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Mr. Obama Goes to Washington

I’ve been interested to note your evident support for Obama, and I was hoping you’d do me the honor of explaining to me why you’re backing him and what makes him preferable to Mrs C. I could read up on this in my usual press outlets, but would rather hear it from someone at grassroots [...]

Dear John,

Doesn’t that seem backwards? Usually, a woman writes a Dear John letter to dump her boyfriend. Instead, you’re leaving us behind. It’s too bad, because you would probably make a pretty good president. You’re a stand up guy, I agree with you on pretty much everything you believe in, and I [...]

Democrats Cave

So, I don’t get it. The American people, almost all of them, 7 out of 10, are against the war. The Democrats are against the war. But the spending bill that Bush wanted will be passed now, with no timetable, funding the war at least for another year. And what do [...]

Why I Didn’t Vote For Al Gore Before…but I might now.

Do you remember way back in 2000? Waaaaaayyy waaaaaaaaay back before 9/11 and hybrid cars and Pirates of the Caribbean (the movies)? I didn’t vote for Gore in that election, I voted for Nader. I didn’t vote for Gore for a number of reasons.
Before you start pointing fingers at me and blaming [...]