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Richard Girard is a polymath and autodidact whose greatest desire in life is to be his generations' Thomas Paine. He is an FDR Democrat, which probably puts him with U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders in the current political spectrum. His answer to all of those who decry Democratic Socialism is that it is a system invented by one of our Founding Fathers--Thomas Paine--and was the inspiration for two of our greatest presidents, Abraham Lincoln and Franklin Roosevelt, who the Democrats of today would do well if they would follow in their footsteps. Or to quote Harry Truman, "Out of the great progress of this country, out of our great advances in achieving a better life for all, out of our rise to world leadership, the Republican leaders have learned nothing. Confronted by the great record of this country, and the tremendous promise of its future, all they do is croak, 'socialism.'
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Friday, November 7, 2014
Losing It SHARE
The Democrats have thrown away their best chance to truly dominate the American political scene for the next two decades, and it is Barack Obama's and Harry Reid's fault. They would not fight the Republicans on the Hill by trying to get legislation passed for the good of the country, legislation that would have been much ammunition for Mark Udall then Corey Gardner's personhood bill. Who taught them tactics, Custer?
Friday, August 28, 2009
Fanfare for the Common Man SHARE
This one is for all of us who loved Senator Kennedy, and who wept when we found out he died.
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Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Say Something SHARE
The greatest duty of a free people is to speak out when they see something occuring in their country that they believe is wrong. It is a duty we should be taught from the cradle, and be reminded of until we are in our graves. But we must beware of error, of mistakes made through wrong perceptions and wrong information. We must also learn to express ourselves clearly to all, and not only to those who believe what we do.
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Brother Sun and Sister Moon SHARE
This maybe the op-ed equivalent of a "shaggy dog" story, where you tell a big long tale with no punch line, and then tell a second joke whose punch line is also the punchline for the first story. It may appear to be a lecture on dialectic and philosophy, but in reality, it is a a paen to the value of diversity in thought and respect for all of humanity.
Friday, May 4, 2007
My Fairy Godmother Part 3 SHARE
I continue the discussion of my next wish with my Fairy Godmother. This time, I go into the briar patch of taxes, and escape with my hide mostlyintact.
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