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When The G20 Comes To Town

[caption id="attachment_262" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Pittsburgh"][/caption] The title of this post almost sounds like a song title for something Spingsteen might have written, but instead it leads into something I've been wondering about ever since President Obama announced the next G20 was to be hosted here in my hometown of Pittsburgh. Because when ...

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How Do We Bring About Change?

[caption id="attachment_221" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="Fighting Against Problems"][/caption] We're all passionate about something, and often passionate about numerous things. Maybe you care most about reversing Global Warming, or want legislation that restricts or bans abortions, or maybe your passion is for getting Nipple Clamps to be socially accepted as fashionable outer-wear. Whatever the ...

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Why I Blog About Issues and Politics

For those who don't know me personally and may read this blog or posting I wanted to offer a little insight into why I blog about politics and issues that I believe are important. This may be insightful for some of you who do know me as well, as I know ...

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Dissension is as American as Apple Pie

Do we hold this truth to be self-evident? Our nation was founded on dissension. The Declaration of Independence was the first; and to date largest act of dissension by Americans. Now I ask, can anything be more patriotic than dissension? Tom Delay(R-TX) would agree with me. Here are a few of his ...

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Leave Wal-Mart alone

Accountability lies directly with the shoppers, not the shop I get it, corporate greed, the purchase of politicians, using illegal workers, the selling of guns and refusals to sell the morning after pill upsets people, but get over yourself already. Wal-Mart is a business, and like any business in a free society ...

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