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I am retired from business and being forced back to work. I am a vet, (Vietnam era), extremely disappointed with the aggressive, imperialistic direction this country has taken in Iraq, to control and usurp it's oil, and the extent to which BOTH parties are complicit.

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Thursday, February 16, 2012 at 9:53:19 AM

Article : "Can Obama avert war with Iran?"

Poor title for this article


Sunday, February 5, 2012 at 11:08:46 PM

Article : "Your Future and the Justice Party"

No question in my mind


Monday, January 16, 2012 at 12:13:48 AM

Article : "A New America: Rocky Anderson's Vision and Acceptance Speech"

Rocky for President


Wednesday, January 4, 2012 at 6:03:45 PM

Article : "The streets of 2012"

In a nutshell


Wednesday, January 4, 2012 at 4:19:23 PM

Article : "The streets of 2012"

Great article Naomi


Friday, December 23, 2011 at 5:02:48 PM

Article : "Vying for Detention: Two liberal Democratic Senators Give Us"

Yeah


Friday, December 23, 2011 at 10:22:38 AM

Article : "Vying for Detention: Two liberal Democratic Senators Give Us"

Jeez, this couldn't be the same Senator Leahy


Saturday, December 17, 2011 at 8:29:24 AM

Article : "Is the Iraq War actually over?"

Oh, sweet victory


Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 10:25:05 AM

Article : "Thoughts on Mark Twain's 'The War Prayer'"

Or when athletes pray


Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 10:20:37 AM

Article : "Thoughts on Mark Twain's 'The War Prayer'"

Amen


Thursday, December 8, 2011 at 4:34:23 PM

Article : "Blagojevich gets 14 years, but what about these guys?"

WTF? Does this mean


Thursday, December 8, 2011 at 8:07:06 AM

Article : "Blagojevich gets 14 years, but what about these guys?"

WTF? Does this mean


Wednesday, December 7, 2011 at 9:14:33 AM

Article : "It's Time for a Wall Street Perp Walk"

Amen to this, Danny


Saturday, November 26, 2011 at 7:16:05 PM

Article : "Ask the Candidates Real Questions -- Like These"

Don't kid yourself


Saturday, November 26, 2011 at 7:03:22 PM

Article : "Ask the Candidates Real Questions -- Like These"

Spot on as usual Mr.McGovern


Monday, September 5, 2011 at 6:49:25 AM

Article : "Here's what UnAmerican really is!"

Awesome article. Everyone should pass this on.


Thursday, August 25, 2011 at 10:40:42 AM

Article : "9/11 After A Decade: Have We Learned Anything?"

Our government may not be guilty of 9/11 but it sure as hell


Wednesday, August 3, 2011 at 6:57:07 AM

Article : "Are Our Subways Safe?"

I'd like to take your comment a step farther


Monday, June 27, 2011 at 7:15:55 AM

Article : "Nuclear Station Berm Collapses"

In other words


Monday, June 27, 2011 at 7:12:36 AM

Article : "Nuclear Station Berm Collapses"

I would side with Mike Preston


Thursday, May 12, 2011 at 7:31:41 AM

Article : "The West Is Trapped In Its Own Propaganda"

The problem is we don't get rid of them wholesale


Saturday, May 7, 2011 at 1:02:02 AM

Article : "This is Nuts. Al Qaeda Confirms Obama's Story on Bin Laden D"

It's all meaningless


Thursday, May 5, 2011 at 8:10:06 AM

Article : "The Agendas Behind the Bin Laden News Event"

I think it's more like


Wednesday, May 4, 2011 at 4:29:17 PM

Article : "Osama bin Lynched"

Amen, bro


Saturday, April 30, 2011 at 9:19:46 AM

Article : "You need to read this! Rob Kall's declaration of war"

You make an excellent point here, Jeff


Sunday, April 24, 2011 at 10:07:31 PM

Article : "Dennis Kucinich Interview Transcript: on Libya and Obama's "

Kucinich for president


Sunday, April 24, 2011 at 9:51:44 PM

Article : "Trump Beats All"

It doesn't matter who's president


Friday, April 22, 2011 at 9:22:29 AM

Article : "Is the US Military America's Biggest Security Threat?"

Good article. Long time in coming.


Friday, April 8, 2011 at 9:02:16 PM

Article : "Responding to the Office of Legal Counsel's Positively Orwel"

Impeach Obama


Wednesday, April 6, 2011 at 10:16:00 PM

Article : "Increasing Fukushima Radiation Dangers"

We all are.


Wednesday, April 6, 2011 at 9:09:51 AM

Article : "Why We Must Raise Taxes on the Rich"

Tax the living sh*t out of them


Thursday, March 31, 2011 at 7:51:47 PM

Diary : "Money Doesn't Talk, It Swears"

Tax the living sh*t out of them


Wednesday, March 30, 2011 at 10:39:37 AM

Quicklink : "Trump's "Birth Certificate" Is Not Official"

If you're so convinced of this


Wednesday, March 30, 2011 at 10:32:45 AM

Quicklink : "Trump's "Birth Certificate" Is Not Official"

Excellent point


Thursday, March 17, 2011 at 6:17:39 AM

Article : "Act Now to End the War in Afghanistan"

Dennis tell-it-like-it-is Kucinich


Monday, March 14, 2011 at 8:01:00 PM

Article : "Our Time of Universal Deceit Needs An Orwell"

You make a good point


Friday, March 11, 2011 at 10:21:25 AM

Article : "Have we forgotten the lessons of September 11, 2001?"

Very sad


Friday, March 11, 2011 at 9:04:20 AM

Article : "Still in the Dark About 9/11"

With 911 it's never too little too late


Wednesday, March 2, 2011 at 12:37:39 AM

Article : "The Perfidy of Government: Evidence v. Denial"

I think you're jumping the gun


Tuesday, March 1, 2011 at 10:14:50 AM

Article : "Scott Walker Moves America to Resistance: No-Spine Democrats"

Great news.


Wednesday, February 23, 2011 at 9:15:26 AM

Article : "MSNBC, HuffPo Finally Air Wilkerson's First Hand Evidence on"

Even if Iraq had WMD's


Tuesday, February 8, 2011 at 9:33:22 PM

Article : "The Inevitable, Unavoidable Moment of Truth Draws Ever Close"

Your scenarios left out the most significant one


Tuesday, February 8, 2011 at 9:55:36 AM

Quicklink : "WikiLeaks: FBI hunts the 9/11 gang that got away"

I'd like to know


Tuesday, February 8, 2011 at 9:48:28 AM

Article : "George Bush: Preliminary Indictment for Torture"

I'd like to know how/why Bugliosi failed


Tuesday, February 8, 2011 at 9:35:35 AM

Article : "George Bush: Preliminary Indictment for Torture"

Like 911, this is a much more critical path


Monday, February 7, 2011 at 6:01:29 PM

Article : "America: Standing in the Way of Democracy"

Excellenty. Well said, Dave


Sunday, February 6, 2011 at 11:11:11 PM

Article : "Socialist Green Bay Packers Win Superbowl"

Great headline, Rob


Friday, February 4, 2011 at 7:32:13 PM

Article : "Lawless FBI Intelligence Gathering Practices"

Great points made here


Friday, February 4, 2011 at 12:44:17 AM

Article : "Wallace Shawn, Are You Smarter Than Thomas Jefferson?"

Fascinating article. Enlightening. Right on.


Monday, January 31, 2011 at 7:39:52 PM

Diary : "Whoopi Goldberg & The View Poke Fun at Former Gov. Jesse Ven"

Coudn't agree more with this article


Monday, January 31, 2011 at 6:09:56 AM

Article : ""Let them eat cake""

Amen, Bro.


Friday, January 28, 2011 at 8:49:36 PM

Article : "Rachel Maddow Censored or Coincidental Glitch?"

It is telling


Friday, January 28, 2011 at 8:19:18 AM

Article : "John Boehner and the Republican Lie Machine"

How about the DLM?


Saturday, January 22, 2011 at 9:08:28 AM

Article : "Don't Tone It Down, Amp It Up: In Praise of Incivility in Po"

I'm with you, Dave


Monday, January 17, 2011 at 1:27:01 AM

Article : "The 9/11 'Truth' Parlor Game"

Seems you've got it backwards, Mr. Parry


Saturday, January 15, 2011 at 7:53:50 AM

Article : "Gulf Residents to Oil Industry and Government: Our Health is"

Exactly right


Thursday, January 6, 2011 at 9:13:34 AM

Article : "Peak Oil and Climate Change - An Introduction"

Kevin, thanks so much


Wednesday, January 5, 2011 at 11:49:05 AM

Article : "A Profound and Jarring Disconnect"

Spot on, Dave


Thursday, December 23, 2010 at 10:08:19 AM

Article : "Wikimania and the First Amendment"

I think it's a mistake and very discouraging


Thursday, December 23, 2010 at 8:33:26 AM

Article : "Wikimania and the First Amendment"

To quote you:


Wednesday, December 22, 2010 at 6:57:56 PM

Article : "McCarthyism on Steroids: Monitoring Americans"

Good points here


Tuesday, December 21, 2010 at 6:28:49 PM

Article : "McCarthyism on Steroids: Monitoring Americans"

What's really so pathetic, however,


Monday, December 13, 2010 at 6:05:22 PM

Article : "THE WARNING HAS BEEN GIVEN"

Good article


Tuesday, December 7, 2010 at 9:35:43 AM

Article : "Tax Cut Lies: The Day The News Died"

Check this out


Monday, December 6, 2010 at 8:24:23 AM

Article : "The Main Lesson From WikiLeaks"

excellent


Saturday, December 4, 2010 at 8:39:46 AM

Quicklink : "Tax Cut Extension: The GOP's Fiscal Time Bomb"

Could one argue the same for healthcare?


Saturday, December 4, 2010 at 8:35:52 AM

Article : "I'm in Love with Michele Bachmann"

No argument here


Wednesday, December 1, 2010 at 10:17:20 PM

Article : "Could Political Affiliation Be A Deciding Factor in Divorce "

Does Eric Holder know about this?


Tuesday, November 30, 2010 at 6:41:32 AM

Article : "Bumbling Terrorists"

Amen to this


Sunday, November 28, 2010 at 2:59:54 AM

Article : "Now government wants proof you're not a terrorist when buyin"

I don't get it.


Friday, November 26, 2010 at 11:48:21 PM

Article : "JFK: What We Know Now"

The People must press relentlessly


Wednesday, November 24, 2010 at 8:59:51 PM

Article : "The Independent voter need no longer be a Floating voter"

I think the very first principle should be


Wednesday, November 24, 2010 at 5:36:04 AM

Article : "Sarah Palin's Narrative Makeover: Cosmetic Surgery Applied t"

Good article


Monday, November 22, 2010 at 8:51:41 AM

Article : "In Terror Prosecution Cases, Justice Does Not Mean Convictio"

Amen to this


Friday, November 19, 2010 at 8:31:41 AM

Article : "Congressman Ron Paul on TSA's Calamity: "We Have Accepted th"

Kevin


Wednesday, November 17, 2010 at 5:23:31 PM

Article : "On Torture and Prosecuting the President"

Sorry


Wednesday, November 17, 2010 at 5:18:25 PM

Article : "On Torture and Prosecuting the President"

Capiche


Wednesday, November 17, 2010 at 4:42:27 PM

Article : "On Torture and Prosecuting the President"

Yeah, for every one person we can convince


Tuesday, November 16, 2010 at 5:30:51 PM

Article : "On Torture and Prosecuting the President"

OK, GLloyd


Tuesday, November 16, 2010 at 5:20:51 PM

Article : "On Torture and Prosecuting the President"

It's only sad if we don't make it happen


Monday, November 15, 2010 at 10:11:24 PM

Article : "On Torture and Prosecuting the President"

For sure


Monday, November 15, 2010 at 9:51:20 PM

Article : "On Torture and Prosecuting the President"

I don't know how much Israel


Sunday, November 14, 2010 at 9:41:57 PM

Article : "On Torture and Prosecuting the President"

So plenty


Sunday, November 14, 2010 at 9:11:48 PM

Article : "On Torture and Prosecuting the President"

Personally


Sunday, November 14, 2010 at 9:53:56 AM

Article : "On Torture and Prosecuting the President"

Nobody wants to be the last person to see the light


Sunday, November 14, 2010 at 9:42:39 AM

Article : "On Torture and Prosecuting the President"

"A good place to start is here". Thanks Gravity


Sunday, November 14, 2010 at 12:52:49 AM

Article : "On Torture and Prosecuting the President"

Agreed


Sunday, November 14, 2010 at 12:30:25 AM

Article : "On Torture and Prosecuting the President"

I hear what you're saying


Sunday, November 14, 2010 at 12:22:06 AM

Article : "On Torture and Prosecuting the President"

Couldn't agree with you more


Sunday, November 14, 2010 at 12:13:25 AM

Article : "On Torture and Prosecuting the President"

That was awesome


Sunday, November 14, 2010 at 12:00:55 AM

Article : "On Torture and Prosecuting the President"

I'm with you


Saturday, November 13, 2010 at 11:49:52 PM

Article : "On Torture and Prosecuting the President"

Please re-think your response.


Saturday, November 13, 2010 at 9:40:51 PM

Article : "On Torture and Prosecuting the President"

For what it's worth,


Saturday, November 13, 2010 at 9:33:04 PM

Article : "On Torture and Prosecuting the President"

Fine.


Saturday, November 13, 2010 at 10:49:00 AM

Article : "On Torture and Prosecuting the President"

I'd feel better


Friday, November 5, 2010 at 12:11:16 PM

Article : "Bloodbath; The USA Repudiates Obama, Emanuel, Bluedogs, The"

Amen to this


Friday, November 5, 2010 at 12:56:01 AM

Article : "U.S. Supports Japan, Confronts China And Russia Over Island "

Just what we need


Friday, November 5, 2010 at 12:37:33 AM

Article : "Bloodbath; The USA Repudiates Obama, Emanuel, Bluedogs, The"

I'm having a difficult time following your thoughts


Thursday, November 4, 2010 at 4:39:11 PM

Article : "Bloodbath; The USA Repudiates Obama, Emanuel, Bluedogs, The"

WE, the left and right, need to


Thursday, November 4, 2010 at 12:03:40 PM

Article : "Bloodbath; The USA Repudiates Obama, Emanuel, Bluedogs, The"

So what are you saying?

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