Tampa Town Hall Observances & Misconceptions
Its funny, I usually don't go to town hall meetings, if only because I am pretty busy most days. I think in my whole life I've attended three or four "town hall" meetings and listened to a pol. I...
View ArticleLiving in America's 2009 Urban Appalachia
Ahh....life in a 12x60. Ever done it? No shame in it, of course. I'm sorta a snob, I spent most of my teen years, after my parents divorced, in a 24x60. A comparative mansion. In Tampa, rent has...
View ArticleThe Cost of Living
What do auto repairs, a hospital stay, building a house, hiring a plumber or getting a solid college education all have in common?Well, for one, they are all relatively expensive pursuits in our...
View ArticleGive It Back, NOW
Seemingly we all, every man, woman and child among us, want to get "it" back. We Need it back. It needs to come back to us--and soon. It left us or seemingly melted away last summer in town halls,...
View ArticleWe're All Exhausted!
She told the President, "I'm exhausted at defending you" and wanted to know "Is this my new reality?".Well, I think most of the country is exhausted. Those of us still working are running around like...
View ArticleWe need some notice Around Here.....
Kevin Tully had a diary entry Thursday, January 6, which basically was a "call to arms" for everyone on the Left to rise up and get their point across. I don't necessarily agree with all his points,...
View ArticleBusting Up Unions
There is a new idea being pushed by "conservatives". If I've read it once, I've read it ten times in the past week: Allow states to go bankrupt so they can use the courts to "bust" the public sector...
View ArticleWall Street Journal's Mistake
Just an irony of all ironies today in the front page and second page of the Wall Street Journal. Here they are, telling everyone about the right-wing extremist nut who hated what Europe was becoming...
View ArticleThe Way It Is.
A recent Letter to the Editor in the St. Pete Times, along with a recent diary here has finally allowed me to understand some of the Tea Party member's wrath, the REAL class warfare going on in society...
View ArticleThey Never Stop!
From today's Wall Street Journal: Private-equity firms are adding debt to the companies they own in order to fund payouts to themselves, a controversial practice now reaching a record pace....
View ArticleBlue FaceBook / Red Facebook Have a look!
The Wall Street Journal has a “Red View / Blue View” stream of Facebook articles they have posted for us to look at. The actual page is here and the article showing the methodology is below the feed...
View ArticleHow much does he charge per seat?
It goes beyond what most people would consider completely rational, but Mr. Trump, in running for President, may in fact be collecting more money from donations, third parties and the government itself...
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