This has been one hell of a New Year. The President of the United States and Congress, both elected by the people to represent them, appear to be destined to throw the economy back into a recession because of their partisan differences. The Republicans have their back to the wall, claiming they are representing their constituents which for all practical purposes are the 2% of the population who control the wealth and Corporate America

February 27, 2013 ·

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The Gun Control Negotiations are also deeply flawed and fail to address grave problems that affect each and every American and the Global Community in ways that our nation chooses to ignore rather than address head-on; we will attempt to concentrate upon what we believe are inconsistencies on both sides of our Two-Party (Sic) Political System and will ask questions that still remain unanswered and unless publicly addressed, make the Gun Control Negotiations a political football rather than seeking real solutions to this issue. The general public is still unaware of many of the dangers that face this nation and have the potential to rip our country apart if not handled with openness and credible arguments and facts rather than political rhetoric and obstructionism.

January 14, 2013 ·

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Is the Presidency and Congress complete imbeciles or have they been bought and sold by Corporate America and Multinational Corporations? When you allow corporations to eviscerate our tax base by outsourcing our light and heavy manufacturing, not to mention our technical support positions, it doesn't take a 5th Grader to envision how that will impact our ability to pay our nations debt. I might add that all which is stated above are facts, not supposition and/or opinion! How in the heck can Grover Norquist get the GOP to pledge not to raise taxes when we are paying the lowest level of taxes since the 1950's and we suffer from a revenue problem caused by and through a corrupt Congress that enabled Corporate America to outsource what is in effect - most of our economy?

January 8, 2013 ·

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There are few in the United States that believe our (in)Justice System is working as it should. The first question we have to ask ourselves is why the United States imprisons more people than any other county on Earth; while I despise the Mainstream News Media for serving-up a watered down propagandized version of what they call the "news," even they are writing about our propensity to incarcerate non-violent offenders for ever increasing terms in prisons throughout the nation:

December 27, 2012 ·

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We’re long overdue for busting up the monopoly this bogus two-party has over our political system and our legislative processes. The Democratic Party dates back to 1790 while the Republican Party dates back to 1854 and that’s long enough...

June 26, 2012 ·

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The Petition at Change.org is live and we need your signatures. Building # 4 isn't shoring itself up and those fuel rods will be the death of us if they aren't cared for and handled by an Agency that has the expertise to diffuse this difficult situation in a relatively quick, professional manner. You can sign the petition at this LINK! Make your mark on Washington today and urge your friends to do the same.

May 15, 2012 ·

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It is time for everyone to get on board and sign the petition to the United Nations Security Council to get some help with the danger that Japan is presenting to the entire global community.

May 14, 2012 ·

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The reality is that many of our elected officials no longer believe they are answerable to the people; that the Constitution is merely an outdated piece of paper; and that we the people are largely simpletons whom they mock with their political spin and tales – their smug demeanor evident all the way to the bank. And sadder still is that we mostly prove them correct as we habitually fall along our divisive party lines. Mitch Gurney

May 1, 2012 ·

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The viewer exodus is not limited to CNN, though. Roger Ailes' aging heavyweight champion FOX News "was not immune to a loss in viewership for the month of March and for the first quarter of 2012. For the month, Fox News is down -17%," according to another post by Ariens. Perhaps, if I may be so bold, this is what happens to you when you continue to report stories that no longer resemble -- even remotely -- what your own viewers see outside their windows and apartments.

House Republicans further threaten the middle class by rewarding companies for sending American jobs overseas. They want to revive the outsourcing loopholes that Democrats, including myself, have fought hard to close. These loopholes would exempt overseas profits from taxes, creating a greater incentive to relocate investments to other countries and leaving more of the tax burden to our middle class.