by Charley James
Like tens of millions – and growing – of his increasingly desperate countrymen, he is out of work and cannot find a job; worse, nobody in his chosen profession will even interview him. His previously good friends don’t want to publish his story so he is reduced to keeping a journal for his [...]

 
by Charley James
Where is a pair of dirty, old shoes when I need them?
I want to hurl a pair after it became official yesterday when reality was confirmed by no less a reliable White House source than the president himself. George Bush summed up his view of how his policies affected the world over the [...]

 
 
by Denis Campbell
 
In the mid-90s, Henry Waxman’s California 30th Congressional District was my home. Henry is the anti-LA glitz poster child. In a district that includes Beverly Hill, West Los Angeles, Santa Monica and Malibu, Henry’s the kind of guy who makes accountants look hip. Henry is decidedly not LA. But if you pierce the [...]

by Charley James 
Maybe it’s because after countless pre-election late nights I slept in this weekend and missed the announcement, but when did everything become an “experience?”
I read something the other day about the growing length and complexity of restaurant menus. A half dozen chefs used “dining experience” to describe what, to me, always has been [...]

by Robert Silverstone
As this new day dawns, bringing with it the promise of change for us all, I am struck by a deep rooted sense of responsibility.  We have elected a dramatically new leader, one who has the potential to lead, not just the USA, but the rest of the free world in a direction [...]

by Andrew Sullivan, Editor, The Atlantic
On a spectacular September morning more than seven years ago, our world changed. I remain one of those who believe that that day remains indelible, and its lesson unforgettable. The civilized democratic world came under attack from a small but lethal band of religious fanatics bent on destroying free societies, [...]

by Denis Campbell
Remember when Democrats worried about Ralph Nader’s presence on the ballot hurting Obama like he did to John Kerry and Al Gore? Now he and Libertarian Bob Barr are the nearly invisible third party candidates. Or are they? Third parties rarely get much support, but in tight elections, the 3% - 19% (the [...]

If you cannot even win your party’s namesake grandkids, you re in deep trouble Mr. McCain. First you lost the Roosevelt grand-daughter to Obama and now the Goldwater siblings are joining up to help your Democratic opponent.
From The Huffington Post and Other wire sources:
Being Barry Goldwater’s granddaughter and living in Arizona, one would assume that [...]

 
by Dorret Groot Wassink
In the headlines: 25% of our mammal species are in danger of becoming extinct. Their main threat is habitat destruction. Facing the facts of our world, our earth’s very survival, is not easy. Yet only by facing brutal facts can we work on solutions. It’s the same as in the medical profession. [...]

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