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After military service, I worked variously in petroleum refining, for myself as an architectural illustrator just in time for electronic media to displace the ink and watercolor images that were my specialty, and doing electronic technical drawing.
To more important issues, I married lucky, which is to say once and forever, and after thirty years still marvel that she keeps me around. We have two children, a daughter with a daughter of her own, and a son who is just coming into his majority.
My wife did tire of my shouting at the television set and suggested that if I feel so strongly about politics, I should be involved. That is when I started a prolific run of commentary on this site interspersed with a few articles, and joined my local Democratic Party organization. To my wife's chagrin, I still shout at the television set.
I believe that the liberal values I hold are the result of a proper upbringing, and those values are simply what my mother, like most mothers, taught to their children. Among those values was a love of country and an admonishment to stand up for those who couldn't stand up for themselves. I still hold the part of my military oath to "defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic", to be sacred.
I keep the Jr. in my name to spare my father, whom I am fortunate enough to still have in this world, from being misidentified as responsible for my rants.
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Saturday, February 28, 2015
Regarding Boris Nemtsov It looks like home grown, in house mayhem to me.
Saturday, February 28, 2015Regarding Boris Nemtsov It looks like home grown, in house mayhem to me.
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Tuesday, February 1, 2011
The "Social Security is a Ponzi Scheme" Hoax On January 29, Sheila Samples submitted a quicklink to an article entitled, "Ayn Rand Railed Against Government Benefits, But Grabbed Social Security and Medicare When She Needed Them". In that article was a reference to the objectivist and libertarian right's view of Social Security as a Ponzi scheme, which prompted me to post the following comment:
Tuesday, February 1, 2011The "Social Security is a Ponzi Scheme" Hoax On January 29, Sheila Samples submitted a quicklink to an article entitled, "Ayn Rand Railed Against Government Benefits, But Grabbed Social Security and Medicare When She Needed Them". In that article was a reference to the objectivist and libertarian right's view of Social Security as a Ponzi scheme, which prompted me to post the following comment:
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Friday, September 10, 2010
How to Steal $2.5 Trillion Convincing the rubes to do without what they already paid for.
Friday, September 10, 2010How to Steal $2.5 Trillion Convincing the rubes to do without what they already paid for.
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Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Wisconsin's Union Workers Have Always Paid 100% of the Cost of Their Benefits It seems that the State of Wisconsin hasn't really been as generous to its employees as Scott Walker would have you believe.
Tuesday, March 15, 2011Wisconsin's Union Workers Have Always Paid 100% of the Cost of Their Benefits It seems that the State of Wisconsin hasn't really been as generous to its employees as Scott Walker would have you believe.
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Monday, August 26, 2013
Considering Edward Snowden Considering Snowden's odyssey in all of its aspects.
Monday, August 26, 2013Considering Edward Snowden Considering Snowden's odyssey in all of its aspects.
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Sunday, February 8, 2009
Republican Bipartisanship, a Union of Both of Their Faces Why bipartisanship cannot work with a petulant child.
Sunday, February 8, 2009Republican Bipartisanship, a Union of Both of Their Faces Why bipartisanship cannot work with a petulant child.
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Friday, April 30, 2010
The Democratization of Energy, or God Bless the Child That's Got His Own The reasons that we must evolve to an energy network.
Friday, April 30, 2010The Democratization of Energy, or God Bless the Child That's Got His Own The reasons that we must evolve to an energy network.
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Sunday, May 8, 2011
The Devil's Favorite Lie The Devil's favorite lie is the one that eases the telling of all other lies.
Sunday, May 8, 2011The Devil's Favorite Lie The Devil's favorite lie is the one that eases the telling of all other lies.
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Friday, March 22, 2013
Benjamin Franklin to Robert Morris An anticipatory rebuttal of TEA Party philosophy from Dr. Franklin
Friday, March 22, 2013Benjamin Franklin to Robert Morris An anticipatory rebuttal of TEA Party philosophy from Dr. Franklin
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Friday, June 24, 2016
On Sanders and Propaganda The media in Hillary's pocket are hurling their own feces, shaped like boomerangs.
Friday, June 24, 2016On Sanders and Propaganda The media in Hillary's pocket are hurling their own feces, shaped like boomerangs.
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Sunday, July 31, 2016
This Is What I Will Do This is a response to Rob Kall's article, "What Do We Do Now That the DNC Rigged & Stole the Primary?" It takes far more than a comment for me to properly explain myself, and I do so here.
Sunday, July 31, 2016This Is What I Will Do This is a response to Rob Kall's article, "What Do We Do Now That the DNC Rigged & Stole the Primary?" It takes far more than a comment for me to properly explain myself, and I do so here.
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Sunday, September 14, 2008
Chinese Company Inks First Oil Deal With Baghdad Chinese oil interests gain early advantage over American Big Oil in quest for Iraqi petroleum supplies.
Sunday, September 14, 2008Chinese Company Inks First Oil Deal With Baghdad Chinese oil interests gain early advantage over American Big Oil in quest for Iraqi petroleum supplies.
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Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Trusting Democracy A good candidate must trust democracy, and so must a worthy electorate.
Wednesday, October 27, 2010Trusting Democracy A good candidate must trust democracy, and so must a worthy electorate.
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Thursday, June 30, 2011
Two Michigans Let's see how this works in the hands of an inexcusable while at the same time unrepentant Luddite.
Thursday, June 30, 2011Two Michigans Let's see how this works in the hands of an inexcusable while at the same time unrepentant Luddite.
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Monday, July 11, 2011
Can Republicans Reach a Debt Ceiling Deal? Republicans have signed away any ability to bargain in good faith, either with Democrats in budget negotiations or the public at large when they run for office.
Monday, July 11, 2011Can Republicans Reach a Debt Ceiling Deal? Republicans have signed away any ability to bargain in good faith, either with Democrats in budget negotiations or the public at large when they run for office.
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Thursday, April 21, 2011
Hey, Dick, Whatcha Doin' With that Knife in Your Hand? My letter to Senator Durbin regarding the warning of his eminent sell out.
Thursday, April 21, 2011Hey, Dick, Whatcha Doin' With that Knife in Your Hand? My letter to Senator Durbin regarding the warning of his eminent sell out.
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Monday, February 21, 2011
A Town Hall Meeting, Republican Style The TEA Party is much more sedate when their boy is in front of the room.
Monday, February 21, 2011A Town Hall Meeting, Republican Style The TEA Party is much more sedate when their boy is in front of the room.
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Monday, November 17, 2008
A Change That Is Due Why claims of a right wing nation are unfounded tripe.
Monday, November 17, 2008A Change That Is Due Why claims of a right wing nation are unfounded tripe.
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Sunday, January 9, 2011
A Word on the Media Shaping our Perceptions In a political climate that can lead to events like the tragedy affecting Congresswoman Gabriel Giffords and those near her, what are the causes and solutions to lead us back from a situation that lends itself to conflict? Here is a discussion of one aspect of a thorny problem.
Sunday, January 9, 2011A Word on the Media Shaping our Perceptions In a political climate that can lead to events like the tragedy affecting Congresswoman Gabriel Giffords and those near her, what are the causes and solutions to lead us back from a situation that lends itself to conflict? Here is a discussion of one aspect of a thorny problem.
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Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Barack's Big Blunder How one gets to the finished line by racing in the wrong direction.
Tuesday, July 26, 2011Barack's Big Blunder How one gets to the finished line by racing in the wrong direction.
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Wednesday, June 1, 2011
The Republicans' New Found Affinity for Civil Discourse The poor lambs are so easily upset.
Wednesday, June 1, 2011The Republicans' New Found Affinity for Civil Discourse The poor lambs are so easily upset.
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Tuesday, July 19, 2011
A Simple Proposal for Averting the Nation's Default It doesn't have to be a choice between the President's plan that can't be passed and the Republican's plan that can't be passed. They can just do what they should have done to begin with.
Tuesday, July 19, 2011A Simple Proposal for Averting the Nation's Default It doesn't have to be a choice between the President's plan that can't be passed and the Republican's plan that can't be passed. They can just do what they should have done to begin with.
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Thursday, September 8, 2011
Barack's Big Betrayal A followup to my month old article, "Barack's Big Blunder", and perhaps an adjunct to Michael Brenner's recent article, "The Great Betrayal", I point out my perception of the moment when this President betrayed his motivations for betraying his party's heart and soul.
Thursday, September 8, 2011Barack's Big Betrayal A followup to my month old article, "Barack's Big Blunder", and perhaps an adjunct to Michael Brenner's recent article, "The Great Betrayal", I point out my perception of the moment when this President betrayed his motivations for betraying his party's heart and soul.
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Sunday, February 13, 2011
Yet Another Illinois Congressman Expresses a Need for My Guidance And I let him have it.
Sunday, February 13, 2011Yet Another Illinois Congressman Expresses a Need for My Guidance And I let him have it.
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Monday, July 28, 2008
A Thirteenth Amendment Worth Pining For? Hey, watch who you're calling "sir"!
Monday, July 28, 2008A Thirteenth Amendment Worth Pining For? Hey, watch who you're calling "sir"!
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Monday, October 3, 2011
The People's Broadcast News Who says there is no alternative media?
Monday, October 3, 2011The People's Broadcast News Who says there is no alternative media?
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Wednesday, January 4, 2012
A Triumph of Democracy The first unrepresentative effort has elapsed. Is it a charade?
Wednesday, January 4, 2012A Triumph of Democracy The first unrepresentative effort has elapsed. Is it a charade?
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Thursday, September 16, 2010
The Late Great Tax Debate Who should pay? Who gets to pay? It's time to make our own noise, rather than taking the plutocrats' word for it.
Thursday, September 16, 2010The Late Great Tax Debate Who should pay? Who gets to pay? It's time to make our own noise, rather than taking the plutocrats' word for it.
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Friday, January 14, 2011
A Little Snarky Satire for a Friday Afternoon Proving that two heads are not always better than one, and can sometimes be worse.
Friday, January 14, 2011A Little Snarky Satire for a Friday Afternoon Proving that two heads are not always better than one, and can sometimes be worse.
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Friday, August 27, 2010
Mulling Over Republican Wedge Issues at Eleven Weeks Out Why are we allowing the conversation to be dominated by the people who don't really want to have it?
Friday, August 27, 2010Mulling Over Republican Wedge Issues at Eleven Weeks Out Why are we allowing the conversation to be dominated by the people who don't really want to have it?
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Thursday, November 10, 2016
Welcome to the Trump Machine Wit a little practice you can improve at doing anything.
Thursday, November 10, 2016Welcome to the Trump Machine Wit a little practice you can improve at doing anything.
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Thursday, April 17, 2008
The Main Debate Question; This is a Debate? A by no means evenhanded critique of this evening's proceedings on ABC TV
Thursday, April 17, 2008The Main Debate Question; This is a Debate? A by no means evenhanded critique of this evening's proceedings on ABC TV
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Sunday, May 24, 2009
General Tso's Motors Can an American automobile manufacturer find love, success and sales in an exotic foreign land?
Sunday, May 24, 2009General Tso's Motors Can an American automobile manufacturer find love, success and sales in an exotic foreign land?
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Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Saving the Banks and Ourselves Culling the sick and weak makes for a healthier herd
Wednesday, March 4, 2009Saving the Banks and Ourselves Culling the sick and weak makes for a healthier herd
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Sunday, July 21, 2013
As My Daughter Remarries Analysis of the wedding planning process with advice for men who wish to avoid it.
Sunday, July 21, 2013As My Daughter Remarries Analysis of the wedding planning process with advice for men who wish to avoid it.
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Monday, October 21, 2013
Making Something Old New Again Why wait for it to happen by itself?
Monday, October 21, 2013Making Something Old New Again Why wait for it to happen by itself?
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Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Ralph Nader's Effect on Progressive Values Why Ralph Nader's embrace of progressive values helps nothing.
Tuesday, July 1, 2008Ralph Nader's Effect on Progressive Values Why Ralph Nader's embrace of progressive values helps nothing.
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Wednesday, August 26, 2009
What? No Public Option? But there's always a public option. It only has to be properly presented.
Wednesday, August 26, 2009What? No Public Option? But there's always a public option. It only has to be properly presented.
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Sunday, August 23, 2009
Scenario- Give the Noisy Town Hallers What They Want; Eliminate All Socialized Govt. Programs Perhaps One Day from the Oval Office Why a lower order of creature would be sure to eliminate socialism from their government.
Sunday, August 23, 2009Scenario- Give the Noisy Town Hallers What They Want; Eliminate All Socialized Govt. Programs Perhaps One Day from the Oval Office Why a lower order of creature would be sure to eliminate socialism from their government.
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Saturday, April 5, 2008
Desperate Times Response A response to Rob Kall's "Desperate Times Demand Revolutionary, Visionary Response, outlining a few options.
Saturday, April 5, 2008Desperate Times Response A response to Rob Kall's "Desperate Times Demand Revolutionary, Visionary Response, outlining a few options.
