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A former conservative turned independent. I tend to lean with Progressives. My more recent articles are written to give readers an insight, but not to take a particular position necessarily. The goal is to get readers to use critical thinking to determine or re-examine their stance on topics.

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(2 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Sunday, November 9, 2014
The Conservative Era (The Era where the people and the earth lost their rights) The Conservative Era (The Era where the people and the earth lost their rights)
God the Father 11, From ImagesAttr
(28 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Sunday, March 1, 2015
So do you believe in God? So do you believe in God? I ask this question every now and then to those who say they are Christian. When I ask them to prove there is a God, I am surprised they can't.
SHARE More Sharing        Monday, November 10, 2014
Protecting corporations from EPA regulations at the expense of Climate Change. Protecting corporations from EPA regulations at the expense of Climate Change.
The people watching and listening feel justified in how they understand and use information., From ImagesAttr
SHARE More Sharing        Sunday, May 31, 2015
The Patriot Act - Does the end justify the means? The Patriot Act: The history and use. The impact on the American people.
Selfie, From FlickrPhotos
(4 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Thursday, June 22, 2017
Saving Faces... A look at the art of taking selfies and how we deal with sometimes making poor choices. A comment on the Right to Choose.
SHARE More Sharing        Tuesday, August 15, 2017
Demand (The Two Camps)... The objective of this article is to get the readers to start to look at the different views from each camp.
SHARE More Sharing        Thursday, January 11, 2018
Change - Born Again This article is to help people understand how they can develop wisdom and be independent. How to prepare people for all situations.
What are we waiting for?, From ImagesAttr
(5 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Sunday, August 30, 2015
Immigration: What are we waiting for... A perspective on why we don't act now on immigration reform.
Compass, From ImagesAttr
(6 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Monday, August 17, 2015
The Iran Deal: Misplaced... Misplacing items and ideologies.
(3 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Wednesday, November 26, 2014
The selling of military Equipment to local and state governments Is the selling of military equipment to cities an attempt to suppress peoples reaction to oppression?
SHARE More Sharing        Tuesday, October 4, 2016
The Approach... This article is to get readers to evaluate if we have addressed the issues or do we still need to work on our approach.
SHARE More Sharing        Wednesday, January 18, 2017
Attributes... An observation of nouns and attributes and how we use them. Especially important on MLK Day.
cards, From FlickrPhotos
SHARE More Sharing        Monday, October 17, 2016
Political Choices... in the cards A play on words to look at the big risks this year.
Let's Make a Deal, From ImagesAttr
(1 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Tuesday, August 25, 2015
The Iran Deal: Let's Make A Deal... A perspective on the Iran Deal that will be reviewed and decided upon by our politicians in the weeks to come.
The government recognizes life at birth, From ImagesAttr
(4 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Wednesday, September 2, 2015
When is life recognized... A perspective on Pro-Life vs Pro-Choice
Placebo Maximum Strength, From ImagesAttr
(3 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Saturday, September 19, 2015
Is Trump a Political "Placebo"? Is Trump a placebo?
SHARE More Sharing        Friday, June 24, 2016
Humanity Act... Perspective on gun control using the Republicans' approach to obtaining support from people that don't look deeper to understand "The Big Picture".
SHARE More Sharing        Wednesday, November 26, 2014
Courts or Social Media Witch Hunts Courts or Social Media Witch Hunts
SHARE More Sharing        Sunday, December 14, 2014
Line Items in Legislation are BRIBES Line Items are bribes. Require all legislation to have one purpose, so "We the People" will know what our politicians are voting for.
A seat for everyone at the grown-up table., From ImagesAttr
SHARE More Sharing        Thursday, July 30, 2015
The Iran Deal: A Seat at the Table... A different perspective of the Iran Deal. are we looking for partnership or control? A different view....
Make your voice count. Choose an elephant in the room and be sure your politicians take care of it., From ImagesAttr
SHARE More Sharing        Tuesday, September 1, 2015
The Elephant in the Room... Make your voice count.
Iran Nuclear Deal, From ImagesAttr
(4 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Friday, July 31, 2015
The Iran Deal: Taking Sides... A lesson on taking sides and a link to one of the most important deals in world history.
SHARE More Sharing        Sunday, May 1, 2016
Supremely Broken Process... Perspective of how we can make nomination for SCOTUS less political.
Beware Political Pitches, From ImagesAttr
(1 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Friday, November 13, 2015
Beware of Political Curveballs Can you tell if a politician is pulling on your heart strings, using scare tactics, being a placebo to make other candidate shine? Do you really know what they stand for?
(2 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Monday, February 22, 2016
Walls... What walls do we need and which walls can we do without?
SHARE More Sharing        Thursday, March 3, 2016
Fabricating... A perspective of Trump, the Media and the Republican Party (specifically Mitch McConnell).
The purpose of argument should not be victory, but progress., From ImagesAttr
SHARE More Sharing        Friday, October 2, 2015
Defusing Situations... Looking for a win-win or take what you want.

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