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  • Skeptical Me

    I have always considered myself to be a realist, ever since I was old enough to understand the concept. I don't put much stock in...

  • The Rickety Bridge: A Health Care Post

    I haven't written much in a political vein in a long time. In fact, looking at the dates on this blog, I see that I...

  • President-Elect Barack Obama

    Frank and I had settled in for a long night of watching election returns. We had both arranged to take off work the day...

  • The 700 Billion Dollar Bailout

    It feels like it's 1990 all over again. Remember 1990? The Savings and Loan Crisis? It's arguably what cost George H.W. Bush the 1992 election....

  • Politcal Snapshot: Fall 2008

    It's been a while since I've written anything political on this blog. To tell the truth, I can only express disgust, horror, shame, and anger...

  • American Fascism

    It's been a while since I've written anything political here in this blog. The fact is, I figured that after the Democrats took control...

  • The Wacky Florida Ferret Freak

    We truly live in interesting times. Thanks to my quick email to a popular blog, I've apparently become known as "that crazy guy in...

  • In Praise of The Economist

    The Economist. Published Weekly by The Economist Group Limited since 1843. Approximately 90 pages per issue. I've subscribed to a weekly news magazine since...

  • Why We Fight

    Why We Fight (2005). 98 minutes, Sony Pictures Classics. Directed by Eugene Jarecki. This is a Great Film. I don't mean that in a...

  • Radicals, Dude!

    I find the Joe Lieberman primary loss this past Tuesday very interesting. Not being a Connecticut resident, I really have no say (or even...

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