September 2009 - Political Certainty

The Czar epidemic.

My favorite bête noire of political discussion, S. L. Bradish, posted a note in which she asserted that President Obama’s socialism was evident by his appointment of “czars” to oversee specified government programs and operations. The “czar” stuff has been around for a while but has become the latest reason to hate or fear this president

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We Americans are all

September 16th 2009 14:59

Yep, that's what we believe, that's what we are. Some of us deny it, some don't understand it, but all of us, in our heart of hearts, are thrilled to reap the rewards and benefits of socialism.

So let's start working on the real issues

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Birth control pills, IUD, IVF -- all abortions?

September 15th 2009 16:58

Proposed Florida Constitutional amendment would bar birth control pills?

A new corporation was formed in Florida, Personhood Florida, Inc., on June 30th, 2009, by Brenda L. MacMenamin of Port St. Lucie, Florida. Its stated purpose is, according to its charter, “the pursuit of a comprehensive strategy to educate policy makers, the media and the public about civil rights and other matters of public concern

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Nothing the President does is acceptable to some

September 13th 2009 20:41

Several days ago, I posted Timothy Egan’s article from the New York Times Really Long Link on Facebook. Mr. Egan wrote about the talk by the President to school children in which Mr. Obama told the kids that they should stay in school, study, dedicate themselves to meeting their individual highest potential. The President did not, as far as I could tell, promote any political agenda or any concepts that would be considered offensive by the most partisan among us.

Five days before Mr. Egan’s beautifully written essay, I, myself, had posted an article on another site Really Long Link about the talk to students. Several other contributors to AssociatedContent have also expressed their views, some favorable and others not. One common thread among those whose hatred of President Obama is so virulent that nothing he does will be acceptable is, as expressed by my friend, Oliver Boody, “I'd be willing to bet that the speech to students was re-written once parents voiced an opinion

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America chooses to hate and fear

September 4th 2009 21:12

Joan and I had been visiting family in New Jersey. Part of the visit was devoted to stuffing ourselves with Jersey Shore hot dogs at Max’s and The Windmill; part was just visiting friends and relatives. One set of the latter were devotees of Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh, normally rational and intelligent people but, insofar as politics is concerned, willing to suspend common sense and adopt the paranoia being offered by GOP operatives.

I was told that President Obama is a socialist and a fascist by people who had never read The Communist Manifesto or Mein Kampf; Michelle Obama was “in your face” and “uppity”; Barack Obama wasn’t a “real American” and on and on. I was assured that the President had a plan to limit all physicians’ income to under $50,000 per year and that all government programs were inefficient, wasteful and fraud-ridden

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