Where Do You Start?

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Friday January 18, 2008 · 10:22 PM PST

2008/01/18 · 22:22

I am ready take things from ideas and words to actions. The class war is no longer something I can talk about; my grievances no longer fit on a sign much less a bumper sticker. My blog is full of my bile and the growing file of blogs so rambling and raging they aren’t fit to publish is frightening.

I am not suggesting violent action. You don’t start wars without armies and since my attempts to raise even a passive militia have failed I would only do damage to my beliefs by hostile. My rage is vented in words; my actions will be planned, subdued, civil resistance.

They have their illegal occupation I will have mine. I may lock myself to the gate of a corporate instillation with handcuffs (double locked with key holes blocked) or just sit in the office of a public official until they send in the security to remove me. I’ll get locked up but as I have said before; the founders signed their own death warrant to give us this country I think facing a little incarceration to prevent their dream from dieing is a fair trade.

Cavalry

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Thursday January 17, 2008 · 5:41 PM PST

2008/01/17 · 17:41

As the House debates the Hope 6 public housing renewal bill I am starting to notice a trend. King, Republican from Iowa, proposes an amendment to remove prevailing wage standards; it fails. I heard Representative Sessions of Texas argue for demolition only permits that allow public housing to be demolished without a commitment to produce new public housing units, he failed. Capito of West Virginia proposed to loosen the green requirement, good news for the world, it failed.

Cavalry

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Wednesday January 16, 2008 · 6:05 PM PST

2008/01/16 · 18:05

Today there was debate over a new mining safety bill. This is a bill that would fix the holes left by the 109th’s toothless nod at mining safety. It goes without saying that were there not several mining disasters in recent years the 109th would have done with this issue what it did best; nothing.

There is no surprise that the GOP hacks are out there fighting this tooth and nail to fight this bill. They say it will interfere with the 109th’s mine safety bill. Every once in a while they bring up their real concern. The real GOP concern is of course the economic impact on stakeholders and the fact that stakeholders will no longer have as great of a voice when it comes to safety and air quality measures concerning their mines. They also use the fact that President Monkeyboi will of course veto this economy hampering and superfluous legislation.

Cavalry

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Tuesday January 15, 2008 · 1:01 PM PST

2008/01/15 · 13:01

In 2006 we saw the rise of the Unity08 non-partisan political movement. This on the face seems like a good idea. You can’t argue with the idea that our politicians would do better to put aside party loyalty in favor of the best interests of our nation. This movement seems to have motivations a little more narrow then the best interests of ALL Americans.

Recently the founders of Unity08 resigned to start a draft Michael Bloomberg campaign. Well that fits right? An independent Washington Outsider with the ability to finance his own campaign can’t much more non-partisan then that right. The problem being that Mayor Bloomberg does represent a limited group of interests, which are not even wholly American interests

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An independent Bloomberg canidacy would:

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An independent Bloomberg canidacy would:

Draw Blue Dog support and act as a spoiler to the Democratic Canidate

3 votes

Draw fiscal conservative support and act as a spoiler to Republicans

5 votes

Draw enough support from both parties to win and give us a truely independent executive

3 votes

Draw enough support from both parties to win and give us a corrupt corporate executive

3 votes

The Tyranny of Prohibition

Cavalry

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Monday January 14, 2008 · 7:46 AM PST

2008/01/14 · 07:46

I sit here at my computer in a state of unchecked stress. My head and teeth hurt from clenching my jaw. Waves of anxiety run through me washing away all positive thought in the tides of overwhelming concerns. My sleep is often interrupted by night sweats. I frequently have to excuse myself from company because I become afraid that I will become uncivil in the presence of those with whom I live.

I do not seek professional treatment for the root of such symptoms because I can neither afford it nor the medications that would be prescribed. I have always self medicated it quiet effectively. I do not wish to give the impression that my cannabis usage was or will be entirely medicinal. Some of the best treatment for any stress is a few hours of being able to leave the wolf at the door and unwind

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Which would you support?

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Which would you support?

End Cannabis Prohibition

14 votes

End Cannabis Prohibition w/ age restriction (18y/o)

24 votes

End Cannabis Prohibition w/ age restriction (21y/o)

14 votes

Legalize medicinal cannabis

2 votes

Maintain Prohibition

2 votes

That isn’t Life

Cavalry

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Thursday January 03, 2008 · 7:07 AM PST

2008/01/03 · 07:07

There is something that has me raw; raw as the skinless patch on the roof of my mouth from the searing sauce in my meatball wrap. It is people saying to me ‘that’s life’ when I express some concern about a morally questionable action that is necessitated to survive in our consumer cultural. It is my oldest and most respected friends throwing out small minded platitudes like ‘society has rules and you have to play by the rules if you want to win the game’ because I am over 30 and still preaching the doctrines of nonconformity and active resistance to authority. This has me rawer then the undercarriage of a cyclist who has just ridden one hundred miles in the same pair of cotton boxers.

Cavalry

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Monday December 31, 2007 · 11:25 AM PST

2007/12/31 · 11:25

Another year closes and the world is in more turmoil then I have seen in my thirty plus years on this spinning rock. Now more then ever we need to seize this time of renewal for both personal and political growth and dedicate this year to keeping the torches lit and the powder dry. I have used this phrase frequently of late so I feel now would be a good time to explain it to those who might have any questions.

Cavalry

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Monday December 17, 2007 · 5:23 AM PST

2007/12/17 · 05:23

Jennifer V. a young mother of three, working 40 plus just to be poor, was shot and killed, along with one customer, in the dark hours of Sunday morning at my former place of work. The police are engaged in a manhunt for the 19 year old male suspect, who, according to reports, shot and killed both victims after Jennifer V. had already given up the money. Not for anything would I trade places with this man when the local authorities find him, they were in our store often and they liked Jennifer.

Cavalry

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Monday December 10, 2007 · 10:41 AM PST

2007/12/10 · 10:41

Before raising my gavel in a charge of hypocrisy leveled against an icon of some of the causes the Cavalry is known to support let me clear my own conscience. I recently accepted and lost employment with an outlet of a major oil company. I not only sold refined petroleum fuel product but also tobacco. In short in moment of desperation to survive I became a death merchant in the employ of war profiteers. I have spoken my shame. Now I shall speak of my rage.

Cavalry

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Monday November 05, 2007 · 7:50 AM PST

2007/11/05 · 07:50

There appears to be a valid case for the telecom immunity legislation. It’s hard to argue that corporations should have to pay for complying with what has become an unpopular and possibly illegal government policy. They didn’t make the policy they simply complied with the law as it was perceived at the time. Congress is just protecting these companies from the reflected ire represented by these class action suits.

Wait for it... you know what’s coming.

Cavalry

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Wednesday October 24, 2007 · 5:49 PM PDT

2007/10/24 · 17:49

I have long known of the injustice of our modern public education system. Living with educators and with plans to join the supporting cast of the learning process I now must now reflect on that issue with more clarity and depth. It is to my advantage that this argument follows the same logic as my business arguments. Corporate models do not create businesses that invigorate communities in fact they do the opposite; so why are they being introduced to our classrooms.

Cavalry

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Friday October 19, 2007 · 4:52 PM PDT

2007/10/19 · 16:52

When the dead line is a doomsday clock even the constipated mind churns out something. It maybe insane gibberish but words find a way out.

Freedom Loving Americans I don’t know what to make of the news out there. Corporate Media and the DLC tells us Hillary is the Democratic Candidate and we should accept that now (I would say something here about the irony of the lack of democracy in the Democratic Party but I’m sure I said it elsewhere and repeatedly) then it gets reported that she is tagging earmarks for contributors. Ever get the feeling we are being set up for failure.

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That isn’t Life

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The Unconvincing Silence

Immunity Challenge

Education Incorporated

Fear and Loathing on the Other Side of the Looking Glass