Category Archives: politics

…but I was way big into raisins at the time…

Posted on February 21, 2007 by dichroic

IAccording to Reuters, “Vice President Dick Cheney said on Wednesday the United States wants to finish its mission in Iraq and ‘return with honor.’ ” I was 7 years old in 1974 when Nixon resigned, and I am not a … Continue reading →

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Posted on February 12, 2007 by dichroic

We just happened to catch Barack Obama’s speech live the other night. I was very impressed. He’s got just enough Baptist-preacher cadence to compel an audience looking for another MLK Jr., but not enough to sound as if he should … Continue reading →

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Admirable Perry

Posted on February 6, 2007 by Dichroic

Holy cow. Every once in a while the least likely politicians pleasnatly surprise me. Apparently Rick Perry of Texas is the first state governor to make HPV vaccines mandatory for girls. He ordered the state to adopt rules requiring girls … Continue reading →

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Just a few clarifications

Posted on October 4, 2006 by dichroic

The newsmongers and Congress critters seem to be a little confused. One: Sorry, Mr. Foley, but having been molested as a teenager did not make you gay. It just doesn’t work that way. It may have and probably did damage … Continue reading →

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a letter and a theory

Posted on September 29, 2006 by dichroic

Just sent: Senator McCain, Last week I wrote to tell you how proud I was that my state’s Senator was standing up to George Bush in defense of the Geneva Conventions. That was an easy letter to compose, written in … Continue reading →

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good news

Posted on September 22, 2006 by dichroic

There’s a bunch of good news in the last 24 hours. First and biggest: I can’t believe how little news coverage there’s been of Mahmoud Abbas’s statement that the Palestinian Unity govenment would recognize Israel. My mother was nearly crying … Continue reading →

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supprting Geneva

Posted on September 18, 2006 by dichroic

I’ve sent letters to both my my Senators today about the whole Geneva Conventions issue. I forgot to copy the one to McCain; it was basically applause, though I also tried to make the point that avoiding torture is not … Continue reading →

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