Special Debate Edition
2012-10-04 – So Romney did well. How did that happen? To me, it happened because he entirely changed the nature of his major programs. Don’t know if that constitutes a […]
Tag Archives: Politics
Voter Suppression
2012-10-01 – Two videos are floating around the Internet to tell the story about Republican effort to suppress the vote. It’s an old story, but it has new vigor this […]
I’m Sorry
2012-09-19 – Monday I talked about sin and this season of repentance. My cousin’s daughter Em posted this on my Facebook page in response: “If only people [asked for forgiveness] […]
Victories for Collective Bargaining
2012-09-15 – Those of us who live near the 42° 30’ North parallel saw two great victories for collective bargaining this week. (Those of you who didn’t recognize 42° 30’ […]
Hostile Takeover of the USA
2012-09-10 – Your homework for today is to read an article in Rolling Stone called “Greed and Debt: The True Story of Mitt Romney and Bain Capital.” Sadly, this story […]
Backwards Bob
2012-09-07 – Rode the train home from La Crosse with a guy named Bob. Seemed like a nice guy. My age. A retired member of the UAW. Good sense of […]
The Start of School
2012-08-31 – Had an interesting conversation with my train buddy yesterday. He takes a dim view of the teachers union and so do I. But our reasons are completely different. […]
Existential Sneeze
2012-08-29 – My eyes water a lot at this time of year. I used to have allergies in the late summer and early fall, but when I was in my […]
Akin Breakin’ Heart
2012-08-24 – Before the Todd Akin story gets washed away by the next outrage, I’d like to make a couple of points. First has to do with the complete absurdity […]
Sports Metaphor
2012-08-22 – I was not an athletic kid, which is too bad. I swam a lot and rode my bike, but not at the level of an athlete. My […]
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