My Comments: I’m conflicted. On one hand I’m disturbed by the growing threat to our individual privacy as demonstrated by what the NSA has been doing and will continue to do. On the other hand I’m disturbed by the threats I feel coming from those on the right who are more inclined to live in …
Continue reading The Imperial Presidency is Quietly Striking Back
My Comments: I made a reference last week to the effect that what happened when the Russians took over part of the Ukraine had only a temporary effect on the markets. Today’s comments are directed toward those who hate Obama and everything he stands for. The gist of those who daily and routinely criticize our …
Continue reading Reset the Reset – Visa Bans Will Not Deter Putin
My Comments: I am almost always amused by those who shout “Take Back America!”. But it’s not really amusing, is it? Take it back to when? Take it back from whom? Before women had the right to vote? When the average life expectancy was about age 50? Many of us, who today are over 60 …
Continue reading The American Public’s Indifference to Foreign Affairs
My Comments: I’m stepping in political waters here but I can’t help myself. This came from the Financial Times and the insights shed a lot of light on how we got to where we are in Washington. There is no reason to think this doesn’t apply to both the Republicans and the Democrats alike, but …
My Thoughts About This: I’ve willingly given Obama a pass more often than not. In the grand scheme of things, I think the values he represents are more in line with my values than those who oppose him. He’s now accused of lying to the American people. But in these days of 24/7 instant news …
My Comments: Before you accuse me of being a flaming liberal, please follow my thinking for a minute. The words I've chosen below are from Timothy Ray, and they appeared in the Gainesville Sun last week. Yes, my thoughts parallel his but I’ve been unable to express them as well. Mindful that I consider myself …
Continue reading Protect America From Being Wrecked by Conservatives
My Comments: My recent episode with the flu and lack of sleep is now behind me. I hope. So I’m back to ranting about stuff that, in my ‘gilded’ years, resonates with me. Having been driven most of my life to improve my lot and that of my family, I find it disturbing for the …
My Comments: Is it my imagination or are more and more folks finally accepting the fact that the earth is warming up? Why it makes any sense to deny the obvious is beyond me. Now, whether we can do anything realistic to stop or even slow it down is an unknown. But as I've mentioned …
My Comments: Readers of this blog know that while I support PPACA, I know there are flaws and that over the next ten years or so, it will morph into something different than what it is today. But that DOES NOT mean it should be repealed. It was absolutely critical that an alternative to what …
My Comments: My post from July 1, 2013 (Snooping...) suggested that as a society we have to come to terms with what is acceptable and what is not acceptable and encode into our legal system, boundaries that cannot be crossed. We do that already with traffic laws, none of which had any relevance when the …
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