Tag Archives: Political
America’s Political Theater
It’s the Shakespearean soliloquy that certain people in power in Washington want. It’s their moment on the stage, when they can speak, and create their drama, and take their time upon the stage. The ticking clock that the news outlets … Continue reading
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Republican Debate and other matters
Unintelligible. That’s the word that comes to mind when I think about what I heard on the Republican debate. Illiterate. That’s another word. Repetitive. That’s another word. Nonsensical… hateful… just about what I think of when I think of the … Continue reading
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He’s back
I remember Jerry Brown’s official governor portrait from the 70′s was so…. different from all the other governor’s portraits in the California Capital they had it upstairs in an alcove… away from the others.
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“Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies.” Groucho Marx
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A prayer for the Uzbeks and Tajiks fleeing to the border
Source: Al Jazeera O Brother Jesus, who as a child was carried into exile, as when you led Moses and your people out of captivity, remember all those who are deprived of their home or country, who groan under the … Continue reading
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The day Kennedy was assassinated
The day John F. Kennedy was assassinated, November 22, 1963, I was visiting a traveling Apollo space mission exhibit with my family. What I remember was how people stopped. They stopped walking. They stopped talking. Grown women and men stood in stunned … Continue reading
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After almost a century
“Today after almost a century of trying, today after over a year of debate, today after all the votes have been tallied, health insurance reform becomes law in the United States.” President Obama
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