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Supporting Obama For President

I am a great admirer of Hillary and Bill Clinton.  An amazing team of politicians that our nation has been fortunate to have had as leaders.
But South Carolina has convinced me that Obama’s time is now.
Some of you may know me as the author of the John Kerry for President 2008 blog.  You may also [...]

Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr.: Taking Stock in America!

Somehow I would be remiss on this blog if I didn’t say something about Martin Luther King, Jr. on his Birthday. Many of you readers find it strange that I could be a “liberal” and yet believe in the free market system of investments and stocks and the like.  Yet is a fact.
We are facing [...]

Support of Christianity Resolution Passes House

I enjoy reading Jimmy Gillman’s blogs about life in America.  The other day he commented on a recent House Resolution–H. Res 847:
December 11, 2007.Whereas Christmas, a holiday of great significance to Americans and many other cultures and nationalities, is celebrated annually by Christians throughout the United States and the world;
Whereas there are approximately 225,000,000 Christians [...]

Creches and 1st Amendment Issues: A Nice Letter

I read a nice comment (December 23, 2007 9:15 am) from a reader called “Tenacious G” regarding the Manitowoc creche controversy. (Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter).
It is succinct and deserves preservation and perusal. I wish all of my friends a very Merry Christmas! But I also look forward to a 2008 in which we as Americans [...]

Christmas Wars In Wisconsin

Nativity scenes are common this time of year.
They are seen in front of homes and churches.  This year, they are being moved onto public property.
The First Amendment of the Constitution prohibits the Establishment of Religion.  This ’separation’ is designed to protect religious freedom and not subvert it.  Some people don’t get it.
Read this article and [...]

Bernanke: ‘Pushing On a String’

Cross-posted on Stock Picks Bob’s Advice, Trading Goddess, and John Kerry for President 2008:
I join with other investors in disappointment of seeing a 1/4% drop in the Fed Discount Rate.
The market didn’t like it and turned from about a 50 point gain in the Dow to a 220 point loss. And the market has another [...]

Teaching Your Children

I was fortunate to be selected as a Community Columnist for my local newspaper.  I thought I would share with you my first column for today’s paper.
Do we teach our children the right life lessons?
By Robert Freedland
As our children have grown, it has been a tradition in our family for us to read them books [...]

Remembering John F. Kennedy

Before there was 9/11 there was 11/22.
I was only nine years old when President Kennedy was assassinated. Coming home from school at Halls Cross Roads in Aberdeen, Maryland, I was met by my mother at the bus which had arrived late because I was on flag duty, getting the opportunity to take down the school [...]

Nord Must Go

Does this President hate children?
Does the Decider think that being the “Leader” must mean he is an advocate of “Lead” in toys?
This week a large recall of lead-tainted toys was announced:
Yesterday’s toy recalls were just the latest in a long parade involving lead-tainted children’s toys. Since August, toy giant Mattel has issued 3 separate toy [...]

Was Jeff Gannon a “Fake White House Reporter”?

Mr. Gannon has objected to my characterization to him as a “fake White House reporter.”
According to Merriam-Webster “fake” means “counterfeit or sham” when used as an adjective.   Following this line, “counterfeit”  is defined as “made in imitation of something else with intent to deceive”.  And “sham” means “an imitation or counterfeit purporting to be [...]