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Breaking Federal Law - Jack H. Schick
The year my mother died I inadvertently cheated on my taxes. There was some confusion between my attorney and my accountant and certain deductions were claimed in the wrong year (we won’t get into details since the IRS might be watching). I felt a little guilty about it and sort of sweated... Submitted 30 days 4 hours ago.

Women are for Mars, Men stay on Earth - Highway 101
A 2012 press release states that astronaut Mike Barratt needed reading glasses after spending six months on the international space station. Now NASA is looking into how to protect astronauts from going blind on what may someday be trips lasting years. However the same report stated that the... Submitted 104 days 12 hours ago.

The Rich Young Ruler Goes to Washington as Member of Congress - Mogama
By October 2010, the population of the United States was estimated to have hit the 310 million mark. Of that number, 3.1 million Americans or 1% are millionaires, each with an income of at least $1,000,000 or higher. I take it that all American billionaires are included in that 1% figure. Let's... Submitted 241 days 2 hours ago.

Downgrade Resulted from Manufactured Crisis - - Terry Mitchell
Standard & Poor's has now downgraded our nation's credit rating from AAA to AA+, which is likely to result in costlier loans for everyone and more taxpayer money being eaten up by interest. The stock market is still falling as I write this. Jobs are still not being created. Much of this was... Submitted 290 days 6 hours ago.

A new role for banks. Reduce unemployment in the US - Highway 101
In the run up to the elections the Republican candidates have put forward their views for reducing unemployment in the country but they are just more of the same old broad brushstroke policies which provide no real plans for how to tackle the problem. It is more of the same old status quo and it... Submitted 112 days 15 hours ago.

Negative Campaign Rhetoric: Bad For The Candidate, The People And The Country - Joel Hendon
It is too bad that the country has become so angry and upset. Everybody against everybody else. It is extremely difficult anymore to find a candidate who will not personally crawl another candidates back concerning this or that. People of the various parties shoot flames from their mouths at... Submitted 221 days 5 hours ago.

Please, Mr. Congressman, Forget About Your Political Status & Help Your Ailing Country & Quickly! - Fran Larson
Please, Mr. Congressman,could you just forget about whose side you are on, and your pride and think of the American people. The time is right to do the right thing. This past week-end I have heard much rhetoric about how the American People have stood together for the 9/11 crisis. We mourned... Submitted 255 days 21 hours ago.

How the House of Representatives Voted on Debt Reduction Act S365 - Joel Hendon
In an effort to enact a bill raising the debt limit before the deadline, the House hurriedly pushed through the Senate 365 bill after it was amended and agreed upon. It was indeed an unusual situation. Some compromising came from both political parties as well as by President Obama. The grudging... Submitted 296 days 22 hours ago.

The Obamacare Death Panels vs. GOP Medicare Killer Committees - Joel Hendon
If it were not for the fact that government is serious business and our country is in serious trouble, the antics of congress would be a hilarious show. Having an interest in the current fiasco of trying to keep the government from losing their AAA credit rating offers a show on C-span that no... Submitted 301 days 4 hours ago.

The Latest Sign of America's Global Decline: Kids in Congress - - Mogama
Where have all the grown ups gone? " I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them. As for My people, children are their oppressors..." Those words were spoken by the prophet Isaiah to an 8th-century-BC Jewish kingdom. They were words of doom to a kingdom in... Submitted 311 days 4 hours ago.

Texas Concealed Weapon On College Campus Bills A Danger To Our Children - Egberto Willies
I sent the following email to Texas State Representative Dan Huberty for his support of several bills in Texas allowing concealed weapons. These backward bills if passed will have a stinging impact on our social fabric in Texas and will make it tantamount to the “Wild Wild West”. ... Submitted 1 year 57 days ago.

Political Contrasts: Jim Clyburn and Jim DeMint - - Walter Rhett
From Tarzan to Shakespeare to John F. Kennedy, contrasts, comparing opposites, have been an effective means of expressing ideas, motivating mass behavior and characterizing people and their positions. "Let me compare thee to a summer's day," the British bard wrote in his famous sonnet 18... Submitted 2 years 56 days ago.

The Lost Art of Arguments - Bing Limousin
Someone once asked me to backup some point on a topic about which I had written, "What is your reference?" they questioned, and it was not stated in any casual tone. I thought it was a valid question, and I was determined to answer it; but not without some thought. I have to admit that my first... Submitted 2 years 75 days ago.

Senator Gregg ... Indignation Must Be Earned - - Dan Bimrose
Republicans are currently up in arms over the possibility that Senate Democrats will use the process of budget reconciliation to amend the current Senate Bill. Why are they so fearful? Because it would work. Obama would pass his signature piece of legislation and the American people would... Submitted 2 years 81 days ago.

Filibuster Rule Killed Healthcare Reform; Is It Time to Bury Mr. Filibuster? - - Mogama
If we think Social Security poses a threat to the American economy, then out-of-control healthcare cost poses an even bigger threat. Whereas Social Security affects America's elderly population, healthcare affects Americans of all ages, from infants to gray hair. For most of us who care about... Submitted 2 years 99 days ago.

Congressman Gone - Jack H. Schick
I'm not sure what to do with my Congressman. He's confused me a lot over his last couple of terms. For a while he was like one of those gophers in that game at the carnival where you get points for bopping him on the head with a mallet when he pops up out of a hole. There didn't seem to be any... Submitted 2 years 121 days ago.

An Abrogation Of Responsibility Bill Now Being Considered In Congress - - Joel Hendon
The Constitution of the United States places the responsibility of governmental spending in the laps of congress. Now with pork spending, vote buying, and all manner of wasteful spending incorporated into our legitimate spending, our annual deficit has soared and plans continue to increase that... Submitted 2 years 128 days ago.

Why Harry Reid Must Resign for His Racist Remarks Even If He's Not Racist - - Mogama
In Game Change , a book about the 2008 presidential campaign, co-authors John Heilemann and Mark Halperin quote private comments by Senator Harry Reid. Impressed by candidate Obama's speaking skills, Senator Reid said he thought America was ready to elect a black president, particularly one like... Submitted 2 years 134 days ago.

A Nightmare In The New Health Bill, Little Publicized - - Joel Hendon
Many have heard one thing or another concerning the fate of Medicare under the present legislation about to be passed by congress. What is actually there is enough to turn the country upside down when examined in it's proper perspective. There are those who have spoken of "Death Squads" for... Submitted 2 years 152 days ago.

John Paul Jones Must Have Been A Sheldon Whitehouse Type Democrat - - Joel Hendon
Most people are familiar with an American eighteenth century naval hero, of sorts. He was born and named simply, John Paul, Jr. He later added "Jones" to his name. It is recorded that he began his naval career at age 13, when he began as an apprentice aboard the English "Friendship" and served on... Submitted 2 years 153 days ago.

Senator Grassley and the "Six Ministry Controvesy": Voluntary ECFA and Charity Navigator Oversight Needed - - Jean Purcell
I have searched the website of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA) and do not find there any of the six ministries that Senator Charles Grassley investigated for financial accountability. Internet searches have shown that two of the six have sent to the senator, in writing... Submitted 3 years 307 days ago.

Time To Write A Gingrich Wrong - Joel Hirschhorn
Few Americans have heard of the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment. It was created by Congress in 1972 and became the fourth congressional support agency. It was designed to provide the House and Senate with independent, nonpartisan and thorough analysis of complex technical issues and... Submitted 5 years 45 days ago.

Role of 1% In Political Decisions of Western Governments - - Abolghasem Rajabi
99% movement is in challenge with role of big corporations on government decisions. It can be concerned that current USA political system is in hands of two parties. No single independent had this opportunity to be president of USA. The two parties seem to have antagonistic gestures in dealing... Submitted 70 days 23 hours ago.

Upside Down - Walter Rhett
We are fast entering the “fierce urgency of now,” but it's the other side that has turned the idea upside down. Not since the Civil War has a group of Americans been willing and eager in their passion and craving for power to put the nation at risk. If Obama had asked for a clean... Submitted 301 days 7 hours ago.

An Open Letter to Members of Congress - - Richard Walrath
It doesn't matter if you're in the U.S. House of Representatives, the U.S. Senate, or if you are a Republican, Democrat or Independent, the people of the U.S. need your help now. The latest Associated Press count is 339 dead [1] from the "worst twisters since 1925" [2] that hit seven southern... Submitted 1 year 26 days ago.