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retired in West Liberty

Sunday Funday: Depressing Thanksgiving Edition

The Republican Party has already thrown a scare into most Americans with its new leadership. With Muslims facing registration, college kids facing a lifetime of debt for getting an education, women facing greater restrictions on medical care, the elderly facing … Continue reading

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The Planet Lost Big Time November 8th

America lost so much in this election. The world lost so much in this election. Perhaps no entity lost more in this election than the planet and its systems for sustaining life. Humanity was finally, slowly coming to grips with … Continue reading

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Elizabeth Warren Calls Out Transition Lies

One Of The New Democratic Leadership Team Thank goodness someone’s calling them out, but will America listen? Will the media report it?

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Government Of The Corporation, By The Corporation, For The Corporation

Looks like it is past time for Abe Lincoln to rewrite that little speech he gave at Gettysburg 153 years ago today. The reality now is that the country now more than ever in the hands of the wealthy and … Continue reading

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Thankfully, Dave Loebsack Won

If there is one silver lining in Iowa it is that Dave Loebsack survived the the tsunami. Dave has been a real voice of reason throughout his congressional stint. Loebsack’s leadership and reason will be extremely important as the next … Continue reading

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Beginning

Here is a message from Matt Sinovic, Director of Progress Iowa: Elections aren’t the end. They are just the beginning. Yesterday President Obama told the country that “no matter what happens, the sun will rise in the morning.” Our state, … Continue reading

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Sunday Funday: Wha’ Happen? Edition

The quiz master is is not in much of a festive mood. It took nearly 48 hours to start functioning again. One thing is for sure: I apologize for any extra publicity I may have given a certain party and … Continue reading

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Broxit

What happened Tuesday is much worse by far than what Brexit in the UK. That was a referendum on one issue. Tuesday’s election will bring about massive changes in most every aspect of our lives. Unlike they Democratic Party, the … Continue reading

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Devastating!

Well I feel like someone has simply come up and kicked me in the stomach. Like so many right now my feelings are a mix of depression, fear and flat out confusion. For the life of me I can not … Continue reading

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Paul Ryan Says Medicare Privatization Is On

And they are off to the races per the New York Daily Intelligencer: During the campaign, coverage of the issues was blotted out by coverage of Hillary Clinton’s emails and Donald Trump’s broad suite of sociopathic tendencies. And of the … Continue reading

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