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Category Archives: Politics
Rock Hudson Died of Alzheimer’s
In a wildly incorrect statement, Hillary Clinton yesterday praised Nancy Reagan and her husband, President Ronald Reagan, for helping America de-stigmatize AIDS and its victims. In an MSNBC interview, Clinton expressed appreciation to the Reagans: “It may be hard for … Continue reading
Posted in philippic, Politics
Tagged AIDS fight, Hillary Clinton, Nancy Reagan's death, political expediency
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If You Like Donald Trump, You’ll Love Bernie Sanders
If you want a President who speaks straight-forwardly and without a focus-group filter you can vote for Donald Trump. But, I like Bernie Sanders’ soul better. And, I think most Americans will like Bernie more, too. In today’s 1%-take-all world, there is … Continue reading
Climate Change Denial, Vaccine Scares, and Support of Israel
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to make the support of Israel (really the policies of his current government of Israel) a partisan issue in the US is beyond unwise. By accepting Speaker John Boehner’s invitation to address Congress without even … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged Boehner, diplomacy, foreign policy, Iran, Iran nuclear bomb, Israel, Netanyahu
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Prop A Proponents Send Out Untrue Mailer
Gawd I am tired of the pile of slick sheets in my mailbox! These mailers are touchable evidence about how much money is being spent on elections. The local assembly candidates are spending enough money to fund a research initiative to … Continue reading
$500 Million for Bike Lanes. $0 for MUNI
Prop A is being promoted as providing some of the money that MUNI desperately needs to recover from years of deferred maintenance and underfunding. It turns out that NO money in the bond issue is reserved for fixing MUNI. Instead, … Continue reading