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Being the father of 2 and grandfather of 4 (soon to be 6), I find that my children and grandchildren motivate me to activism. I want a better world than the one we now have. I want to leave them choices and chances which the greedy elites of our age would foreclose in their blindness and arrogance. To disturb the comfortable and comfort the disturbed with the things I write and the causes I espouse is to me a worthy ambition.
I blog on a small site that covers Texas and national politics. . When I don't write and publish on a regular basis, I feel guilty. My words are not golden nor my insights genius. When I am on my game though, I can say things that need saying in a unique voice.
My hobbies: reading detective , sci-fi and supernatural fiction as well as political/historical/ non-fiction. I also read books on spirituality and sociological analysis on occasion. I am very eclectic and very curious. I use Stumble Upon to discover odd bits and pieces of information . Always I find myself trying to fit them into the larger patterns of my understanding. On a weekend, my wife and I must get our movie fix. We view all kinds of movies. Especially favored are good foreign films with character driven plots .They open windows for me into other cultures, other minds.
I find women fascinating, and not just in a sexual way. They think and see and interact with the world so differently then do men. .This is a source of endless wonder for me. Talking with them , observing them , is like being able to explore the consciousness of persons from a different species, who nevertheless share my humanity and fundamental nature.
I am an activist. I am passionate about justice, about the common good and about treating everyone with dignity and respect, especially those with whom I disagree. I reserve the right though, to call a self-serving tool, a self-serving tool. Like William Lloyd Garrison , " I am in earnest - I will not equivocate - I will not excuse - I will not retreat a single inch - and I will be heard!"
But most of all, I try to live by the motto of an older rebel , Ben Franklin: "If you make yourself a sheep, the wolves will eat you."
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Friday, December 18, 2009
Deadlock, facts ,Partisans -Is California a Fore taste of Our Collective Future? SHARE
Shouting Tea-Baggers, Liberals spewing angry slogans in opposition to the Senate health care bill, Fox News, Keith Olbermann, Republicans Nopes? Republicans must share a greater portion of the blame for bringing us to the lip of ungovernability....
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Why we need to shallow hard and suppoprt the Senate Health Care Bill SHARE
The only thing worse then the Senate Health Care Bill is the political consequences of its failure. It is all fine and dandy to stand on principle when you already have health care, but is myopic to believe that the Status Quo is preferable to the Senate Bill. Pass it and then improve it is my motto!
Saturday, August 1, 2009
A Call to Arms - The Battle for Real Reform and Recess Townhall Meetings. SHARE
As we all know, preception in the political world IS reality. Thus the importance of this intelligence via Think Progress. The word is out, no more civil townhall meetings, not for anyone who favors reform at least.
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Friday, July 24, 2009
Why the Words We Use About Health Care Reform Matter.. SHARE
Over on my Face Book page, someone stared a discussion about what we are calling the object of our debate over Health Care. A Face Book poll asks me if I am in favor of government assisted Health Care. Someone had objected that supporters should not get involved with the poll and particularly SHOULD NOT TRY TO DEFEND "GOVERNMENT" HEALTH CARE.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
More evidence; We Absolutely MUST Do Better In Providing for Our Poor Children! SHARE
It has been known for a long time that poverty undermines a child's ability to compete academically, to reach their potential. Head Start , one of the most highly praised War On Poverty programs, has won and sustained wide spread support specifically because it tries to address this issue, tries to level the playing field for all our children.
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Health Care Scare Mail and What You Can Do SHARE
Just as during the campaign, malicious emails are being sent, especially to the elderly....
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