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LIBERTARIAN: one who supports the doctrine of free will

December 3, 2010

For the past several years I have been confused by the intermittent role the Libertarians have played in American government.   I first began to hear about Libertarians in any kind of grand publicity when Ron Paul became a serious candidate for office on a national level.  His snarly commentary (not mean-spirited, mind you, but irritating) [...]

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MIDDLE GROUND: like an option strategy in football?

November 29, 2010

I have to begin this posting with an acknowledgment that I am no football expert.  I watch football games (mostly NCAA/Big East) but I’m really not sophisticated in football knowledge, statistics, strategies, etc. However, I do know what it means for a quarterback to access an option mentality.  It means that he is open to [...]

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AGENDA: an organized plan, whether published or secret

November 5, 2010

I’ve been trying to listen to the bluster of the Republicans over the past 24 hours without being defensive.  There is no question that the Republicans/Tea Partiers waged a huge, well-organized battle for the mid-term elections, and … to use the words the President used … they shellacked the Democrats in most cases.   It was [...]

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KICK IN THE PANTS: not exactly the definition I was expecting!

November 2, 2010

Someone on tv commented that this mid-term election is a “kick in the pants” election.   I nodded my head and agreed with them.  It is a “wake up” call to the Democrats to get their act together prior to the 1012 Presidential election.   It seemed like a good comment to make.  The commentator went on [...]

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CANDID: frank; outspoken; open and sincere

September 8, 2010

CAUTION: some of you have told me that you don’t like reading my politically-sensitive posts. This is one of them.  If you are serious, you may want to look away and come back tomorrow. I’m frustrated. I’ve been fooling around with political comments inserted into other posts over the past several weeks without coming out and [...]

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TRANSPARENCY: a clear picture of what is taking place; no smoke screens

August 25, 2010

You have heard me talk about my favorite coffee shop, the LaSalle Bakery in Providence.  It is where I have my bran muffin and coffee every morning.  It is also where I read the New York Times, chat with regulars and staff about the Red Sox and the Syracuse Orange.  But it also where I [...]

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NOES: the plural form of the word “no”

July 20, 2010

In a recent article I read the report of someone who was making the case that the Republicans in Congress are the” Party of No!” It is a  criticism which we have heard numerous times over the past eighteen months of the Obama administration.  Clearly, it is a technique decided upon and organized by the [...]

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PETARD (as in “hoisted on one’s own”): hurt, ruined, or destroyed by the very device or plot one had intended for another.

March 24, 2010

I don’t think I ever have enjoyed an etymological search as much as I have this one.  In trying to get to the source of the term “hoisted on one’s own petard” I discovered that the origin is  a French word, “peter,” which means (literally) to break wind, or fart!  It was adopted in military [...]

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CONCOMITANT: existing or occurring with something else, often in a lesser way; accompanying; concurrent

January 2, 2010

The climate has been rough in Congress this past year. 2009 may go down as one of the most contentious, partisan demonstrations of congressional governance in history. Granted, there were no shootings, wrestling matches, or physical demonstrations such as have occurred in the past. However, the daily (hourly) fighting and mud-slinging has been horrendous. Maybe [...]

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