“Poison” Pelosi???

Was Nancy Pelosi the poison pill that killed the bill?  Decide for yourself whether the Speaker of the House was bipartisan… or  partisan.  (Emphasis added by me)
Here is the prepared text of Pelosi’s remarks. The speech as delivered may have differed:
“Madam Speaker, when was the last time someone asked you for $700 billion?
“It is a [...]

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A Stormy Day in Washington, D.C.

Funny how when the bailout plan failed to pass in the House, Democrats lined up before cameras (Frank, Pelosi, etc) to blame the “12 Republicans” who did not vote for it ( Actually, 13 more “yes” votes were needed to pass the bill)…
Rather than blame the 95 Democrats who did not!
 
Keep in mind that even [...]

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Poco a Poco

“Hablas espanol?”
With many Americans, the response is typically “no” or “un poco”.
Ask if they’ve ever heard of Poco and the answer is typically “no”.
Well, I actually saw Poco in concert back in 1978 and while I really don’t remember much about the concert—and no, there were no drugs or alcohol involved, it was just a [...]

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Breath Tax

Another shot aimed at California.  I apologize now for those of you—I mean “to” those of you who live there.  But no apology to Steph, who was born and raised there and who eventually moved away and married me.
I found the following article recently.  Actually, I wrote it as a joke…
Sacramento, September 26, 2008:  In [...]

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California

For many years, I’ve taken aim at California for being one of the most heavily and ridiculously regulated states in the country.  It’s a wonder that anyone who lives there can do anything for fear of being arrested!  Most recently, NPR reported on the story about noise and electric cars.  It seems the State of California [...]

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The Tall and Short of It

From the first ultrasound, it seems we parents are obsessed with knowing metrics about our children such as length, height, and weight.  Pun intended, this is a short story about a tall boy.
Benjamin turned 6 soon after starting kindergarten.  Perhaps it’s his age or simply his genetics that lend cause to his being taller than [...]

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RAF Greenham Common

As some of you who know me will already realize, I have a pretty strong passion for England.  The funny thing is that when I first arrived there in 1983, I HATED it.  But come on, it was February.  The place was cold and dreary.  Worst still, the base I was assigned to (voluntarily) was [...]

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Carbon Footprint

Footprint?  Not at all. First of all, a “footprint” is flat.  In the sense of ones impact on the environment, flat is far from the truth of the matter.  To compensate, some categorize our impact as either a primary or secondary footprint in which the secondary imprint is the impact our consumerism has on the world.  [...]

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First Day of School

Benjamin started school this year! 
This is the year in which we have one in kindergarten and one in her senior year… and of course, two in-between.  Somehow, having one in 12th grade and one in kindergarten makes me feel both old and young at the same time.    But it’s also a keen reminder of how [...]

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