My letter to the President

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Wednesday August 03, 2011 · 12:51 PM PDT

2011/08/03 · 12:51

The letter I am sending to the President of the United States.

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Friday December 03, 2010 · 10:25 AM PST

2010/12/03 · 10:25

To: My President, Barack Obama
CC: Congressional Democrats

Dear Mr. President,

I want to thank you for all you have done in your short time in office; you have accomplished several pieces of historic legislation, and have done a great deal of work restoring our tarnished image in the eyes of the world.

We know that we can’t win every battle with the republicans, so you might wonder why we are so frustrated with you and the democratic congress? Let me break it down for you.

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Monday April 12, 2010 · 7:19 AM PDT

2010/04/12 · 07:19

I recently got back from a vacation in Mexico. Cancun to be exact. It had always been a dream of mine to see the Mayan ruins, and on my birthday this year, that dream was finially fulfilled. We had a fantastic time at Chichen Itza. The ruins are astounding. The mathmatical aspects of how they built them are still a mystery to this day.

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70 votes Show Results

Are the poor just making excuses for themselves and not trying hard enough?

70 votes Vote Now!

Are the poor just making excuses for themselves and not trying hard enough?

Yes, it's largely true. They need to find a job and quit crying!

6 votes

Yes, but not to the extent that people think.

9 votes

No, it's BS and he's making a vast and unfair generalization.

23 votes

He's clueless about what it is like to really be poor.

28 votes

Meh!

4 votes

It's time for the President to put on brass knuckles.

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Wednesday September 16, 2009 · 9:25 AM PDT

2009/09/16 · 09:25

After months of trying to play nice with the Republicans, Max Baucus releases a bill with no public option and no republican support. It’s a watered down piece of pro insurance industry legislation that won’t actually make things better, and probably will make things worse.

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27 votes Show Results

Is it time to form a national Progressive party?

27 votes Vote Now!

Is it time to form a national Progressive party?

Without a doubt. We can always vote for Democrats.

21 votes

No. It's better to work within the existing two party system.

6 votes

An atheist thoughts on Easter

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Wednesday April 08, 2009 · 10:50 AM PDT

2009/04/08 · 10:50

I live in Boise, Idaho. The winter here has been far too long for me this year. Normally, we start to see an increase in temperatures and a decrease in winter weather by the middle February. Once March rolls around, spring is in the air. As of today, though, we still have plenty of snow on the mountains around us and people are still skiing and boarding every day.

It used to be that spring not only meant great weather to me, but it also was about big Easter celebrations. The extra time we've had waiting for spring gave me time to think about what Easter means to me at this point in my life, as an atheist.

There are parts of Easter that I still enjoy; like the robins eggs malt balls that can be found in every candy aisle in the nation for a few short weeks every year, and of course chocolate bunnies. Is there more than that though? What’s should the non believer make of Easter? Are there lessons, good or bad we can take from it?

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Tuesday December 23, 2008 · 9:02 AM PST

2008/12/23 · 09:02

Christmas, to me, is still a time of joy, comfort, renewal, and forgiveness. I think of the people who are important to me in my life, I think of the less fortunate, and I think of how I might have been a better person in the last year, and what changes I can make in the new year. I hope that I will actually get off my ass and do something meaningful to make this world a better place in the coming year, instead of just forgetting about that warm Christmas feeling after the holiday has passed.

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Friday June 13, 2008 · 9:20 AM PDT

2008/06/13 · 09:20

I've been as swept up in Barack Obama's candidacy as everyone else, but for me there is still one huge issue.

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320 votes Show Results

Does a candidates religion matter to you?

320 votes Vote Now!

Does a candidates religion matter to you?

Yes, very much so. And by the way, "YOU" are going to Hell!

9 votes

I like to know, but it's not a deciding factor for me.

56 votes

No, I don't care one way or another.

80 votes

No. I'm with you; I wish religion would leave the political sphere altogether.

170 votes

No, but I just play along with the fundies because I have too!

5 votes

Maybe "The Right" had a point

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Monday May 26, 2008 · 9:52 AM PDT

2008/05/26 · 09:52

Have some of "The Rights" complaints about the Clintons been validated by her campaign tactics?

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133 votes Show Results

Do you thing Hillary Clinton's campaign tactics have validated some of the vast right wings conspiracies complaints about the Clintons?

133 votes Vote Now!

Do you thing Hillary Clinton's campaign tactics have validated some of the vast right wings conspiracies complaints about the Clintons?

Not at all

7 votes

Somewhat

51 votes

It doesn't matter, she's just trying to win. She wouldn't govern that way.

1 vote

Yes, I've had to hang my head in shame around my right wing friends.

72 votes

Why do you hate Hillary so much?

2 votes

Why Obama Will Crush McCain

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Friday May 09, 2008 · 10:02 AM PDT

2008/05/09 · 10:02

I'm saying it here and now. Obama will crush McCain in November. I think this will be a Reagan Vs. Carter type of blow out, and possibly an end to the right's stranglehold on our ideas and the direction of the country. Below are my seventeen reasons that Obama crushes McCain.

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My letter to the President

Dear Mr. President

Poverty and Social Darwinism

It's time for the President to put on brass knuckles.

An atheist thoughts on Easter

An Atheist’s Thoughts At Christmas

What I don't like about Obama

Maybe "The Right" had a point

Why Obama Will Crush McCain