Monthly Archives: August 2009

Large Campaign Contributions are bribes; not free speech

Lobbyists and the wealthy have a firm hold on most lawmakers for a simple reason: they bought it. Gift giving and large campaign contributions are legal because well paid lawyers have successfully argued in the courts that such largess is … Continue reading

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President Obama still represents Change I believe in

This morning, Drew Weston, Emory University Professor and a psychologist and neuroscientist posted a thoughtful article: Change We Can Believe In: Feelings Toward the Administration by Those Who Elected It . It articulates emerging concerns he has as well as concerns he … Continue reading

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Musings about Rush Limbaugh

I’ve struggled to characterize Limbaugh in my own mind, and the other day it came to me: he reminds me of my first tick! One evening when I was 7 years old, I felt something strange on my belly button… … Continue reading

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