Isn’t it interesting that the Blue Dog Republicans slept like well fed puppies while George W. Bush offered up tax cuts heavily swayed towards the wealthiest in the nation, put the cost of the Iraq War on the MasterCard held (primarily) by the Chinese, allowed military contractors (primarily Halliburton/KBR) extensive “no bid” contracts with minimal [...]

It’s common knowledge that a person should have a will so that he/she makes the determinations as to their estate. It evidently isn’t common knowledge that a person should have a living will/advance directive so that he/she makes the determinations as to whether life should be sustained with machines when his/her quality of life is [...]

With the recent announcements by Governor Ritter on pending closures of mental health facilities, employee cuts/layoffs, cutbacks in state services, unpaid days off for state employees etc in an effort to balance the Colorado State Budget…Now would be a golden opportunity to personally thank Doug Bruce for authoring the Tax Payer Bill Of Rights (aka [...]

Two items of note…As people who give witness to their faith by standing and pledging that we are “one Nation, under God,” aren’t they also obliged to support universal healthcare? And, in the first line of the Declaration of Independence and Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, there is a common thread about “all men are created [...]

Some people began purchasing fuel efficient automobiles in the late 1950’s resulting in cars that have never gotten less than 20 miles per gallon.
Doesn’t the current “Cash for Clunkers” program reward those who haven’t demonstrated a concern for conservation until it became fashionable and “cash” worthy? If the country is going to have the “cash [...]

To the twenty to thirty ultra conservative protestors (aka hecklers) that are showing up at townhall meetings across the country where their elected Senators or Congresswomen/men attempt to discuss the merits of the pending national healthcare legislation…Let these same malcontents and (possibly) paid mouthpieces address the 47 million (and growing) people without healthcare coverage. In [...]