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IHOP plays chicken with the humane

IHOP, the International House of Pancakes, in Huntsville, Alabama is my favorite eating place. I meet friends there. One friend and I usually eat there together once a month. The waiters are friendly and competent; the manager always ready to … Continue reading

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President Obama half steps

President Obama half steps like a fetchit in this dramaof healthcare debate. President Obama lead Democrats, progressives and blue dogs, and Republicans to write a bill similar to Medicare. Private insurers fight against government single payer plan with misdirection and … Continue reading

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Single Payer

Single Payer Private insurers will lose market control and enormous profits, so they deploy lies to thwart a public plan, especially a non profit government single payer plan. They argue that it leads to socialism. Socialism, the people own, through … Continue reading

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I am radically opposed to abortion

First, I am radically opposed to abortion, even in cases of rape or incest. It is a moral stand. I would not date or marry a woman who would have an abortion. There is only one relevant fact in the … Continue reading

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SINGLE PAYER NOT SOCIALIST

The argument that a government run single payer health care system introduces socialism is false; it is designed to evoke negative, un thoughtful responses from American citizens. A government run single payer system is not socialist. Single services are ideologically … Continue reading

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Why We Need a Public Health-Care Plan

          Why We Need a Public Health-Care Plan By ROBERT B. REICH               BuzzNet Tags: Robert Reich,public health care,health care LiveJournal Tags: Robert Reich,public health care,health care Technorati Tags: Robert … Continue reading

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On XP Pro I run Online Armor Premium, NOD32, and Sandboxie.

On XP Pro I run Online Armor Premium, NOD32, and Sandboxie. Sandboxie has a setting to improve its cooperation with Online Armor; Online Armor has a setting that improves its work with NOD32. NOD32 is designed to work with other … Continue reading

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We have torturers among us

 We have torturers among us and we should  investigate them; if we find evidence agin ‘em, indict them, try them; if they are found guilty, put them in prison. It would not constitute punishing opinion; it would simply mean breaking … Continue reading

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Government and Gay Marriage

If we believe, as the Constitution says, that each individual deserves equal protection of the laws, then marriage between any two individuals is constitutional. Nay, I say, I go further. I say any marriage of any number of individuals is … Continue reading

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