Category Archives: Politics

The Trump phenomenon

I don’t understand why nobody saw it coming. I know why I didn’t see it coming; I didn’t see it because I’m not plugged into the feelings that Trump supporters have. I started funding my IRA the year the program … Continue reading

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The President is still the President and the Senate is still the Senate

That despite the outrageous calls from all of the GOP presidential candidates at the debate last night, that any Obama appointee to the US Supreme Court to replace Justice Scalia be blocked, and the decision be put off until the … Continue reading

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South Carolina’s Voter ID law

Before I discuss what I think of the law, let me tell you first what it is and what you need in order to vote in the November 4, 2014 election. South Carolina’s new Voter ID law went into effect … Continue reading

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Getting Political: 2014

Another election year has rolled around, and I’m getting a little political (I get more political in a presidential election year). The South Carolina Primary is tomorrow, June 10. This year we have the unusual election of two US Senators … Continue reading

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Unsafe in Georgia

Georgia is the state next to where I live. I like to visit the Georgia Aquarium and the High Museum in Atlanta. Sometimes I shop at the outlets in Commerce, Georgia. I don’t feel safe going to Georgia anymore now … Continue reading

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Don’t be afraid

I really don’t understand people who are predicting the end of the world as they know it based on who wins the 2012 Presidential election. I was reminded of my trip to Dresden, Germany, earlier in the year. Dresden was … Continue reading

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More flexible after the election

Mitt Romney brought up Obama’s intended-private remark to Vladimir Putin that he could be “more flexible after the election.” While this moment of candor was considered by Romney a negative, it’s true. There are things that are true and probably … Continue reading

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