Remarkable Victory for America
Another election first. Rashida Tlaib (pronounced Ta-leeb'), 32 and a Muslim-American attorney, has been elected to the Michigan House seat for the 12th District, Detroit. Daughter of Arab immigrants,...
View ArticleThe Big 3: Where's the Quality?
What is wrong with this picture? The lead photo shows GM's sales pitch (from their website) comparing their Chevrolet Cobalt with the Toyota Corolla and the Honda Civic Coupe. Not shown in the photo...
View ArticleGay "marriage"? Not now!
Introduction. Here, in spite of the fact that my personal belief is that gay marriage is not a very important issue to the country, compared with many others that are of crisis proportions, I will give...
View ArticleSay No! to "Gay Strike"
Gays and their supporters are pushing for a strike on December 10, 2008, calling it "A Day without Gays". I oppose the idea. I hope the strike is canceled or fails. Here are my reasons. There is no...
View ArticleAccidental duplicate; see link
This is a mangled post. Please see http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-151613 Thanks.
View ArticleBeauty and Wonder of Nature
Reflecting on nature often reassures me. I hope you'll be spending some time with friends and loved ones. Keep the "gobbling" under control! Best wishes, - gt
View ArticleBeauty and Wonder of Nature - 2
For more than 30 years, our family has made a 2' x 8' poster on which we write the things we're thankful for over thepast year. Nature's beauty and richness always feature strongly. These photos are...
View ArticleHalf-baked bailout?
Are we going to give each of the Big-3 half the amount of money they say they need? I'm not sure this is a good idea. "Survival of the fittest" is a harsh standard, but I think it might be appropriate...
View Article$30B won't fix GM
GM has a basket-full of huge, long-term problems that need to be fixed by something other than a $30B government buy-out. Applying $30B to a set of problems that has already devoured much more capital...
View ArticleNew idea for meeting North Korea's challenge?
The world will increasingly encounter challenges to peace and prosperity by small, rogue states using nuclear weapons capability to threaten, blackmail or otherwise harm their "enemies". North Korea...
View ArticleUN considering North Korea's challenge
The U.N. continues to work on a resolution to respond to North Korea's nuclear weapon and missile tests. See, for example, the article "U.S., allies plan tough U.N. resolution on North Korea" by Elise...
View ArticleDrive it!
Motivated by what I consider to be some really lame responses to the sticky-accelerator flap, and without claiming that I am immune to occasionally being lame myself, I'm going to raise a few questions...
View ArticleNational Ignition Facility nears crucial test
Inertial Confinement Fusion (ICF or IF) is the scheme by which some hope to harness the fusion reaction for energy production. While offering the potential of relatively clean, plentiful energy,...
View ArticleClear winners
I’ll vote for President Obama and Vice President Biden. Here’s why. Obama's record on the economy. Remember four years ago? The USA was faced by the second-largest financial meltdown since the Great...
View ArticleDigesting CNN Fact Checks
For late voters and people who have limited time to give to election analysis, I present the box score above, based on some of CNN's "fact checks" throughout the 2012 presidential campaign. A single...
View ArticleSeen "Mitt v. Mitt"?
If you haven't seen it yet, watch the 4 minute viedo at mittvmitt.com . Sure it's a Democratic production, but the words came from Mitt's own statements. Then consider which Mitt you would vote for....
View ArticleThere's a reason it's called "Weed"
Marijuana is harmful. There is research. The ones who don't want to see it are those who promote legalization. "Marijuana use impairs a person's ability to form new memories and to shift focus. THC...
View ArticleTime to delete the Electoral College
Here's an easy "vision": the USA without the Electoral College (EC). "The Electoral College is a process, not a place. The founding fathers established it in the Constitution as a compromise between...
View ArticleGovernment for the People
American elections are a nightmare. Here, I'll talk about another piece of my vision for the USA. Big money has been playing a larger and larger role in government. The Supreme Court, sadly, ruled that...
View ArticleWe're not buying
As a voter, I'm probably in the category of "Independents". Over the past several elections, I've voted about 1/2 of the elections for each party's candidate. I think it's a good thing to have two...
View ArticleLoss, Anguish, Anger, Shame, Guilt, Comfort, and Hope
My thoughts, sympathy, and prayers go out to all who have been affected by the massacre, those in Newtownand around the country and the world. I can only imagine the sorrow these parents feel at the...
View ArticleIt's time to revise the Second Amendment
I have been deeply saddened by the recent tragedy in Newtown, CT. Nobody should have to endure such senseless violence. There is a petition on the White House petitions site, "We the People" (WtP)...
View ArticleSecond Amendment: Fundamentally Flawed
The second amendment is way off target. If you haven't read it lately, please do so. It is a blank check for citizen-owned weaponry, embedded at the deepest level of our society. It is the ultimate...
View ArticleMayors' Coalition calling for tighter gun control
The Newtown massacre has triggered calls for tighter gun control laws by many citizens. According to news reports from KOB and KRQE news dated 12/27/12, and other sources, over 800 mayors from across...
View ArticleConvert cliff into hills
The fiscal cliff is an unpleasant situation, but it is only a man-made cliff. Only brinksmanship leads us to the edge of an economic jolt. My suggestion is simple. Compromise. Turn the cliff into a...
View ArticleTime to limit Assault Type Weapons
In previous iReports, I have suggested that improving gun control laws will be very difficult without making changes to the Second Amendment. Here, I will argue in favor of imposing legal limits on the...
View ArticleWelcome home! Time for change!
This is an open message to returning (and recently returned) men and women who have served in the armed forces. It is written in the context of the gun control debate, but from a much broader...
View ArticleThe NRA has crossed a line
The NRA, as of January 16, has moved from a single-minded lobbying organization into a completely new and dangerous entity. Their advertisement calls President Obama, "... just another elitist...
View ArticleGun control laws need teeth
Senator Leahy's hearing on gun violence aired some of the issues on both sides of the gun control debate. Here, I'd like to focus on what appears to me to be a gaping hole in the measures being...
View ArticleRobocalling Epidemic
Are you tired of receiving random phone calls from robots? I am. Around here, our lives are interrupted by up to six calls per day from marketeers, politicians, survey-ers, charities, and robots who...
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