Are we represented? A look at National Representation
One issue of our national government which I have not seen mentioned here frequently is the small number of representatives we have in the house compared to the size of our population. This topic is...
View ArticleLook who's speaking now
In watching the Democratic convention last week and parts of the Republican convention this week I have noticed a theme which seems like a missed opportunity for Democrats. For years the Democrats...
View Article[Book Report] The Ecology of Money
I started reading Richard Douthwaite's The Ecology of Money after reading about his approach to creating new monetary systems to aid in moving to a sustainable world, although I have only gotten...
View ArticleMr. McCain thanks for the motivation
Since the McCain campaign is afraid of the people who have not donated more than $200 to the Obama campaign. My wife and I have taken this as a challenge. We have dug deep and given more than we...
View ArticleResponse to my Dad
My Dad has always been a fairly conservative guy however this election has seemed to bring out more of it than I recall in the past. I grew up in a lot of ways feeling the way that he felt, and still...
View ArticleSmall is beautiful
This past election showed that small businesses still elicit great respect throughout the country, and great political clout. This election focused on the small business as the capitalist ideal, which...
View ArticleStimulus Watch, promote shovel ready projects
I just found out about the website Stimulus Watch. It is a community driven site which allows local citizen to promote shovel ready projects in their area. The ideas seems to be to allow folks to...
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