Tag Archives: voting

Contrasts

One of my political pet peeves is when people say there is no difference between Democrats and Republicans. That is about as far from political reality as you can get. Today I’ll list just a few illustrations from my adulthood.

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Do More

How many times do you tell someone a political story and they just shake their head in disbelief? I have a pet theory that overall Americans are lousy hiring managers. When we vote that is exactly what we are; or what we should be envisioning ourselves as at least.

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Progressive Sweeping XII

It’s been a bit since my last sweeping and there is plenty to clean up. Let’s go. Continue reading Progressive Sweeping XII

Progressive Sweeping I

Finding a title for my cleanup articles is often one of the most difficult things I do. Today I think I finally stumbled on a both good and accurate one. Typical of a progressive, I want to “sweep” issues before the eyes of the public. The other side tends to sweep their sins under the rug and out of the sight of all but the most well informed. While it may be incomplete, it is “good sweeping” (yes, the inspiration for that phrase comes from the late John Lewis), expect to see that title used again and often. Continue reading Progressive Sweeping I