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retired in West Liberty

Sunday Funday: Holidays Sad This Year Edition

Posted on December 11, 2016 by Dave Bradley

For many, the selection of the most unfit person ever to be president is casting a pall on what should be the happiest time of the year. The fact (and it is a fact) that that this selection will be … Continue reading →

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Open Letter to the GOP

Posted on December 10, 2016 by Dave Bradley

The following “Open Letter To The GOP” was written by NanceGreggs as a rant on democraticunderground.com earlier this week. It says out loud what many Americans are feeling and fearing: Open Letter to the GOP Subject: Donald Trump Query: What … Continue reading →

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Contact Numbers For Grassley, Ernst

Posted on December 10, 2016 by Dave Bradley

Mitch McConnell will hold vote to repeal Obamacare immediately after the new senate is sworn in. Grassley and Ernst need to be contacted starting now to let them know how you feel. See previous post for a discussion of the … Continue reading →

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Grassley Will Finally Get To Pull The Plug On Grandma

Posted on December 10, 2016 by Dave Bradley

Mitch McConnell announced the first order of business for the new US senate was to take health care away from millions of citizens by destroying the ACA. By doing so it sure seems to me that McConnell has declared the … Continue reading →

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ALEC Convention Ends; As Usual No Reports

Posted on December 4, 2016 by Dave Bradley

Rest assured that most of us are screwed. ALEC ended what should be by any measure an illegal gathering of businesses and state legislators in Washington DC Friday. Even though this is a meeting where legislators are conducting business of … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday: Post-Truth Edition

Posted on December 4, 2016 by Dave Bradley

Looks like the words of the year from the big dictionary companies (Oxford English, Merriam-Webster and Dictionary.com) will be post-truth for the OED, fascism for Merriam-Webster and xenophobia for Dictionary.com. Not sure about you, but I see a trend here … Continue reading →

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The ACA, Medicare And Morality

Posted on December 3, 2016 by Dave Bradley

Paul Ryan has made little secret of the fact that he is gunning for the three big Democratic achievements that keep many people alive in this country. The biggest and perhaps easiest target is the Affordable Care Act. Since it … Continue reading →

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Tess Rafferty: Aftermath Of 2016

Posted on December 3, 2016 by Dave Bradley

From the youtube posting of this video: Tess Rafferty wrote this piece on November 10th, 2016, 48 hours after the election. I (Steve Cohen) suggested we put the post on film. Together with Aaron Barrocas we created this video. Since … Continue reading →

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Some Electoral Math

Posted on December 3, 2016 by Dave Bradley

I am no mathematician and hold no claims to be. This last election results sure raise a lot of questions that real math wizards and analysts of electoral politics everywhere are going to be pouring over for a long time. … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving Memories

Posted on November 27, 2016 by Dave Bradley

It is hard to ignore the elephant in the room. In two months America will be on a new adventure reversing what was mostly a forward journey into the future. While the ship of state would sometimes shudder and lurch … Continue reading →

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