Too Angry to Watch the Superbowl

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Sunday February 07, 2010 · 3:21 PM PST

2010/02/07 · 15:21

This is how I vent when I'm angry. I write letters to inept legislators. Today's target, Sen Kerry of MA. I know, a piss hole in the snow, but it makes me feel better.

I haven't mailed it yet, so if you have any suggestions, feel free. There is no pride in authorship here...

Now maybe I'm calm enough to watch the game...

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Do you write your senators/reps?

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Do you write your senators/reps?

Yes

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How American Healthcare Killed My Father

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Saturday September 05, 2009 · 1:24 PM PDT

2009/09/05 · 13:24

Over on Facebook, I'm embroiled in a great debate with a few of my friends. Some of us are in support of President Obama's efforts. Some are against it and a few have questions of both sides.

One of my friends mentioned David Goldhill's article in this month's Atlantic Monthly, How American Healthcare Killed My Father. I decided to track it down and read it.

I am so glad I did and you should too...

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Sunday November 02, 2008 · 1:55 PM PST

2008/11/02 · 13:55

In this diary, I have more questions than answers so please answer...

How did the Republicans get into this fix? They are about to lose control of the White House and potentially lose filibuster power in the Senate. Blood bath is the only phrase that fits.

If you look back a short time, the situation can be explained by lots of stuff, GWB, crazy spending, corruption, lack of regulation, Neocon Foreign policy etc. etc. etc. but, I wondered, was there something further back that played a role?

Small things done consistently in strategic places have major impact

Please read on...

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Southern Strategy

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Southern Strategy

Major source of the Republican's problems

72 votes

Minor source of the Republican's problem

22 votes

I know too little to have an opinion

13 votes

Hmm, Interesting. Let me think about it.

19 votes

I Got Mine...

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Friday October 03, 2008 · 3:55 PM PDT

2008/10/03 · 15:55

I am so glad to see that the House passed the bailout bill today and that President Bush signed it into law. Why? I sell solar electric systems for a living.

In Bailout 2.0, our fine Senators and Representatives saw fit to extend the 30% solar investment tax credit for eight years. Along with extending it, they removed the $2,000 cap on residential solar electric systems.

Within hours of the signing, I received an email from a customer, "If I put in a $40,000 system, does that me I get a $12,000 tax credit instead of a $2,000 tax credit? When does the credit kick in?" His numbers are correct and the credit kicks in after December 31, 2008. It will be great for business.

So why do I feel so bad, so embarrassed to admit that I got mine?

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Tuesday September 30, 2008 · 9:04 AM PDT

2008/09/30 · 09:04

In this morning's Boston Globe, Derrick Jackson appears on the OpEd page with some surprising ways the bailout could be made revenue neutral.

It would seem to me that a congress and white house that was truly willing to negotiate could find some common ground among Jackson's suggestions.

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$0.25%

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$0.25%

Sounds good to me

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That's an insane amount (too high)

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That's an insane amount (too low)

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Taxes never solved anything.

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How They'll Steal This One

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Tuesday September 23, 2008 · 5:52 PM PDT

2008/09/23 · 17:52

They stole Florida in 2000 while we watched. They stole Ohio in secret. How will they steal this one? Sarah Palin is the key. Don't believe me? Read on.

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Will the Republicans steal 2008?

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Will the Republicans steal 2008?

Yes

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12 votes

They will try but fail

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Tinfoil hat

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What Would Jesus Say?

A Rational Being

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Saturday October 14, 2006 · 8:19 AM PDT

2006/10/14 · 08:19

Presented for your reaction... I encountered this car in a CVS parking lot. Thanks to the amazing abilities of technologists to compress cameras into cell phones, you get to see what I saw. I was with my family (wife, and three young teens).

I Asked my kids what they saw. What do you see?

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Sam Harris: Head in the Sand Liberals?

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Monday September 18, 2006 · 7:13 AM PDT

2006/09/18 · 07:13

I thought I would never revive this dKos ID but Sam Harris stirred me to write.

Many of you know him as the guy who wrote "The End of Faith." Today, he publishes a new article in the LA Times titled, Head-in-the-Sand Liberals: Western civilization really is at risk from Muslim extremists.

Sam makes his point quickly:

But my correspondence with liberals has convinced me that liberalism has grown dangerously out of touch with the realities of our world -- specifically with what devout Muslims actually believe about the West, about paradise and about the ultimate ascendance of their faith.

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Koppel on NPR! Speaking Truth!

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Wednesday June 14, 2006 · 4:58 AM PDT

2006/06/14 · 04:58

I guess it was a good thing that my kids missed the bus today. I was 2 minutes out of the driveway when "Senior NPR News Correspondent" Ted Koppel joined Steve Inskeep to discuss the situation in Iraq.

At first, I did not believe what I was hearing. I wondered if this was a "fund raising" trick (My Boston affiliate is WBUR and they always want money).

It was no trick...

Now, about What Ted had to say...

US Czech Republic World Cup Game (Spoiler inside) POLL

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Monday June 12, 2006 · 11:07 AM PDT

2006/06/12 · 11:07

If you don't want to know the score, don't read on.

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Fight Liar with Liar

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Saturday June 10, 2006 · 9:29 AM PDT

2006/06/10 · 09:29

I just read the post Yearly Kos Attacked.... In this post Nik Jam tells us about the nut cases at Fox making up stuff like

Zarqawi was caught the day their convention opens. This is -- the left is demoralized by this.

I'm confused, when did we get demoralized?

I have to wonder, do they sit in a room all day thinking up this crap? And who writes this shit?

I say, Let's fight Liar with Liar.

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What Have I Done? NOT Armando or Zarqawi!

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Thursday June 08, 2006 · 5:44 PM PDT

2006/06/08 · 17:44

A few weeks ago, I went to my second democratic town committee meeting. A friend nominated me and the committee voted me in. This was the first overt political act I had ever committed outside of voting.

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Too Angry to Watch the Superbowl

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Seeds of a Republican Blood Bath?

I Got Mine...

Make it Revenue Neutral?

How They'll Steal This One

What Would Jesus Say?

Sam Harris: Head in the Sand Liberals?

Koppel on NPR! Speaking Truth!

US Czech Republic World Cup Game (Spoiler inside) POLL

Fight Liar with Liar

What Have I Done? NOT Armando or Zarqawi!