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A graduate of the State University of New York at Buffalo with an MBA in 1980, John went into the banking business from 1981-1991. John went into the gymnastics business with his wife, with whom he has two children, in 1992 and grew it enough by 1995 that he could quit conventional employment. He became politically active after his divorce in 2004 becoming a news reporter and talk show host for KPFT, a Pacifica station, in Houston. He has since been involved with the peace movement in many ways and continues to promote progressive interests. John now volunteers in his neighborhood Civic Association and the local homeless center.
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Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Educating the Under-Educated Will the ignorant "tea-party-speak" never end? You have to hand it to the Republicans for honing their propaganda skills to the point where they can get their flock to believe anything they want. The question for the rest of us is; Can we re-educate them?
Wednesday, February 10, 2010Educating the Under-Educated Will the ignorant "tea-party-speak" never end? You have to hand it to the Republicans for honing their propaganda skills to the point where they can get their flock to believe anything they want. The question for the rest of us is; Can we re-educate them?
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Friday, January 22, 2010
Is Our Cynicism Towards Congress Justified? I've lived long enough to know that political gridlock is nothing new. So, as the talk around the nation seems to indicate that the general public feels that things are worse in Washington than ever before I had to wonder if that is really true. So I did a little research.
Friday, January 22, 2010Is Our Cynicism Towards Congress Justified? I've lived long enough to know that political gridlock is nothing new. So, as the talk around the nation seems to indicate that the general public feels that things are worse in Washington than ever before I had to wonder if that is really true. So I did a little research.
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Monday, December 28, 2009
Minority Rule Fillibusters have become commonplace in the last couple of decades as partisanship has trumped serving constituents as the primary goal of legislators. Should the rule be changed so that a simple majority of 51 can bring cloture to stop a fillibuster?
Monday, December 28, 2009Minority Rule Fillibusters have become commonplace in the last couple of decades as partisanship has trumped serving constituents as the primary goal of legislators. Should the rule be changed so that a simple majority of 51 can bring cloture to stop a fillibuster?
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Friday, December 18, 2009
Thanks A Lot, Governor Perry! Texans have put up with a lot from their "anything for my big money friends" governor, Rick Perry. His pandering to his ultra-conservative base hit home for all Texas businesses this week as they receive notices from the Texas Workforce Commission that the amount they pay in unemployment insurance premiums is going up, a lot.
Friday, December 18, 2009Thanks A Lot, Governor Perry! Texans have put up with a lot from their "anything for my big money friends" governor, Rick Perry. His pandering to his ultra-conservative base hit home for all Texas businesses this week as they receive notices from the Texas Workforce Commission that the amount they pay in unemployment insurance premiums is going up, a lot.
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Tuesday, October 20, 2009
It's Time for a Change in Marijuana Laws If you can get past any moral dilemma you might have about legalizing marijuana it's easy to see the benefits of doing so. Using an in-depth article from Texas Monthly magazine to get me started I explore the state of the failed drug war and the many reasons legalization makes sense.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009It's Time for a Change in Marijuana Laws If you can get past any moral dilemma you might have about legalizing marijuana it's easy to see the benefits of doing so. Using an in-depth article from Texas Monthly magazine to get me started I explore the state of the failed drug war and the many reasons legalization makes sense.
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Friday, September 25, 2009
Surprising Talk From AARP on Health Care Reform Many seniors look to AARP for advice on health care. What many of them don't realize is that AARP makes hundreds of millions of dollars from private insurance companies like United Health by allowing them to use the AARP name when selling their products. As you might guess this has an influence on AARP's opinions on health care reform. But their recent Bulletin might surprise you.
Friday, September 25, 2009Surprising Talk From AARP on Health Care Reform Many seniors look to AARP for advice on health care. What many of them don't realize is that AARP makes hundreds of millions of dollars from private insurance companies like United Health by allowing them to use the AARP name when selling their products. As you might guess this has an influence on AARP's opinions on health care reform. But their recent Bulletin might surprise you.
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Monday, September 21, 2009
If They Could See Themselves Through Their Children's Eyes All this bad behavior being shown by so many protesters is teaching their kids to do the same. I weep for the future of this country.
Monday, September 21, 2009If They Could See Themselves Through Their Children's Eyes All this bad behavior being shown by so many protesters is teaching their kids to do the same. I weep for the future of this country.
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Sunday, September 20, 2009
Our Heritage and Values Should Guide Health Care Debate Is all this bad behavior about health care really about health care? Either way, what does it say about us as a nation? Don't we offer up life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness as a right? Don't so many of us claim the U.S. to be a Christian nation? So why the confusion over what to to about health care?
Sunday, September 20, 2009Our Heritage and Values Should Guide Health Care Debate Is all this bad behavior about health care really about health care? Either way, what does it say about us as a nation? Don't we offer up life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness as a right? Don't so many of us claim the U.S. to be a Christian nation? So why the confusion over what to to about health care?
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Thursday, August 13, 2009
Invoking Reagan to Fix Health Care? Syndicated columnist Charles Krauthammer believes that Reagan provides the model for health care reform with his Tax Reform Act of 1986. I beg to differ.
Thursday, August 13, 2009Invoking Reagan to Fix Health Care? Syndicated columnist Charles Krauthammer believes that Reagan provides the model for health care reform with his Tax Reform Act of 1986. I beg to differ.
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Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Healthcare Forum a Big Success, But Reveals Divisions Thoughtful discussion between opposing camps of the healthcare reform issue is hard to come by. But at "Crossroads in Health Care" July 23, 2009 in The Woodlands, just north of Houston, that is what happened. Did it change anyone's mind? Probably not, but it may have planted some important seeds that may change minds in the near future.
Tuesday, July 28, 2009Healthcare Forum a Big Success, But Reveals Divisions Thoughtful discussion between opposing camps of the healthcare reform issue is hard to come by. But at "Crossroads in Health Care" July 23, 2009 in The Woodlands, just north of Houston, that is what happened. Did it change anyone's mind? Probably not, but it may have planted some important seeds that may change minds in the near future.
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Thursday, July 16, 2009
Healthcare, Profits vs. People Health care is the hottest topic in Washington. It will make or break the Obama administration. In the very big picture of things the debate can be boiled down to a choice between profits and people. Sadly, the loudest voices seem to be those defending the current system and condemning any new system that would reduce the profitability of those currently involved, mainly, the insurance companies.
Thursday, July 16, 2009Healthcare, Profits vs. People Health care is the hottest topic in Washington. It will make or break the Obama administration. In the very big picture of things the debate can be boiled down to a choice between profits and people. Sadly, the loudest voices seem to be those defending the current system and condemning any new system that would reduce the profitability of those currently involved, mainly, the insurance companies.
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Monday, July 13, 2009
The New (and old) Faces of the Republican Party The Republican Party is in search of a new face to lead it out of the wilderness. But some seemed determined to continue their old ways, the policies that got them into an abyss where potential leaders are dropping like flies. It is best characterized by the cartoonish Victoria Jackson during her appearance on Fox's Sean Hannity Show.
Monday, July 13, 2009The New (and old) Faces of the Republican Party The Republican Party is in search of a new face to lead it out of the wilderness. But some seemed determined to continue their old ways, the policies that got them into an abyss where potential leaders are dropping like flies. It is best characterized by the cartoonish Victoria Jackson during her appearance on Fox's Sean Hannity Show.
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Thursday, June 11, 2009
Two opposing viewpoints of Obama's speech in light of the Israeli/Palestinian Conflict Obama's recent speech in Egypt elicited a wide range of reactions. Two of them are discussed here. Both are from Jews but the two views of the speech couldn't be further apart. It gives those of us who are not Jewish, Muslim, Israeli, or Arab a unique view into a world we can only attempt to umderstand.
Thursday, June 11, 2009Two opposing viewpoints of Obama's speech in light of the Israeli/Palestinian Conflict Obama's recent speech in Egypt elicited a wide range of reactions. Two of them are discussed here. Both are from Jews but the two views of the speech couldn't be further apart. It gives those of us who are not Jewish, Muslim, Israeli, or Arab a unique view into a world we can only attempt to umderstand.
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Friday, May 29, 2009
Give the Middle Class a Much Needed Break Prior to 1980 we had much lower borrowing rates and much higher savings rates. What happened? Why Deregulation of course. Has the legislative tide coming out of Washington changed for the down-trodden middle class?
Friday, May 29, 2009Give the Middle Class a Much Needed Break Prior to 1980 we had much lower borrowing rates and much higher savings rates. What happened? Why Deregulation of course. Has the legislative tide coming out of Washington changed for the down-trodden middle class?
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Monday, April 13, 2009
THE ECONOMICS OF GREED Bernie Madoff has been sentenced to a long jail term for his greed. However, the scam that was played on our entire nation by the mortgage industry and a compliant Washington, D.C. has yet to result in even one arrest.
Monday, April 13, 2009THE ECONOMICS OF GREED Bernie Madoff has been sentenced to a long jail term for his greed. However, the scam that was played on our entire nation by the mortgage industry and a compliant Washington, D.C. has yet to result in even one arrest.
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Saturday, March 14, 2009
Of Guns and Prayer As we approach the 10th anniversary of Columbine we will undoubtedly hear from both sides of the gun control issue about how the other side is destroying the fabric of America. Some also suggest that school prayer, or the lack of it, is tied to the issue of school shootings.
Saturday, March 14, 2009Of Guns and Prayer As we approach the 10th anniversary of Columbine we will undoubtedly hear from both sides of the gun control issue about how the other side is destroying the fabric of America. Some also suggest that school prayer, or the lack of it, is tied to the issue of school shootings.
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Tuesday, February 24, 2009
They Were For It Before They Were Against It In a desperate attempt to keep themselves relevant, a small group of republican governors (most of whom have an eye on a White House bid in 2012) made a grand gesture towards the conservative base by staging a carefully crafted stimulus package rejection party in full view of the media.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009They Were For It Before They Were Against It In a desperate attempt to keep themselves relevant, a small group of republican governors (most of whom have an eye on a White House bid in 2012) made a grand gesture towards the conservative base by staging a carefully crafted stimulus package rejection party in full view of the media.
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Thursday, February 19, 2009
RNC CHAIR SAYS HIS PARTY CAN'T BE TRUSTED New Republican National Committee Chairman, Michael Steele says his party can't be trusted. That's right!!! And he said it on national TV! Read more about it and the context in which it was said.
Thursday, February 19, 2009RNC CHAIR SAYS HIS PARTY CAN'T BE TRUSTED New Republican National Committee Chairman, Michael Steele says his party can't be trusted. That's right!!! And he said it on national TV! Read more about it and the context in which it was said.
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Monday, January 19, 2009
Good Riddance, W.!!! You'll feel better after reading this. I know I felt better after writing it. This is venting at it's finest.
Monday, January 19, 2009Good Riddance, W.!!! You'll feel better after reading this. I know I felt better after writing it. This is venting at it's finest.
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Monday, December 22, 2008
Does Obama Deserve Some Credit for Oil Price Decline? OPEC has been known to drop the price of oil to suppress interest in developing alternative fuels. Is that what's happening now? Can decrease in demand really explain the price of oil dropping by 80%? Is the specter of Obama promoting alternative fuels fueling this oil price drop?
Monday, December 22, 2008Does Obama Deserve Some Credit for Oil Price Decline? OPEC has been known to drop the price of oil to suppress interest in developing alternative fuels. Is that what's happening now? Can decrease in demand really explain the price of oil dropping by 80%? Is the specter of Obama promoting alternative fuels fueling this oil price drop?
