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Wednesday March 16, 2016 · 3:26 AM PDT

2016/03/16 · 03:26

U.S. President George W. Bush reacts as he tries to open a locked door as he leaves a news conference in Beijing November 20, 2005. Washington and Beijing will cooperate towards making the yuan's exchange rate more responsive to market forces of supply an

Thank you Markos for being a beacon in the Bush years. I have enjoyed being here until now. I will not be supporting or voting for Hillary Clinton. I have no constructive criticism for her. I will not vote for her.

Flint Wow!!

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Sunday March 06, 2016 · 5:47 PM PST

2016/03/06 · 17:47

Wow! What a debate!! No like the Republican nonsense. I think Bernie is winning, but what do I know?

Eugene McCarthy was my favorite before the Bern

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Sunday March 06, 2016 · 4:15 PM PST

2016/03/06 · 16:15

Good grief! I have been a peace loving anti-war Democrat for way too long!! Now, in my geezerdom I am inspired once again by a politician. President Obama I supported. He has been a good but, in my opinion, not great. He is what he is and the times are what they are.

But, long ago, in 1968, I was an inspired younger person, willing to campaign in New Hampshire for Eugene McCarthy. I was inspired enough to be tear gassed in Chicago in front of the Conrad Hilton Hotel, protesting the fraud and intimidation of the 1968 Democratic Convention.

But, along comes this white haired guy speaking as I speak, inspiring me to once again hope for America.

Thank you Bernie Sanders for awakening that spirit in my heart and hope for my country. God bless you.

Happy Texas Independence Day Everyone!

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Wednesday March 02, 2016 · 9:33 AM PST

2016/03/02 · 09:33

March 2, 1836, at Washington on the Brazos, Texas declared its independence. And, independent it has been and sometimes incredibly eccentric, like having George W and Ted Cruz as public officials.

But, it is a great place to live, work and seek change. A lot of change, but that is another story.

Happy birthday Texas!!

The Calm Before The Storm In Texas

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Sunday February 28, 2016 · 6:04 AM PST

2016/02/28 · 06:04

No Bernie visits today or tomorrow and the election is Tuesday. Bill Clinton will be in Dallas on Monday.

Bernie Sanders has had a fairly large campaign presence in Texas since last Fall. Some paid staff since December, I believe. In Denton County we distributed thousands of bumper stickers for Bernie. Yesterday in Austin and Dallas 17,000 supporters came to Bernie rallies.

The Clinton campaign has been strangely inactive, hiring just a few weeks ago a state wide manager. The north Texas paid staff came on board the first of the month, but have seemingly done little more than send some emails to the Democratic County Chair Persons. The Denton County Democratic Chair has told me that Hillary Clinton has had virtually no organizational activity to speak of here. Hillary Clinton has been in Texas, but that was a private fund raiser in Houston.

What does it all mean? Last poll showed Hillary Clinton ahead by ten points state wide a couple of weeks ago. Democratic early vote state wide seems up, but not all the counties have reported. But, in a state that elected Rafael Edward Cruz to the US Senate it just shows anything can happen!!

Bernie's Texas Redoubt

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Saturday February 27, 2016 · 8:02 PM PST

2016/02/27 · 20:02

I am an unabashed Bernie Sanders fan. I am far from being young. I consider myself a geezer.

I live in Texas and vote Democratic in a county that has been blood red Republican. We work to change that each day. We close the gap year by year.

I wanted Bernie to win SC. Really, I did. But, I am not depressed by the loss. I congratulate Hillary Clinton on her win there.

Texas is next Tuesday. Today Bernie came to our state on about 15 hours notice. Completely unexpected by us but in Austin over 10,000 gathered together for us, not him. Hours later over 7,000 gathered for us, not him, in Dallas. The line outside the Dallas event formed around five hours before Bernie was to speak. Mostly young people under 35 came. I did not because my knees would not work on concrete for hours. Did I say I was a geezer?

Bill Clinton is coming Monday to Dallas,Texas. If he gets more than 1,500 to attend his rally for Hillary Clinton it will be a miracle, in my opinion. Ted Cruz is coming to Dallas, Texas, the same day and will speak at a bar that might hold a few hundred. I welcome both without hard feelings.

If you are going to play in Texas, you got have a fiddle in the band. They probably will bring microphones.

I do not think Texas is an easy target for Hillary Clinton. But, we shall see. General Santa Anna thought Texas would be easy. In the words of an old song, ‘Will you come to the bower said the spider to the fly.’ Yee haahh, go Bernie!!

Sanders Rally in Texas Today

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Saturday February 27, 2016 · 8:51 AM PST

2016/02/27 · 08:51

Five hours before Bernie speaks more than 1500 have lined up. Feeling the Bern for sure!!!

Out Thought and Out Maneuvered

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Sunday July 31, 2011 · 7:36 PM PDT

2011/07/31 · 19:36

Looking back at the past eight months of the Obama Presidency, I am struck by how often he is out maneuvered and out thought by a gaggle of clowns.

Tonight is no exception. President Obama has a dignified presence but seems to have left his brain at the door along with his spine.

We have all known that a default on the debt would be horrific and the Teapublicans would have to be crazy to cause it.

But, they do look and act crazy.

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Saturday July 30, 2011 · 5:15 AM PDT

2011/07/30 · 05:15

Any question about whether or not Rick Perry is running for President was answered yesterday.

One problem that has been dogging Rick Perry for several years is one he does not want to talk about or have others judging his actions.

Perry probably allowed an innocent man to be executed in the prison at Huntsville for murders he did not commit.

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Friday July 22, 2011 · 4:12 AM PDT

2011/07/22 · 04:12

I keep watching President Obama daily worry about compromise and bringing the Republicans around to a reasonable position on most things.

I watched the cave last year on the Bush Tax Cuts. That bothered me.

Now, President Obama talks about 'entitlement' reforms as bait for a 'big deal' on the debt ceiling. Using the elderly, the poor and very young to lure Republicans into a 'big deal' on reducing the deficit while we fight foreign wars, bailout Wall Street and under tax the rich seems odd to me.

Someone tell me why I am supposed to worry about having a Republican President elected in 2012?

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Saturday July 09, 2011 · 3:20 PM PDT

2011/07/09 · 15:20

I have been reading all week about the deficit talks. I read that it will be painful for all of us, according to the President, to make the grand bargain.

We bargain with basically the Koch brothers, Grover Norquist and their cast of supporting characters over how much we cut Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid to preserve the credit of the United States.

Pat Buchanan recognizes the Death Star of Republicans holding the debt limit hostage with a giggle.

I asked to be deleted from barackobama.com today. I am sickened by his bargaining away of the now limited assistance the poor, elderly and ill receive.

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Saturday November 27, 2010 · 2:48 PM PST

2010/11/27 · 14:48

I am becoming more and more frustrated with President Obama seeking bi-partisan solutions to all of our major policy goals.

Health Care Reform was reduced to a kind of tepid solution. Now, the Republicans are after Social Security 'reform' of some kind.

The President's response has not been reassuring to me at all.

I found myself asking the Democratic National Committee to not send me more of their emails.

So, I ask myself:

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