Even if I were a Democrat and you were a Republican it wouldn't have changed the sad circumstances your friend found herself in last night.  We'd both like to think that it would.  But, it wouldn't.  When our time comes.....it comes.  Politics is just politics.  Illness and sadness can't be legislated out of existence....more

Just thinking.....how is it that Texas has thrived?

Er....ah......you're confused?  Let me help you out with this.  The stock market is up because salaries are down.  Cost to supply and cost to produce have been dramatically lowered so goods and services are less expensive to make and ship.  Even if prices are sticky, profits increase.  New markets due to trade agreemen...more

JohnQ,  I live in Massachusetts.  Please visit any time.  But, bring money it's an expensive place to live.  And, give me a call.  You and I can spend two days together.  The first day we'll look hard and try to find the people 'living in squalor' that you referred to.  The next day I'll take you to five apartments I k...more

Only in America would someone who doesn't have to pay for the food they eat, the roof over their head, their cell phone or cable TV (in my city) be termed a 'victim'.  In most other countries the lifestyle these moochers lead would place them in the upper middle-class.

We all have a story.  I know a guy who worked for the city.  Grabbed his back at age 52 and got to retire due to disability.  There are thousands of people like him and they don't even show up in these statistics.  He gets 80% of his pay and cost of living increases!  He was sooooo banged up that the first thing he did...more

There's a flaw in our system.  It's real and surprisingly easy to fix.  As the process now stands when an applicant for Disability is denied they're allowed to appeal.  Nothing wrong with that.  But.....when the appeal is heard the denied applicant may have a lawyer with them (you see these firms advertising on TV).  S...more

April 10, 2013 Senator,   I'm writing to you to express my concerns over your proposed gun control legislation.  The anxiety I'm feeling is centered within  the word 'background'.  As I understand it your proposal would expand the federal government's purview over the personal history of citizens who seek to exerc...more

Here's a note I sent to Senators Manchin and Toomy yesterday.  This IRS article makes my point better than I ever could.                                                                           April 10, 2013 Senator,   I'm writing to you to express my concerns over your proposed gun control legislation.  The ...more