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I live on an island off the coast of Maine. Political junkie of liberal persuasion.
I have long been a registered Independent and now am a member of the Maine Green Independent Party.

Widower, grandfather of two, retired.

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Thursday, July 9, 2009 at 7:18:23 PM

Article : "Holding Dems like Baucus and Cantwell Accountable on Health"

No-they are not


Monday, June 22, 2009 at 6:43:07 PM

Article : "The War Party and its Faux-gressive Minions by Cindy Sheehan"

Just a quick note


Sunday, June 21, 2009 at 2:23:43 PM

Article : "Obama won by MILLIONS MORE than we've been told"

Well,


Sunday, June 21, 2009 at 2:05:24 PM

Article : "Can you yell OUTRAGEOUS?"

Republican resistance to single payer


Saturday, June 20, 2009 at 1:57:01 PM

Article : "Obama's Flip-Flop on Single Payer"

Please note Perry


Friday, June 19, 2009 at 4:36:00 PM

Article : "Obama's Flip-Flop on Single Payer"

The funds you speak of, approximately $88k


Friday, June 19, 2009 at 4:30:34 PM

Article : "Obama's Two Step Healthcare Strategy"

Still waiting


Friday, June 19, 2009 at 4:27:53 PM

Article : "Just Keep Undermining Obama and You'll Get another GW Bush"

There may be a number of reasons for progressives


Friday, June 19, 2009 at 4:11:46 PM

Article : "GOP Posts Lowest Ever Favorable #s in NYT Poll"

Bumper sticker


Sunday, June 14, 2009 at 10:57:14 AM

Article : "Four Reasons Why the Public Health Care Option is Irrefutabl"

Just a couple of minor points.


Saturday, June 13, 2009 at 5:48:13 PM

Article : "What's Going to Become of the Republican Party? A Discussio"

We have alternatives.


Saturday, June 13, 2009 at 1:30:05 PM

Article : "What's Going to Become of the Republican Party? A Discussio"

Who among us who is not


Friday, June 5, 2009 at 10:29:16 AM

Article : "Will Buchenwald Persuade Obama to Pursue Justice for the Tor"

Obama is a member


Thursday, June 4, 2009 at 5:33:56 PM

Article : "Obama is not now and never will be a hero; however, his stat"

Well-if you think he is so great and his environmental


Friday, May 29, 2009 at 1:38:13 PM

Article : "We Have More to Fear than Fear"

Oh wow-we watched the bocce ball for a bit from a distance,


Friday, May 29, 2009 at 12:28:54 PM

Article : "We Have More to Fear than Fear"

I am surprised


Friday, May 29, 2009 at 11:31:41 AM

Poll : "Poll: Should Ahmadinejad debate Obama at the U.N.?"

Sounds like a great skit


Thursday, May 28, 2009 at 12:13:14 AM

Article : "Liberals Feel Betrayed By Obama"

Odd


Wednesday, May 27, 2009 at 3:54:41 PM

Article : "Day of the Dead"

Peace Cindy


Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at 1:47:00 PM

Article : "SHIP OF STATE OR SHIP OF FOOLS"

A neocon writer, in an opinion piece some months ago,


Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at 1:18:02 AM

Article : "Obama Picks a Clarence Thomas for the EPA"

Actually, not withstanding your snide commentary


Thursday, May 21, 2009 at 10:37:55 AM

Article : "Obama Picks a Clarence Thomas for the EPA"

An interesting philosophy.


Thursday, May 21, 2009 at 1:28:40 AM

Article : "The Lethal Media Silence on Kent State's Smoking Guns"

Neither did I.


Thursday, May 21, 2009 at 1:02:00 AM

Article : "Nancy Pelosi; Courageous Hero"

Sorry Rob


Wednesday, May 20, 2009 at 8:49:01 PM

Poll : "Poll: Health Care vs. Health Insurance"

Might help if you actually understood what single payer


Wednesday, May 20, 2009 at 7:52:11 PM

Article : "Current U.S. Health System a Success"

So why is it a success?


Wednesday, May 20, 2009 at 12:22:20 PM

Article : "Pelosi's Loss; Our Gain"

Why would you think that Obama is listening to other views


Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at 6:25:38 PM

Article : "Paying To Subjugate Yourself"

Sorry Perry


Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at 5:24:56 PM

Article : "Obama Picks a Clarence Thomas for the EPA"

Hi John


Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at 1:02:51 AM

Article : "Single-Payer Healthcare Advocates Protesting Exclusion from"

USA


Monday, May 18, 2009 at 9:12:10 PM

Article : "Obama Picks a Clarence Thomas for the EPA"

Yep


Sunday, May 17, 2009 at 10:48:27 AM

Article : "Obama Picks a Clarence Thomas for the EPA"

To Roberts' comment I would add


Sunday, May 17, 2009 at 10:19:00 AM

Article : "Obama Picks a Clarence Thomas for the EPA"

Perhaps


Sunday, May 17, 2009 at 9:43:53 AM

Article : "Obama Picks a Clarence Thomas For the EPA"

HRC


Wednesday, May 6, 2009 at 10:58:20 PM

Poll : "Poll: Who Should Be the Leader of the GOP to Take Them Out o"

The wilderness


Wednesday, May 6, 2009 at 1:32:26 PM

Article : "Why I Was Among Eight Health Care Advocates to Get Arrested"

This would appear to lay open


Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at 5:26:35 PM

Article : "Give Everyone Healthcare By Shutting Insurance Companies"

we also need to review


Thursday, April 30, 2009 at 4:26:09 PM

Article : "Conyers, Nadler Formally Request DOJ Appoint Torture Special"

Let's wait and see


Thursday, April 30, 2009 at 4:11:30 PM

Poll : "Poll: Should individual CIA agents be brought to trial?"

Yeah, Nancy needs to go


Thursday, April 30, 2009 at 1:05:36 PM

Article : "Probable Case of Swine Flu in Minnesota Occurs in District R"

An interesting comment from Bachman,


Thursday, April 30, 2009 at 11:25:37 AM

Poll : "Poll: Is Specter Conversion Good or Bad For Dems and America"

I think it will play out


Thursday, April 30, 2009 at 3:28:39 AM

Article : "The End of American Exceptionalism "

The economy here


Thursday, April 30, 2009 at 2:47:43 AM

Poll : "Poll: Is Specter Conversion Good or Bad For Dems and America"

I'm seeing this a bit differently.


Tuesday, April 28, 2009 at 12:13:25 PM

Poll : "Poll: Swine Flu Threat, Real Or Imagined?"

This has the potential for a pandemic.


Monday, April 27, 2009 at 5:41:09 PM

Article : "Make NO Mistake, Obama Wants Justice Too"

The administration now


Sunday, April 26, 2009 at 11:57:52 AM

Article : "What's In a Name? Just Everything"

I am thinking maybe


Friday, April 24, 2009 at 11:18:35 PM

Poll : "Poll: Obama's 100 day Performance Opinion Poll"

I believe that


Friday, April 24, 2009 at 6:56:59 PM

Poll : "Poll: Obama's 100 day Performance Opinion Poll"

Good points all


Thursday, April 23, 2009 at 10:58:30 AM

Poll : "Poll: Obama's 100 day Performance Opinion Poll"

Why do you equate time


Wednesday, April 22, 2009 at 12:28:48 PM

Article : "Socialist Successes"

So how do you feel


Wednesday, April 22, 2009 at 12:24:54 PM

Article : "Socialist Successes"

One socialist


Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at 4:16:10 PM

Article : "Are Progressives Being Duped by a Megacorporation's Disinfor"

A short question--


Sunday, April 12, 2009 at 1:38:05 PM

Quicklink : "Cheney's records won't be coming soon to Bush library at SMU"

Buckshot's records


Sunday, April 12, 2009 at 1:29:42 PM

Article : "Grey and Drizzling in America"

Hi Paula


Sunday, April 12, 2009 at 1:22:53 PM

Article : "Grey and Drizzling in America"

I prefer to think of


Saturday, April 11, 2009 at 2:30:38 PM

Article : "Grey and Drizzling in America"

I also have supported Ralph in the past.


Saturday, April 11, 2009 at 2:15:55 PM

Article : "Grey and Drizzling in America"

I would only suggest


Saturday, April 11, 2009 at 1:48:20 PM

Article : "Obama's New World Order"

So sorry Perry


Saturday, April 11, 2009 at 1:41:45 PM

Article : "Greens urge amendment to food safety bills"

Much needed info


Saturday, April 11, 2009 at 1:32:02 PM

Article : "The Folks Who Brought You this Financial Meltdown Are Still"

Sorry Perry, but your point here is not what you claim it is


Saturday, April 11, 2009 at 12:54:45 PM

Article : "Grey and Drizzling in America"

A number of us


Saturday, April 11, 2009 at 12:18:31 PM

Article : "Grey and Drizzling in America"

We need to hit them in the two places


Saturday, April 11, 2009 at 12:14:29 PM

Article : "Grey and Drizzling in America"

Gray and heavy overcast


Friday, April 10, 2009 at 3:15:46 PM

Article : "Conyers calls for Special Prosecutor for Bush Crimes"

Just more eye candy


Friday, April 10, 2009 at 3:03:31 PM

Quicklink : "MN Rep Michele Bachmann fears 'politically correct re-educat"

It would seem


Friday, April 10, 2009 at 1:20:28 PM

Quicklink : "Schumer: DOJ should investigate Red Cross reports of torture"

Oh my,


Friday, April 10, 2009 at 1:15:22 PM

Quicklink : "Republicans in Desperation Over Obama Releasing More Bush To"

Ah yes, the power


Friday, April 10, 2009 at 1:08:34 PM

Quicklink : "State Secrets Claims Test Democrats' Commitment to Oversight"

The Democrats and the Obama administration


Friday, April 10, 2009 at 12:36:39 PM

Poll : "Poll: STOP- NWO... Bailouts... Monsanto... Support National"

I have been advocating for


Friday, April 10, 2009 at 12:33:41 PM

Poll : "Poll: STOP- NWO... Bailouts... Monsanto... Support National"

It works here in Maine


Saturday, April 4, 2009 at 2:23:50 PM

Article : "O'Reilly Announces Plan To Boycott Minnesota (Not an April F"

Perhaps


Thursday, April 2, 2009 at 4:11:58 PM

Article : "Don't Go There Mr. President!"

Must add


Thursday, April 2, 2009 at 1:17:38 PM

Article : "Give Obama a Chance to Do What?"

Speaking of magical thinking


Thursday, April 2, 2009 at 11:16:10 AM

Article : "Give Obama a Chance to Do What?"

These days


Monday, March 30, 2009 at 1:25:15 PM

Poll : "Poll: What happened to Obama's Campaign Promise of Peace?"

Mr M


Sunday, March 29, 2009 at 10:40:32 PM

Poll : "Poll: "Insurance for All", or "Healthcare for All" ?"

If you look


Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at 7:49:59 PM

Article : "The Most Evil Corporations, Industries and Orgs"

Gee JBA,


Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at 1:56:42 PM

Article : "Five reasons why Americans won't resist"

I am thinking maybe eight


Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at 12:50:49 PM

Article : "The Most Evil Corporations, Industries and Orgs"

In general


Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at 10:53:39 AM

Article : "The CIA and Director Leon Panetta: Plus Ca Change, Plus C'es"

So you are ok with embeds?


Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at 10:45:36 AM

Article : "Hannity Wants You To Think Terrorists May Be Your "New Neigh"

Lots of terrorists in my area-


Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at 10:35:28 AM

Article : "Ter·ror·ist (noun): Anyone Who Disagrees with the Government"

This is not the path of a democracy.


Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at 10:30:12 AM

Article : "Will Congress Pass Ponzi Healthcare? Let's Say 'No' in Des M"

Please report how it went.


Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at 10:23:36 AM

Article : "When Corporate Pirates Commit Class Economic Rape"

A nice piece Kevin


Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at 9:55:40 AM

Article : "Barack Obama and the Altar of Greed"

Obama was never meant to bring serious change-


Monday, March 23, 2009 at 8:03:02 PM

Poll : "Poll: Should OpEdNews Publish Articles From Monsanto?"

l voted yes,


Monday, March 23, 2009 at 5:34:56 PM

Article : "Obama's Moment is Passing Quickly"

I,at least, have sent several suggestions.


Monday, March 23, 2009 at 5:28:18 PM

Article : "Obama's Moment is Passing Quickly"

Remember Kent State?


Thursday, March 19, 2009 at 9:19:56 PM

Article : "Was the Bailout Itself a Scam?"

Naomi Klein


Thursday, March 19, 2009 at 8:17:04 PM

Article : "Obama disses Blackwater - then Renews their Contract"

Who selected him


Thursday, March 19, 2009 at 8:13:38 PM

Article : "'Left' Obamites Prefer Kool-Aid to Struggle"

Hi JG


Thursday, March 19, 2009 at 11:27:47 AM

Quicklink : "Obama and HCAN Marginalize Single Payer Health Care"

Not sure why


Thursday, March 19, 2009 at 11:19:24 AM

Quicklink : "Newspapers dying threatens basis of the Republic"

What goes around comes around


Thursday, March 19, 2009 at 11:08:35 AM

Quicklink : "Holder Urged to Probe Allegations of Torture"

Yup


Thursday, March 19, 2009 at 10:56:22 AM

Quicklink : "What Did Geithner Know and When Did He Know It?"

Hey hey, Ho ho


Thursday, March 19, 2009 at 10:54:41 AM

Quicklink : "Veterans Groups Denounce Private Insurance Proposal"

Is this enough to show Obama supporters


Wednesday, March 18, 2009 at 4:50:53 PM

Article : "WPost Is a Neocon Propaganda Sheet"

My late Irish grandfather


Monday, March 16, 2009 at 6:18:37 PM

Article : "View of Obama through Socialist eyes"

The "Nation" magazine


Sunday, March 15, 2009 at 4:49:26 PM

Article : "Obama Justice Department defending Rumsfeld on torture"

Once again, you missed the lpoint


Saturday, March 14, 2009 at 1:15:02 AM

Quicklink : "The Republican Party is Always the Party of the Evil Doers"

A firm second from this corner UncleSim

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