This is YOUR Moment - An Open Letter To The President

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Thursday September 03, 2009 · 7:29 AM PDT

2009/09/03 · 07:29

Mr. President,

I have long been a supporter of you, your presidential campaign, and your administration. I have long felt that you were not going to be the radical that many painted you to be, and were going to be doing things that both the left and the right would not like.

You've earned my praise with Sotomayer, the economic stimulus, the Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, SCHIP, and improving our status in the world. You have also earned my criticism for the continued lack of transparency (even though I can understand why), Don't Ask Don't Tell, the continued circumventing of the Fourth Amendment, and your mismanagment of the bank bailouts. Still, despite all that, I have been willing to give you and your administration the benefit of the doubt that you are still going to be the change we can believe in.

Then came health care reform, and now I don't know what to believe.

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Monday September 29, 2008 · 8:34 AM PDT

2008/09/29 · 08:34

Since we are all in a talk about the financial meltdown credit crisis, I thought it would be good to talk about another major crisis that has not, to my knowledge, been mentioned here and it at least should. I'm talking about a gas shortage in Georgia!

Hurricane Ike damaged the easy distribution pipelines for gas for many corners of the southeast, and that is understandable. What is not understandable is how both Louisiana and Texas seem to be back right where they were before in terms of average gas prices, and yet a state like Georgia has all of a sudden become the state with the most expensive average gas prices in the surrounding 48 states. That's right! Behind only Hawaii and Alaska, Georgia, whom at one time along with Alabama, South Carolina, Mississippi and even at times Tennessee was consider one of the cheapest states to get gas, is now the 3rd most expensive state for gas. And a big reason is that there is a big shortage.

Maps and other info after the bump...

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Friday April 04, 2008 · 8:38 AM PDT

2008/04/04 · 08:38

If you did not read my last entry (which you should if you haven't), I pretty much came out hard against those on both the Hillary and Obama sides who have threatened to bolt to McCain if their candidate does not win the Democratic nomination for President. To my dismay, when I proposed a poll, I saw that still roughly a quarter of you, 24%, said you would vote for McCain if your Democratic candidate does not get the nomination.

Well I put that aside until I came across this:

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Wednesday March 26, 2008 · 10:35 PM PDT

2008/03/26 · 22:35

In this most pivotal election in our country’s recent history, we have seen the Democratic field get narrowed down to two great candidates. On paper and in person, both Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton would make a great president, one better than John McCain and most certainly better than George Bush.

So imagine my surprise when I came across this Gallup poll:

Twenty-eight percent (28%) of [Clinton supporters] indicate that if Clinton is not the [Democratic] nominee -- and Obama is -- they would support McCain. That compares to 19% of Obama supporters who would support McCain if Obama is not the nominee -- and Clinton is.

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If the Democrat you support for President does not get the nomination, do you plan to support John McCain?

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If the Democrat you support for President does not get the nomination, do you plan to support John McCain?

85 votes

Yes

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My Art Won't Be Silent Again

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Thursday August 24, 2006 · 10:34 AM PDT

2006/08/24 · 10:34

"Man you are really passionate about this stuff...and let me tell you, what you are telling me, we do not get that over there, we don't hear about it over there." - Matt, an Iraq War Veteran I met at the Day the Music Never Died Festival in Buckhead, GA; he's scheduled to redeploy to Iraq in four months.

I remember getting flack about putting my voice about the Iraq War on paper for all to see, saying that it may not be the best thing to do, that it could turn some people off to my music. And while I have been vocal on this issue with my friends and fellow fans, for a time I followed that notion.

Not anymore. Not after my conversation with Matt at last weekend's Celebration Day Festival. Read More

This Week America Lost, Big Time!

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Thursday June 22, 2006 · 9:38 AM PDT

2006/06/22 · 09:38

It is safe to say that when we look back on this third week in June, the week of June 18th, in our nation's history, it will be seen as a week where America lost a lot. How much? Let's count the ways... Read More

Pessimism in Progress

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Monday June 19, 2006 · 3:06 PM PDT

2006/06/19 · 15:06

This may seem a bit pessimistic, but there was something I glanced over that pretty much led me to what I'm about to say. It was a MSNBC headline that said "China plans to have man on moon by 2024." My pessimism is not based on that China is moving to have a man on the moon, but that since the first feet have landed on there, if China's timeline is accurate to the final year, it will have been more than 50 years since any human has set foot on that orbiting body. Read More

Dem's 2006 Lesson: Old Habits Die Hard

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Wednesday June 07, 2006 · 10:53 AM PDT

2006/06/07 · 10:53

Last Saturday, I saw the film Million Dollar Baby one more time. I remember one scene where the dirty fighter Billie the Blue Dog knocked down her boxing opponent to the mat, and as she was trying to slowly get back on her feet, Billie knocked her back down again, hard!

With that image, I think I can formulate a perfect analogy for how, in my personal opinion, the 2006 election will turn out to be. Granted there are a few more primaries to consider (including the August Connecticut Primary), but as an indication from Tuesday's results, to get our hopes and expectations up that we will gain control of either the House or Senate will be seriously damaging to our psyche.

The reason - old habits die hard. Read More

America and the Constitutional Dictatorship

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Tuesday May 16, 2006 · 9:00 AM PDT

2006/05/16 · 09:00

It's been a long while since I've written anything here, but that is not to say I have not been feeling the itch to write. Well, I feel that I can no longer be silent in light of all these stories and posts that are popping up. There is just too much crap for one person to take without letting it all out.

It has been interesting to see journalists like Olbermann and his guests make the interesting critique that the general American public have likely reached the point where they simply take their rights for granted. "You don't know what you got..." and all similar sayings could not ring more true, which is why I may get flamed for stating what I, and many others, feel is the obvious:

Right or wrong, America is heading into a constitutional dictatorship. Read More

Feeling Proud of America Again

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Thursday February 23, 2006 · 11:04 AM PST

2006/02/23 · 11:04

I was writing a diary about how Hollywood has moved toward the Hero in Troubled Times storyline over the past few years, and yet another underlying theme gets lost in it - the people's sense of pride.

While the Bible makes pride to be costly, not all pride is bad, and it can be a driving force to do good. But what happens when even the slightest good of pride is nonexistant? Overwhelming cynicism and apathy are the result. But the great tragedy that is about to befall our nation is not just the loss of pride. I mean, think about it - what can you be prideful about in your country if all that is there to protect you or guide your lives are in the hands of other nations? Read More

What a Sad Day

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Thursday February 16, 2006 · 5:16 PM PST

2006/02/16 · 17:16

I, Loyal Citizen of the Republic, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God.

This is the Congressional Oath of Office that every member of Congress swears. Remember its importance, the weight it carried? I wonder if it is nothing but a bunch of ceremonious words when I read that Congress today abdicated its responsibility to uphold the Constitution. What's worse is that they plan to make legal these flagrant violations of the Fourth Amendment to the Constitition. Support and defend, my ass! Read More

Star Players Don't Take Their Ball and Go Home

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Tuesday February 14, 2006 · 8:46 AM PST

2006/02/14 · 08:46

You know, if I didn't know any better, the comments I've been generally reading regarding Paul Hackett's departure from both the Ohio Senate race and politics in general, have been akin to the world coming to an end, that we have already lost, that the Democratic Party is full of consultant losers, that Democrats don't deserve to govern, that we suck.

Folks, you wanna know why people haven't voted for Democrats in the recent past? Shine a mirror on this site over the past 12 hours. It's not just the spinelessness of Democrats that have turned voters off. It is this persistant pessismism and, I regret to say, childish whining. Believe me, I know. I had a similar attitude before and it took having to face someone like me to realize that nobody likes a whiner.

We need to stop whining and start facing two important points.

The Iraq veterans questioning whether to run in light of the Hackett situation need to stop looking for leaders and be one.
Paul Hackett does him and his cause no good by taking his ball and going home.

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This is YOUR Moment - An Open Letter To The President

Gas Crisis In Georgia!

This Has Got To Stop - Part 2

This Has Got To Stop!

My Art Won't Be Silent Again

This Week America Lost, Big Time!

Pessimism in Progress

Dem's 2006 Lesson: Old Habits Die Hard

America and the Constitutional Dictatorship

Feeling Proud of America Again

What a Sad Day

Star Players Don't Take Their Ball and Go Home