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Democrats … Start Doing it for Yourselves
Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) House Minority Leader Dear Congresswoman Pelosi: I recently received a mailer from you that included the following text: >> Dear Friend … why don’t you take the enclosed George W. Bush Disapproval Poll and use it … Continue reading
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Tagged activism, change, correspondence, democracy, Democrats, George W Bush, liberalism, Nancy Pelosi, partisanship, politicians, politics
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Goodnight for Gonzo
for Hunter S. Thompson A life in isolation breeds its own brand of malaise, that the respected classes just ignore and seek instead on worthless causes to heap shame or praise, with their good sense, naming such moods a bore. … Continue reading
Posted in Poems
Tagged democracy, dissent, eulogies, guilt, Hunter S Thompson, isolation, paranoia, separation, underdogs
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A Dirge for the Left Wing
So we’ve inaugurated him the Jingo Kid, ol’ Cocaine Slim to serve again as our great chief. Despite the obvious belief of many folks that he’s the spawn of Satan. Soon he will be gone, and who will fill his … Continue reading
Posted in Poems, Statements
Tagged democracy, Democrats, elections, failure, George W Bush, loss, partisanship, regrets
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Neo Politics
Neoconservatism is not a threat to the free-living, free-wheeling, bleeding heart liberal philosophy of us drug-crazed, sex-minded hippie freaks. No, despite its definition as “an approach to politics or theology that represents a return to a traditional point of view … Continue reading
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Tagged America, balance, democracy, fundamentalism, liberalism, partisanship, politics
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Rambling on Politics
Democracy is dependent upon a single, basic premise: that those with power as a result of wealth and social standing are willing to reject the advantage conferred by the possesion of this power and reject the use of any such … Continue reading
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Tagged America, balance, democracy, hypotheses, politics, representation, safeguards
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The Eagle at the Tree
Now, watch the eagle perched upon the limb; his eyes, that seem to peer into the soul, take in the troubled world that waits below him and see beyond illusions of control. How like that noble bird we seek for … Continue reading
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Tagged balance, bias, commercialism, cronyism, democracy, lobbyists, partisanship, politics
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Independence Day
I heard the sounds last night of war outside my window and front door, wild shells and streaks of fire and light; and I was troubled at the sight. No thought of where the sparks might land entered the minds … Continue reading
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Tagged celebrations, democracy, dissent, fireworks, freedom of speech, holidays, independence, Independence Day, politics, rebellion, war
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