April, 2008

Freedom

A short rhyming piece written in a mood of reflection during a time of great stress.



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Barack Obama For President

On Monday, March 17th, presidential politics as we know it changed dramatically in this country. On that day a presidential candidate had the audacity to usher in the adult era in presidential discourse.

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Who the Hell Was Smedley Butler, USMC?

“In short, I was a racketeer, a gangster for capitalism.”

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Reform or the Pig Gets It! : Part 2

….I think socialized medicine is the way to go. Which is probably what the single-payer crowd is really wanting, they’re just afraid to use the words.



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The Corporate Takeover Continues

As a result of “free trade” agreements, corporate rights now trump national sovereignty.

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Health Care Reform Bill Alive and Well

Endorsements, future hearings, and possible funding of an economic impact study buoyed the spirits of HB1660 supporters.



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The Democrats Have Been Framed by Fox

Even as I’m angered by the obvious attempt of FOX to create the 2008 political reality that they want and saddened by the willingness of the rest of the mainstream media to follow their lead, the fact that the Obama campaign has overcome the obstacle of a media initially determined to crown Clinton the Democratic nominee before a single primary ballot had been counted gives me renewed faith in country.

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afterbirth

Of the complicated chain that connects mothers and daughters.



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JUSTICE

while justice is better than anything
anyone has ever tried to do.



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AMERICAN LIMBO

A sardonic take on current affairs, with an unsettling suggestion about who bears responsibility for what’s happened.



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