Very often, I hear some of my fellow Democrats bemoan “low-information” voters who seem to support the GOP in spite of their best interests. Having suffered a perplexing and frustrating loss in the 2016 general election, Democrats across the nation have been looking for explanations for this loss. But one thing that we have not …
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Not today.
Earlier this week, our new President signed an executive order (the latest of many) banning the entry of muslims from a select list of nations. In spite of Republican objections to the use of Executive Orders by President Barack Obama, Republican legislators are tellingly silent while this travesty plays out. I was pretty upset and mad …
Turning Red States To Blue (part 1 of many)
Tonight I was speaking with my wife after a few too many Brandy Alexanders. While discussing / arguing about Paul Kingsnorth‘s book Real England in the context of the good old USA and in the shadow of the 2016 election, she was discussing the concept of “the little guy fighting the big guy.” This is an important …
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Getting involved
Going to visit this group today. Let’s see what happens. http://www.pcldc.org/2016/07/09/july-general-membership-meeting/
Once a cop… Pt 2.
A while back I wrote a small piece about actors who seem to play law enforcement officers more than once. I just came across another member of the club: Alana De La Garza (Twitter, IMDB). She is currently playing Clara Seger on Criminal Minds: Beyond Border. Prior to that, she played NYPD officer Jo Martinez on TV show …
The Clown Car® problem
So, here we are in early April 2016, and the political races are well underway. On the Democratic side, there’s a good race between an establishment centrist who is the presumptive nominee and a challenger from the left.
Interesting numbers
Was having a discussion with Twitter user @dblozik regarding presidential fundaisers. Who attended how many,etc. So I looked up some numbers related to fundraisers and vacations. Here are some interesting Presidential statistics for those that like numbers. (I may add more items to this list). References are provided.
The myth about GOP alternatives to Obamacare
A while back, I had a Twitter “conversation” with Daniel Garza of the The Libre Initiative. After a few back-and-forths, Daniel stated that I was spreading the “biggest lie about Obamacare” when I stated that the GOP had not provided any counter-proposals to Obamacare. Daniel suggested that I Google “Republican alternatives to Obamacare.” I said …
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Justice for All? Not really
The United States of America prides itself on being a nation of laws. We elect our leaders by popular vote (mostly). Our government (federal, state and local) creates laws and regulations that aim to serve to better our lives and community. Yet, as we peel back the veneer on which we base our pride, we …
Rolling out TattooRegret.NET
After a couple of months of after-work work, we’ve finally rolled a new site centered on Laser Tattoo Removal clinics, new, and videos. I’m not sure how it will go. I am not satisfied with the SEO aspect of the site, but it is what the client wants. So… let’s see what happens. So, if …
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