The United Nations on the East River is beginning to remind me of the quaint Victorian metaphor of a whorehouse at low tide. Palestinian President Abbas has submitted his formal request to the United Nations to seek an inependent nation status for the Palestinians. His speech to the General As
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09/23/2011
One of the concerns of critics of the government is that the current administration is trying to accomplish through regulations from executive branch departments the President's political agenda items that did not get through Congress before WE THE PEOPLE changed the balance of power in the House
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09/09/2011
Congressman James Clyburn of South Carolina has become one of the uber-politicians placed on the super-committee which is intended to produce bi-partisan support for spending cuts by the deadline in November. It would seem to me that if you wanted to create a bi-partisan plan you might want to a
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08/15/2011
Those of you who have read my posts over the years will not be surprised to hear that I enjoy Charles Krauthammer's columns. Charles is articulate, writes with percision and skill and is more often than others to be right on the issues. His columns appear in the Washinton Post and he is a Fox N
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08/08/2011
I continue to be frustrated with the news. Certain pundits that I typically agree with (Dick Morris, for example) have proposed that the debt ceiling deal was a victory for Republicans and Conservatives. I don't get it. In my view, the deal was seriously flawed and only served to avoid the po
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08/06/2011
I live in Central Florida. While all areas of the nation have severe weather problems from time to time, my primary issue from June to November is our hurricane season. Each year I seek out internet sites that will give me projections, tracks and data on tropical storm and hurricane activity.
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08/03/2011
It may be emotionally satisfying to refuse to increase the debt ceiling, but not practical when push comes to shove. Keep in mind that the debt ceiling increase does not provide for new spending. This is for money already spent. That is what it means when you pass bills which have been signed
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07/29/2011
I was a strong supporter of Marco Rubio in the 2010 Senate race in Florida and he continues to impress me with common sense and ideas that we should all hear and filter into our thinking. Marco sees the importance of immediate spending cuts in an environment where we have operated without a Cong
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07/14/2011
Newsmax and other news sources are reporting that Minority Leader Senator Mitch McConnell (R - KY) has recommended a plan that would give the President a unilateral power to make up to 2.4 trillion dollars in debt ceiling increases on his own initiative under certain circumstances through the nex
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07/12/2011
The political process is being stressed to the max as agenda meets reality. The parties will meet in the White House this evening. Apparently the Democrats are still offering the typical Washington pap of reduced levels of increase in lieu of real cuts in the budget. Billions of cuts accumulat
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07/10/2011
