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Is it possible that Obama could really effect change if elected President? Sure. He would change into just another politician who begins with great promise and then is gradually villified when the lofty changes he envisioned prove to be out of reach of the Washington crowd who’s top priority is raising money to get re-elected. [...]

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Rarely a day has gone by in the last few months without some more bad financial news. Rarely a day has gone by in the last few months without a fresh barrage of presidential campaign ads polluting the airwaves. Today’s financial humdinger was that for the first time since records have been kept, the American [...]

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At least that’s what Brian Williams reported on the NBC Nightly News. I didn’t see it for myself. Makes one wonder what would differ if that election seven years ago had gone the other way, doesn’t it? My guess is Al Gore would not be accepting a Nobel Peace Prize. He would probably be at [...]

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On the way back into the house after retrieving the Sunday newspaper, the scene at left caught my eye. The spider webs are almost surely there all the time, but the fog destroyed their camouflage. It also hid the sun until after 10:00 AM as can be seen at right looking down the street in [...]

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a description of most political contributions. I believe a lot of people would agree. Look at the millions of dollars being burned this year in the presidential campaign – the most expensive in history – where there must be only one winner. If you don’t back the winner, what will you get for your money? My guess is: it’s [...]

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