October, 2011

Raymond

Editor’s note: Raymond Welch was found dead this past week by his sister Kathleen (Writer of the Road Less Traveled  column for CS2). He led a short and troubled life…



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CommonSense2 October, 2011- Issue # 44

The best thing about politics is its unpredictability. Just when you think that the younger generation is apathetic and won’t get involved, out of “nowhere” comes “The American Spring”.  Our…



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A Banana Republic

Then, in 30 years, we will be to China what Mexico now is to us.



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Read Between the Lines (Oops! I Meant Lies)

“A thing moderately good is not so good as it ought to be. Moderation in temper is always a virtue, but moderation in principle is always a vice.” –Tom Paine…

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Too Pig To Fail!

IMPORTANT ALERT: Join the 99%  – Occupy (Note: A valuable parallel movement has been initiated by MSNBC TV host Dylan Ratigan to get money out of politics. Please sign the…

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Our Best Friend

Rats are good for war. The LA Times said so today. Better than dogs at sniffing out bombs, rats are social, but not too, distraction not an issue with them….



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Reading, PA – America’s Poorest City

Jane Palmer is an activist and tireless fighter for the well-being of the City of Reading. ******** As you may have heard, the New York Times reported this week that…

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The Non-Right to Rights

Presidential candidate Mitt Romney, in one of his manifestations, has opined that while the health policy he enacted in Massachusetts may have worked for those people, it may not in fact be suitable for the nation as a whole. Gov. Romney feels that each state must be free to design its own policy, which will meet the needs of its citizens. In health care, “there is no one –size-fits-all, “ intoned Gov. Romney.



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Hidden

I like to write and hide various messages in my work Where my hidden messages might turn up is anyone’s guess Ask me and I may or may not tell…

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More Is Never Enough

For over a week now, citizens have been gathering in Liberty Plaza in New York City to protest the greed and corruption of Wall Street and its corrosive effects on…



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