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Wednesday January 05, 2011 · 1:06 PM PST

2011/01/05 · 13:06

I write a monthly column for a handful of CO newspapers and have had a grand time shaking the cage a bit here and there hoping, just hoping, that a few people would challenge their conservative worldviews. It's been one year and 13 columns and I wanted to take a moment to recap some thoughts which will go into the next column.

Thoughts, Kossacks?

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Friday November 20, 2009 · 3:49 PM PST

2009/11/20 · 15:49

This is the second in an ongoing series of columns that I'm writing for a local paper that favors the conservative perspective. My intent is to add a lefty perspective (aka, reality based information based on fact, reason, logic and historical evidence) to topical issues. As always comments and suggestions are appreciated.

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Does the US have an excellent health care system? Yes, overall, we do. A better question is: Do all Americans have access to quality health care? No, we don't. And that is the crux of the problem that Health Care Reform (HCR) is trying to address. But first, let's have a sanity check to see how the US stacks up in terms of overall health care quality.

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Will the Senate get the 60 votes for Cloture?

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Will the Senate get the 60 votes for Cloture?

Yep

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Nope

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Glen Beck will declare himself King of the Universe, marry Sarah Palin and we'll all be Raptured

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Doesn't matter. We've got 50+ so bring on the filibuster, b*tch!

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An Introduction: Leftward

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Wednesday November 18, 2009 · 6:22 PM PST

2009/11/18 · 18:22

I've been chatting w/ the editor of my local paper about the lack of a progressive voice featured in our dead-tree edition and how this doesn't serve the increasingly progressive demographics of our county and state. To remedy this I've proposed writing a ~monthly column I'm calling "Leftward". The following is my initial submission and I'd appreciate any feedback from you fellow wordsmiths on how to improve this.

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Thursday August 28, 2008 · 6:47 AM PDT

2008/08/28 · 06:47

While most eyes are on Denver this week a few stray folks, say, 120 million Al Jazeera viewers and the local residents of the wonderful city of Golden, CO, had the pleasure of viewing the 1st Amendment in action last night with a patriotic display by our country’s finest specimens in action.

Even though Al Jazeera has a presence at the DNC in Denver the network wanted to highlight a typical small American town that had character, physical beauty and close proximity to Denver. Golden, my home for 15 years, has all of these characteristics, plus a few characters to spare. And with that, the lines were drawn.

Forgive me. This diary is a bit heavy on the pictures but Golden is a very scenic place and the pictures largely speak for themselves. So, jump...

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Sunday July 10, 2005 · 3:47 PM PDT

2005/07/10 · 15:47

For the July 4th break I was looking forward to driving solo from my current home in Golden, CO to my childhood home in rural eastern Kansas. This was to be a journey of rediscovery of a day when voting Republican was a default position. An attempt to understand past perspectives and mid-western values. What follows is a stream of consciousness diary that attempts to capture random thoughts, observations and unintentional humor. For the sake of clarity verbiage from signs is underlined. Read More

Religion/Spirituality: Roll your own

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Friday April 22, 2005 · 8:19 AM PDT

2005/04/22 · 08:19

{Editor's note: This diary fits into the dkos universe because the battle between Democrats and Republicans can be parsed with this issue. You decide.}

I'm often perplexed why people feel compelled to look to organized religions for direction in their personal and spiritual lives when the shortcomings of these belief systems are obvious to anyone paying attention. Sure, it's easier to buy what's off-the-shelf but each of us has the ability to tailor a belief system that fits our individual needs.

The major monotheistic religions, and this is just my personal theory and I could be wrong, are just one person's, or one politically motivated group's, specific agenda wrapped up into a mystical taco shell. With the right timing, effective marketing, dedicated personnel and acquiescent throngs many personal philosophies could have/will become main stream religions. It has been said that what separates a cult from a religion is one hundred years.

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Bush. The anti-FDR

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Sunday April 17, 2005 · 12:59 PM PDT

2005/04/17 · 12:59

I caught the tail end of the Cherry blossoms in DC last week on a last minute business trip and, unlike past visits, I scheduled some free time to play tourist and sample the memorials and museums. The sense of power and history is palpable as one visits the various sites that highlight the beginning of this country's history and memorializes the price that has been paid to preserve our Union and protect our national interests.

The Vietnam War memorial was sublime, the Korean War memorial was befitting the cause and the WWII memorial just fails to connect at an emotional level. The Jefferson and Lincoln memorials are majestic in their construction and carry a sense of the men that they honor. The line was too long for the Washington memorial so I can't add my commentary to that. Bummer, since it has recently been reopened after extensive renovations. Guess I'll have to wait until Dan Brown finishes his next book to learn about its secrets.

What's the point of this diary you may ask? Well, since you asked, it's about Franklin D. Roosevelt and my political eureka moment.

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This Columnist’s Findings

HCR: What's the big deal?

An Introduction: Leftward

Al Jazeera in Golden, CO

Journey across Red Kansas

Religion/Spirituality: Roll your own

Bush. The anti-FDR