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REFORM: improve by alteration

March 29, 2013

The urgency in Congress to bring about immigration reform is palpable. There is a lot of emotion about the subject, some of it getting to the level of argumentation and anger. I’m convinced that some of the volatile behavior is based upon the fact that the word reform is being used inappropriately by some.  The [...]

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JUST SAY “KNOW”: a response to anti-intellectualism

January 8, 2013

Over the past year I have made numerous references to the attempt to “dumb down” the expectations of the American people in order to assuage the desires of a group of political activists who embrace anti-intellectualism as their credo.  The most obvious example of this segment of our society is the Tea Party movement which [...]

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SHAMBOLIC: highly disorganized, in shambles

December 30, 2012

Talk about reacting to the moment.  Our word for today is shambolic, a word I heard for the first time an hour ago.  David Brooks, who I consider to be one of the most thoughtful, intelligent conservative commentators on television, was a member of a panel convened by David Gregory, the host of Meet the [...]

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TAX: an amount of money required of citizens and companies for the running of a government

November 29, 2012

The hot topic in Washington these days is taxes.  It should be a surprise to no one.  President Obama made it clear in his campaigns that when he was elected to his second term it was his intention to renew the tax breaks initiated by the Bush administration for Middle Class citizens and the poor.  [...]

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ANGER: a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence

November 9, 2012

Who doesn’t get angry?  Anger is a natural response to the perception that something wrong has occurred.  It is, under most circumstances, an emotion which just happens.  You don’t have to sit around and say to yourself, “Well, I think I’ll get angry now.” Under many circumstances anger can be a positive force in your [...]

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SOCIAL INSECURITY: a political comment

October 13, 2012

Forgive me if I just take an opportunity to make a political statement today.  It has been building up in me, and I think it’s time to let it out. There are things about the Social Security dilemma which are not being said, and I think we need to hear them before we make up [...]

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STASIS [STAY-sis]: a state in which there is no movement or progress

September 20, 2012

To be in a state of stasis is to be stuck.   There is no movement in any direction for one reason or another.   The girl at the right is faced with her tongue being stuck to the pole.   That is realized stasis. In a society which places great value on progress, stasis is a troubling [...]

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TRICKLE DOWN: a theory of economics which says that benefits come to the ordinary person from expansion of the wealth of corporations and their owners

July 24, 2012

The trickle down theory of economics is commonly attributed to President Ronald Reagan who championed the idea during his terms in the White House.   It is based upon the theory that if the nation intentionally nourishes the wealthy class the result will be benefits that will “trickle down” to the rest of the people in [...]

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PROGRESSIVE: favoring or advocating progress, change, improvement, or reform

July 5, 2012

In the “name your political inclination” column the word progressive keeps croppping up.  Different people tend to identify the term with varying meanings, so it’s worth taking a couple of minutes to look at it more closely and see what it actually means. In U.S. politics one has to begin with Theodore Roosevelt who formed [...]

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GAFFE: a public statement the speaker wishes had been ignored

June 28, 2012

It seems to be happening more in this election season than I can remember from previous ones.  Almost every day there is a report of a gaffe on the part of a candidate.   Some late-night entertainers have even started a daily spot of the “Gaffe of the Day.” It might seem as if it happens [...]

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