Politics, the Economy and Other Serious Stuff

Monday Thoughts on Money, Capitalism and Morality

04.09.2012

And when did the fact of being successful in business become such a vaunted American trait?

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New Hampshire 2012

01.10.2012

What’s interesting about all of this is that these candidates want to stay in Iraq and Afghanistan, and invade Iran, all while cutting taxes even more than they have been.

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Election 2012: The Discussion Begins

01.03.2012

Tuesday, January 3rd, after 231 debates filling the void, 41 candidates rising and falling, and billions of words printed and spoken about the Republican primary, the first votes will be cast.

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Portrait of A Citizen

11.17.2011

If she changed out of her T-shirt, ball cap and fanny pack and put on the garments of an 18th century goodwife hawking fish at a fayre, that would work too.

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Wordless Wednesday Writers Workshop

11.16.2011

I’ll post my response tomorrow; send me yours at jane(at)midlifebloggers(dot)com  

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Talking about race and American politics…

11.11.2011

It raises all those scary questions about race and politics and Obama and whites and the media…

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Election 2012: Wanted a few good opinionators of all persuasions

07.05.2011

Specifically, I want at least one Progressive blogger, one Independent blogger, and one Conservative blogger to weigh in on the issues, the candidates, the races, the voting public.

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Weiniegate

06.07.2011

Was ever a surname more apt? I cannot resist sharing three links about the much [hmmm, what word shall we use? you fill in the blank] ____________ A. Weiner. For the quite serious news account from, of course, a person of the male persuasion, I give you Michael Barbaro of the New York Times. For [...]

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Politics, Schmolitics–Getting Ready for 2012

06.03.2011

Will the Republicans ever find a candidate they can get behind? Will the Democrats realize that the real races in 2012 are for Congress?

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Election 2010: The Rant

10.31.2010

Protest voters. “Throw the bums out. Anyone but someone who’s in office.” You’re the ones who voted for Ralph Nader and got us instead George Bush. Thanks a bunch.

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