU WORRY ME!
My Comments: I’m very conflicted by current events in the Middle East. On one hand I’m a dove, sick and tired of the hatred and death and tribal motivations of the people involved. It also reinforces my discomfort about religion since the conflict always seems to be driven by a false belief that “my God …
Obama Needs to Play The Honest Broker in the Mideast
My Comments: It’s Friday, I’m looking forward to the weekend, and yet the world keeps spinning and I can’t keep up. I’ve found myself turning off the TV when I find airheads talking about Isreal and Gaza, not because it isn’t important, but because I’m tired of hatred that has no other rationale than “my …
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Washington’s Hawks Have Usurped the Huntsmen
My Comments: If you are unsure what is meant by the headline above, you are not alone. However, a reading of the comments that appeared in the Financial Times tends to reinforce in my mind the discomfort all of us should feel about the US Government agency known as NSA or the National Security Agency …
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According to the Supreme Court…
Corporations Have More Religious Freedom Than Taxpayers My Comments: My initial reaction to the Hobby Lobby issue was to commit to never stepping foot in any of their stores. Beyond that, my reaction was pretty typical of those to the left of center in American politics. But I've not become truly engaged in this issue as …
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