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Finally

January 20, 2009 at 1:01 pm » Comments (0)

Bush is out. President Obama is in. more »

The 63000 Bailout

January 12, 2009 at 6:00 pm » Comments (0)

If the Federal Government had given every household in the United States $63,000, would we still be in a recession?  If we take the 7.2 trillion dollars (7,200,000,000,000) spent on ...more »

Lobbyist Cap and Trade

January 9, 2009 at 5:30 pm » Comments (0)

Humorist Dave Barry said that the problem with elections is not the huge sums of money that are spent on them, rather, it is that the average citizen does not ...more »

Three Changes

January 7, 2009 at 9:24 am » Comments (0)

With the recession, I would like to suggest three changes to government. First we need a national single payer system for health care.   We have needed single payer system for years, ...more »

Obama Won

November 5, 2008 at 10:42 pm » Comments (0)

Barack Obama Won! A deep breath of fresh air! Current Electoral Count (Missouri and North Carolina results are not final): Obama: 349              McCain: 163 Votes: Obama                      McCain 63,936,544  (53%)     56,434,101 (47%) more »

Report Voting Problems

November 4, 2008 at 6:07 am » Comments (0)

All voting problems should be reported.  This includes challenges to eligibility and problems with electronic voting machines (EVMs).  If you have problems, do the following (copied or modified from Brad ...more »

No More Tax Cut And Spend

October 29, 2008 at 6:00 pm » Comments (0)

In an ad released on September 18, 2008, John McCain, a tax cut and spend Republican, resurrects the ancient tax and spend, he's too liberal argument against Obama.  As stated ...more »

Make Sure Your Vote Counts – Part 3

October 28, 2008 at 7:37 pm » Comments (0)

Alan Grier of Comedy Central's new Chocolate News show has a funny video about problems with electronic voting machines.  As Brad Friedman (one of the best election integrity advocates) of ...more »

Waiting for Heath Care Answers

October 21, 2008 at 6:23 pm » Comments (0)

On October 16, 2008, I emailed my Senators and Representative the following: Please answer the following health care questions: 1. How much do you pay for health insurance per month? 2. Is the ...more »

Fight for Peace

October 16, 2008 at 11:37 am » Comments (0)

I was listening to a campaign speech by Sarah Palin.  One of her common lines is "John McCain knows how to win a war." We need somebody who knows how to ...more »

Black Muslim Terrorist

October 11, 2008 at 12:01 pm » Comments (0)

Is Barack Obama a black Muslim terrorist?  Well, if he is, this blog posting states brilliantly what will happen if he gets elected. Even after reading the above posting, I am ...more »

Questions For 2008 Campaign

October 9, 2008 at 1:21 pm » Comments (0)

Questions that must be asked during the 2008 campaign. General questions: How will you revive the economy? How will you improve education and make college affordable for any qualified student? How will you ...more »

Distractions and Dirty Tricks by John McCain and the Republican Party

October 7, 2008 at 7:11 pm » Comments (0)

John McCain is losing and he feels it is necessary to avoid the issues and start attacking Barack Obama's character.  As reported in the Washington Post on Oct, 4, 2008: Sen. ...more »

Lousy Government

October 5, 2008 at 9:35 pm » Comments (0)

In the Presidential debate on September 26, 2008, Senator John McCain said: "The Iranians have a lousy government, so therefore their economy is lousy..." What does this say about the US government? more »

Bailout Blues

October 2, 2008 at 2:13 pm » Comments (1)

I grudgingly conclude that something needs to be done to resolve the credit crisis.  Like most people, I have been struggling to get to the truth.  After reading several articles, ...more »

Change Lobbying Laws

September 29, 2008 at 11:54 pm » Comments (0)

Lobbying must be strictly controlled.  Lobbyists are already required to register, but reporting requirements are lax. Transparency demands that reports be made readily available to the public on who is ...more »