Archive for the 'politics' Category

U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown Takes A Stand: His Reasoned Reply

Friday, October 3rd, 2008

 
We received the following letter from our U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown. I feel a whole lot better knowing some of  his thought process on the $700 Billion “bailout”.  I am sure that he shared the same thoughts with all of his constituents who wrote him concerning this issue so I am sharing it here.
Thank you [...]

The Nation Waits with Bated Breath–Is It a Loan or Is it a Bailout?

Monday, September 29th, 2008

 
Warren Buffett knows if you are going to take on great risk, be sure to negotiate a hard bargain and at least have the option to make millions.  I just received my latest edition of The Economist where I learned this. 
I haven’t seen anything on line about the $700 Billion Bailout of the banking industry.  [...]

In the Dark of Night The Senate Succumbs Once Again–Naming Your Intellectual Property Orphans

Monday, September 29th, 2008

 
Shannon Okey has asked for help in getting the word out about this latest attack on individual Intellectual Property.  Her article here says it better than I ever could.  Be sure to use the sidebar to gain knowledge of why artists, bloggers, small business people, and anyone else who believes in freedom of expression should [...]

Who Speaks for the Pig in all this folderol?

Sunday, September 14th, 2008

 
I do.  Look we never asked to be the focal point of the 2008 General Election.  Who knew that the phrase “lipstick on a pig” would become the most important topic on the political scene with just six weeks left until the American Public vote for their next leader?
There hasn’t been this much to talk [...]

What Previous Occupation Prepares one to be The President of the United States?

Friday, September 5th, 2008

 
Lately, there has been a lot of talk of what occupation better prepares one to be President of the United States or what set of experiences makes one the more likely choice for president or even the importance of how much experience one has at a certain occupation.  It got me to wondering about past [...]

The Value of Community Organizing is Unlimited

Thursday, September 4th, 2008

I wrote what appears below as a comment over on RealNEO in response to a great post about the value of community organizing by Kevin Cronin.  When I previewed the comment before posting, I decided that I wanted to crosspost it here at my site because I believe that we need to make sure that at [...]

Do We Dare Hope?

Monday, September 1st, 2008

 
Lately, in news stories and on blogs I have read a lot of criticism about my generation–the boomers.  Some of it deserved. some of it written by journalists and bloggers who are obviously not boomers.  Even when we were younger, our parents’ generation called us the “me” generation so a lot of what is written [...]

Say It Isn’t So

Tuesday, March 4th, 2008

Something is greatly disturbing me on this Election Day.  Reading comments on blogs, reading news stories from the wire services, and receiving three phone calls last night from Republican friends asking for advice on which judges to vote for on the Democratic ballot has made me shake my head in wonder.  How have we come to [...]

Vote “FOR” Issue Two and Issue 15

Monday, March 3rd, 2008

Tomorrow we vote for two very important issues that identify us as a community.  The voters of Cuyahoga County consistently support quality of life issues that affect our communities.  These are hard times financially for a lot of folks in our communities in Cuyahoga County, but I believe that again our voters will rise to [...]

Vote FOR Cuyahoga County Treasurer Jim Rokakis

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

Ironically, the one county official that should NOT have a primary does.  I cannot imagine that Cuyahoga County voters will turn their backs on the man who has had their backs through these tough times.  But just in case you need to be reminded who he is, what he stands for and how he works [...]