political musings
AMERICANS will get their national health insurance plan whether they like it or not. That was the prevailing opinion in Washington on the eve of Thanksgiving.Whether this prediction holds water after the turkey has vanished from their tables should become clearer over the weekend. Republican activists and stirred-up independent opponents of Big Government have promised [...]
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Before being elected governor of Massachusetts in 2002, Mitt Romney headed up the Salt Lake City Olympic Organizing Committee earlier that same year. He had also made a run for the U.S. Senate against Ted Kennedy in 1994 and lost. However, he did so much better against Kennedy that most of his previous challengers had [...]
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“Language shapes thoughts and emotions, determining one’s perception of reality.” Benjamin WhorfFrom the day that the United States won its independence, intellectual Americans have attempted to define the new identity. When we speak about American social identity these elements and names come to the mind:Religion Language Democracy Pragmatism NationalismMelting pot, apple pie, hollowing and…I chose [...]
In intermediate and transitional phases in history the main task for major political groups is concentration and consolidation of power in order to create conditions for further assault on the society. Meanwhile the economic situation is being artificially aggravated and ideological basis for the major shift prepared. This period of preparations necessitates, among other things, [...]
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I attended my first Black History class in 1968 at the University of Maryland (UM). The class came about because black students demanded it in that tumultuous year. They were supported by a small but significant number of white students.On the first day of class it was a shock to all of us to find [...]
The story of America is unique in the world. It began as a trickle of independent minded Puritans who determined to speak directly their God, keep their muskets and beholden to no king who would stand between them and God like an English pope. King James, while creating the wondrous new Bible, also determined he [...]
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WEBSTER’S II dictionary defines courage as “The quality or state of mind or spirit enabling one to face danger or hardship with confidence and resolution: BRAVERY”. The synonyms for cowardliness or cowardly are COWARDLY, CHICKEN, CHICKEN-HEARTED, PUSILLANIMOUS, YELLOW, YELLOW-BELLIED, meaning: ignobly lacking in courage”.Leadership requires that people have courage but, other than our military, few [...]
Democracy is like a good meal, a satisfying meal that makes you burp. If you feel happy with your meal it is most certainly that you want more of it. This good food makes you sit straight and get excited. A good meal is made of all the organic and quality raw ingredients. The taste [...]
The Flag of Mexico is rich with historic symbolism. The tricolors of green, white and red with the coat-of-arms centered in the white middle stripe were adopted by Mexico following their independence from Spain during the War of Independence in 1821.There have been changes to the flag during history but the coat of arms has [...]
The Nostradamus websites are having a field day. Bloggers have discovered uncanny parallels between the lines of a quatrain and Barack Obama. They have interpreted the verses, rife with political symbolism, as being a remarkably accurate description of the Democratic contender.Born of obscure and dark family,Of white and black of the two intermixed.The dark one [...]
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