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Having lived six decades now, I've had a lot of experiences! Grew up in a family often oppressed because of our faith - we stood for peace and against war, and for the rights of all regardless of ethnic background. Active from youth in peace and civil rights. Vietnam-era draft resister. Worked for a while for peace and social justice groups, and then became a civil servant. Felt a call to a consistent life ethic, and am currently serving as President of Consistent Life. All this is out of Christian conviction. Active for about 4 decades in Society of Friends (Quakers), and currently a member of the nondenominational Cedar Ridge Community Church in Spencerville, Maryland.

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Friday, January 6, 2012 at 8:27:35 AM

Article : "Obama: "Yes, I'm in a Can""

President Obama - the drive for power and privilege


Friday, January 6, 2012 at 8:02:56 AM

Article : "Ron Paul Is No Friend to Progressives"

Libertarian-Progressive Alliance


Saturday, December 31, 2011 at 7:42:19 PM

Article : "Ron Paul's Anti-Progressive Agenda"

Libertarian-Progressive Alliance


Saturday, December 31, 2011 at 8:27:28 AM

Quicklink : "2 doctors accused of performing late-term abortions in Md. a"

All too typical


Sunday, December 25, 2011 at 6:02:12 PM

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

See them in Charlotte?


Friday, December 16, 2011 at 3:28:39 PM

Article : "An Offer to the President"

Get real!


Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at 10:34:05 AM

Quicklink : "The Time Has Come: Justice Party USA"

Not a real alternative


Sunday, November 27, 2011 at 8:08:06 PM

Article : "On Occupying the Democratic Party"

Who are allies?


Saturday, November 19, 2011 at 4:49:27 PM

Article : "Super Committee Deadlock: Heads They Win, Tails We Lose"

Sequestration


Saturday, November 19, 2011 at 4:48:27 PM

Article : "Super Committee Deadlock: Heads They Win, Tails We Lose"

Deficit reduction


Sunday, November 6, 2011 at 6:34:26 PM

Article : "Van Jones Has An Answer"

Van Jones scares me


Sunday, October 16, 2011 at 8:57:15 PM

Article : "At Least PRIMARY the Imposter of Hope, Change and Integrity"

No - the Democrats are not where it's at


Saturday, October 8, 2011 at 6:49:00 PM

Article : "The Politics of "Occupy Wall Street': Sanders and Progressiv"

Obama caught in the middle


Wednesday, October 5, 2011 at 10:30:12 AM

Article : "What's Missing: Non-Electoral Politics"

Independence from establishment parties important


Wednesday, October 5, 2011 at 10:17:36 AM

Podcast : "Podcast: Kevin Zeese; Plans for Freedom Square Occupation an"

Not being co-opted


Friday, September 16, 2011 at 2:15:43 PM

Article : "Obama and UN: Recognize Palestine AND Re-affirm Israel's Rig"

Resolution good


Thursday, August 18, 2011 at 1:25:15 PM

Poll : "Poll: Should Obama Pull an LBJ and Withdraw His Candidacy fo"

Different situation


Friday, August 12, 2011 at 4:45:58 PM

Article : "STILL WANTING TO "MAKE OBAMA A BETTER PRESIDENT""

Serious error in article


Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at 8:30:37 PM

Article : "Mourning The Death Of Candidate Obama"

The real candidate Obama


Sunday, July 10, 2011 at 4:19:25 PM

Article : "Revolution is A Legitimate Option"

Revolution & Elections


Sunday, July 10, 2011 at 4:05:13 PM

Article : "Polls Indicate Not Much Hope Of Obama Becoming More Progress"

Democrats not progressive


Thursday, June 23, 2011 at 12:51:33 PM

Article : "McCain/Kerry Support Imperial War on Libya"

Ambition worse than a lobotomy


Tuesday, June 21, 2011 at 8:37:26 PM

Article : "MoveOn's plan for a mass movement"

Con artists


Monday, June 20, 2011 at 6:50:03 PM

Poll : "Poll: What is your opinion regarding the value of life?"

Being pro-life


Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at 12:41:21 PM

Article : "Tomgram: William Astore, American Militarism Is Not A Fairy "

Petraeus nomination


Wednesday, May 4, 2011 at 7:39:48 PM

Article : "We're #1"

We're Number 31!


Sunday, April 24, 2011 at 10:04:41 PM

Article : "Writer Misrepresented the War Powers Resolution on OEN"

So the WPR is actually stronger


Friday, April 22, 2011 at 9:56:24 AM

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

And also the "intelligence community"


Sunday, March 20, 2011 at 7:15:31 PM

Article : "Impeach Obama Over Libya, You Got to Be Kidding"

Oh please!


Sunday, February 20, 2011 at 11:16:42 PM

Article : "We Have Our Invitation to The Class War in Wisconsin"

What's happening here?


Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at 2:49:45 PM

Article : "How Many Progressive Budget Analysts Does It Take to Notice "

Conspiracy of silence


Monday, January 10, 2011 at 7:27:21 AM

Article : "Our Outrage at Shooting of Jewish Congresswoman Giffords"

Too narrow a lens


Monday, January 10, 2011 at 7:11:37 AM

Article : "GOP Cantor's Crass Reasons for Congressional Closing"

Rating


Sunday, January 9, 2011 at 4:22:29 PM

Article : "GOP Cantor's Crass Reasons for Congressional Closing"

Rob be part of the solution not part of the problem


Thursday, December 30, 2010 at 8:41:38 PM

Article : "Congress, The Military, Corporations: The Collusive Alliance"

Dramatic, radical change?


Wednesday, December 8, 2010 at 6:17:38 PM

Article : "New START Treaty: An Issue of Sanity and Morality"

The truth about the ratification deal


Sunday, November 28, 2010 at 3:23:36 PM

Article : "North Korea: A Bastard State"

North Korea and provocation


Tuesday, October 26, 2010 at 12:45:53 PM

Article : "Top Reasons I Will Vote In This Election"

Insanity


Wednesday, October 6, 2010 at 8:42:01 PM

Article : "On Punishing the Dems"

Both establishment war parties


Monday, October 4, 2010 at 10:19:53 AM

Article : "Harry Belafonte takes President to task over war policy and "

Voting for evil


Sunday, October 3, 2010 at 8:45:12 PM

Article : "10-2-10 : Report on the Rally"

Peace Rally?


Wednesday, September 29, 2010 at 1:28:58 PM

Article : "Don't You Know That You Can Count Me Out - In"

Means and Ends


Sunday, September 26, 2010 at 3:05:04 PM

Article : "On Voting for Bad Democrats: the Perriello Predicament"

If we keep voting for them, what happens?


Saturday, September 25, 2010 at 12:11:16 PM

Article : "Republicans Do Not Support Our Troops"

Any vote against the military is a good one


Saturday, September 25, 2010 at 12:00:24 PM

Article : "Why Does Barack Obama Love the Establishment So Much?"

Obama is establishment


Thursday, September 2, 2010 at 11:46:46 AM

Article : "Election 2010: Progressive in a Pickle"

Vote carefully


Wednesday, September 1, 2010 at 1:56:43 PM

Article : "Century of Starvation"

War too


Wednesday, September 1, 2010 at 1:53:54 PM

Article : "Century of Starvation"

Much food production not essential


Wednesday, September 1, 2010 at 1:38:26 PM

Article : "The Fourth Turning - Skies Darkening"

Change needed


Sunday, July 4, 2010 at 9:37:13 PM

Article : "The Peace Movement's Progress"

Progress, yes, but still a lot of problems


Sunday, July 4, 2010 at 9:19:34 PM

Article : "For Once, Michael Steel Got It Right!"

Can we get Congressional Republicans to follow?


Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at 1:38:56 PM

Article : "The Pentagon's Threat to the Republic"

Military control


Sunday, June 27, 2010 at 6:39:24 PM

Article : "Dodd Frank Financial Reform Legislation-- Watered Down, Dilu"

Did Obama Sell Out


Wednesday, June 2, 2010 at 12:59:39 PM

Article : "Was it a Non-Violent Flotilla or Intentionally Violent, Even"

Thanks for the article


Wednesday, May 19, 2010 at 8:23:47 PM

Article : "Progressives Get Clean Sweep on Election Night"

A little simplistic


Sunday, May 16, 2010 at 4:35:11 PM

Article : "Obama's Gulf Eco-Catastrophe, Far Worse than Katrina, More L"

Need to change


Monday, May 10, 2010 at 12:09:00 PM

Article : "Boycott Arizona Republicans - not Arizona"

Collective punishment wrong


Wednesday, April 21, 2010 at 9:00:49 AM

Article : "Rep. Sestak, Want to Win?"

Sestak has spoken out


Friday, April 9, 2010 at 8:00:56 PM

Quicklink : "A Withdrawal Plan for Afghanistan"

Not anti-war measure


Tuesday, March 9, 2010 at 7:31:33 PM

Article : "What do I ask or say to about two dozen Democratic US Senato"

Challenge the warmongers


Thursday, March 4, 2010 at 10:43:59 AM

Article : "Why I Disagree with Hedges and Nader on Obama
"

Obama has been fairly consistent


Saturday, February 13, 2010 at 10:51:00 AM

Article : "I want to know, just what the hell have we become?"

Rooted in violence


Wednesday, February 3, 2010 at 3:10:56 PM

Article : "A nation mired down in perpetual war; on a destructive path "

Maybe no longer sacrosanct


Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at 1:25:22 PM

Article : "Do Republicans Deserve a Reward?"

The 2-party game


Thursday, December 24, 2009 at 7:37:27 AM

Article : "Christmas in America"

Maybe its liberals and conservatives


Thursday, December 24, 2009 at 7:26:58 AM

Article : "Celestial Music of the Spheres: Dean Shostak Plays Glass Ins"

Ad


Wednesday, December 23, 2009 at 8:59:27 PM

Article : "How Does Obama Look His Two Girls in the Eye While Killing C"

Blindness


Monday, December 21, 2009 at 4:06:59 PM

Article : "Is America Still a Nation of Laws?"

No good old days


Monday, December 14, 2009 at 11:52:49 AM

Article : "Why the Silence on Escalation?"

Demonstration fatigue!


Saturday, December 12, 2009 at 7:02:45 PM

Article : "Who Will Support Our President?"

Wrong frame of reference


Thursday, December 10, 2009 at 1:28:31 PM

Article : "Obama's Rejection Speech"

Alternatives


Thursday, December 10, 2009 at 12:33:46 PM

Article : "Revitalizing the Anti War Movement"

Yes


Thursday, December 3, 2009 at 7:41:43 AM

Article : "What Empires Have Said Throughout History: "One More Surge""

Stop being an empire


Thursday, December 3, 2009 at 7:32:05 AM

Article : "Doubletalk on Afghanistan: War is Peace; Escalation is Withd"

We will have to build a peace movement ourselves


Wednesday, December 2, 2009 at 3:48:24 AM

Poll : "Poll: Should progressives demand Obama's resignation?"

Distraction


Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at 12:24:26 PM

Article : "How the War Hawks Caged Obama"

Democratic Tough Guy Syndrome


Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at 12:06:30 PM

Article : "Failure to Embrace Power; Obama's, Democrats' Betrayal"

They have exercised power


Saturday, November 28, 2009 at 12:06:57 PM

Article : "You Get What you Vote For!"

No betrayal


Wednesday, November 25, 2009 at 10:33:51 AM

Article : "Obama: Profile in Courage, or Cave-In?"

Obama is not Kennedy


Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 9:04:39 PM

Article : "Democrats to Obama: Get Out of Afghanistan"

But will it affect Congressional votes?


Saturday, November 14, 2009 at 1:22:21 PM

Article : "Bishop Tobin Is Un-American for Denouncing U.S. Rep. Kennedy"

Un-American?


Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 10:44:06 AM

Article : "Fort Hood Mystery"

14 killed


Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 9:41:52 AM

Article : "Obama Rejects all Four Afghanistan Plans"

Obama's Dilemma


Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 8:01:27 PM

Article : "Top-down blowback; The GOP Discovers that the Grassroots Bit"

Consequences of appealing to the worst instincts


Saturday, October 24, 2009 at 8:40:05 AM

Article : "BRINGING SENSE TO TAX EXEMPTION: A COMING MORMON DILEMMA"

US law different


Saturday, October 17, 2009 at 6:53:05 PM

Quicklink : "More Details About "ACORN Pimp" Past Entrapment Stunts"

Is the method legitimate?


Thursday, October 15, 2009 at 9:01:57 AM

Article : "How Barack Obama Earned the Nobel Peace Prize"

Does this justify?


Sunday, October 11, 2009 at 1:24:52 PM

Quicklink : "'Profound' Difference between President Obama's Nobel Peace "

He's wrong


Sunday, October 11, 2009 at 1:16:55 PM

Article : "Premature Peace"

Even if you analyze the rhetoric . . .


Sunday, October 11, 2009 at 1:05:40 PM

Article : "No Peace for Obama: How the Prize Might Harm His Image"

Different groups of people who criticize the award


Friday, October 9, 2009 at 12:52:43 PM

Article : "Obama wins Nobel Prize... but can he live up to it?"

Huh


Friday, October 9, 2009 at 12:38:42 PM

Article : "Seize the Day - Demonstrate for Peace"

Peace candidate?


Sunday, October 4, 2009 at 7:46:11 PM

Article : "Will Obama Have Veto Courage?"

No way will he veto


Saturday, September 19, 2009 at 7:00:10 PM

Quicklink : "Back to the Health Care Drawing Board"

Neither Party cares about reform


Monday, September 14, 2009 at 7:02:38 PM

Article : "OpedNews Journalist and Six Protesters Charged With Criminal"

For peace, against both branches of the War Party


Monday, August 17, 2009 at 9:58:12 AM

Diary : "Back from Netroots Nation, Holder as Worst AG in History, Ad"

Review of single payer costs


Monday, July 6, 2009 at 9:23:57 AM

Article : "Profit over Organics: Nation's Largest Dairy Marketer Sets U"

Actually could be for good


Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at 6:50:02 PM

Article : "Let's Make It Simple / Medicare For Everyone"

Medicare not very good


Monday, June 29, 2009 at 6:09:03 AM

Article : "OBAMA'S FIRST COUP D'ETAT?"

Let's wait and see


Saturday, June 27, 2009 at 11:00:08 AM

Quicklink : "House passes Friday Night Surprise "HIstoric" climate-change"

Congress' transparency not Obama's

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