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Health Care Reform
Recently, I got into an interesting discussion about the state of health care in the U.S. and it made me realize how confused this issue has become and how effective the insurance companies have been at changing the dialog. As … Continue reading
The problem with Libertarians
This article was emailed to me but I wasn’t able to find a source for it. I do like the way it articulates the arguments against all de-regulation. People like Ron and Rand Paul would have you believe that all government … Continue reading
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Tagged Budget, Conservatives, Libertarian, Politics, Ron Paul, Tea Party
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Ah yes, the Good, Old Days
I just watched a documentary about the history of the Ku Klux Klan on the History Channel (see excerpts here). Like many people, I knew a little about the KKK on an abstract level but didn’t realize how old the KKK … Continue reading
Politicians are the only people in the world who create problems and then campaign against them.
I recently received two emails that started me thinking about how our federal government works. One was a modified version of an old Orlando Sentinel article by Charley Reese about how 545 people are responsible for the whole federal government. The other email was a short … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged Budget, Charley Reese, Conservatives, Democrats, Glenn Beck, Republicans, Tea Party
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Update on Fracking
From the NY Times: Congressional Democrats are demanding answers from the Environmental Protection Agency about the safety of hydraulic fracturing, a form of natural gas drilling also known as fracking, after revelations that wastewater from such drilling, which contains radioactive … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Environment
Tagged Environment, EPA, Fracking, natural gas, Pollution
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The Myth of Education and Why We Need Good, Old Fashion Unions
The American public has been sold a myth that if you only go to college, you will get a better job. We have built a whole infrastructure of student loans, grants, community colleges, etc. to ensure everyone gets a college … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Scott Walker, Wisconsin
Tagged Education, Scott Walker, Unions, Wisconsin
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Deport Everyone! (Except the People Helping Me…)
Just when I think I am starting to understand the conservative argument, they do something so bizarre it feels like my head is going to explode. In the frantic competition to see which conservative state is the strongest proponent of … Continue reading
Deficit-ridden Texas no longer laughing at California
As I travel around the world, when people find out I live in Texas, I’m usually in for a lot of ribbing. Questions range from “Where are your cowboy boots?” to “Where do you hide the gun?” For the record, … Continue reading
It’s time to change the game.
Ok, I will admit right up front that I live in Austin, Texas, but I don’t fit into the middle of the bell curve for Texans. I watch football now and then but only watch the Longhorns when a friend asks … Continue reading
Weekly Photo Challenge: Abundance
I shot this picture while diving on the Great Barrier Reef from the live-aboard, Spoilsport. I enjoy SCUBA diving because it gives me a chance to interact with life-forms and an environment that is pretty alien to our day-to-day life. It … Continue reading
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