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Monthly Archives: January 2019
Social Security
The first thing you can do is pass legislation making it illegal for Congress to take money from Social Security to use for other things, the way they’ve been doing for years.–Often seen on facebook. The idea that money has … Continue reading
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Health Care Revisited
“Ways and Means Republicans have voted to defund, undercut, and undermine our country’s health care system.”–Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Wis. “They have made it clear as day that they care more about the cost of the ACA than the value of … Continue reading
Posted in Congress, Health Care, Political, Reed's Views
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What Do You Care What Other People Think?
“What Do You Care What Other People Think?”is the second of two books of oral reminiscences of American physicist Richard Feynman. Feynman explains that this was the advice given by his wife. This advice seems to have served him well. … Continue reading
Tom’s travel
We didn’t know where Tom was last November, but we do now. Tom and his wife have traveled the world at the expense of the Ripon Society and the Franklin Center–Prague, London, Berlin, and Paris last November. According to Tom: … Continue reading
A political contradiction
On the one hand, President Trump is widely suspected of misfeasance before and after taking office, to wit: His relations with foreign leaders are suspect. He fails to recognize that the Constitution limits his powers, but attacks Congress, judges, and … Continue reading
Posted in Constitution, Trump
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Rep. Amash on the border security crisis
‘The question is,’ said Humpty Dumpty, ‘which is to be master — that’s all.’ –Lewis Carroll Rep. Amash (R-MI) on the border security crisis “I think both sides are making a mountain out of a molehill,” Amash said in … Continue reading
Posted in Congress, Immigration, Political, Trump, Uncategorized
Tagged Border security, border wall, Justin Amash
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If you lock your doors at night, a border wall is needed
Good ideas or rubbish? If you lock your doors at night, a border wall is needed. It was cold today, so climate change is a hoax. Tax cuts for the rich benefit all. The Federal Government is useless, so a … Continue reading
Be careful what you wish for
In his memoir, Travels with Herodotus, Ryszard Kapuscinski tells the story of a Persian potentate intent on making war with a neighboring tribe. The tribe’s queen predicts that the Persian will get his fill of blood if he persists. As … Continue reading
House Rules Revisited
According to the NPR article cited, Democrats propose the following changes to House Rules: Democrats will revive the “Gephardt Rule,” introduced in the late 1970s by Rep. Dick Gephardt, D-Mo., that automatically raises the debt ceiling — the … Continue reading
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