To Senator Sherrod Brown

I sent this as an email to Senator Sherrod Brown, (D – OH) who represents me in the U.S. Senate. Below is Sen Brown’s response:

Outrageous

It is more than “Outrageous.”  It lacks common sense and it may be politically damaging.  By connecting the dots, we go from POTUS (21 Jan 11)  “announced Friday that General Electric (GE) Chairman and CEO Jeffrey Immelt will chair the President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness” to the recent revelation that GE paid no, none, [...]

I Vote

“I do’t vote for a party, I vote for the person,” he said. “Bullshit,” says I.  “You don’t have enough time or money to do a through research job on even one of the candidates on the ballot.  You’re not kidding me.  Either you don’t vote, possibly because you are too lazy or you believe [...]

Parasitism

First, a definition  is in order so there is no confusion. par·a·sit·ism n 1.  parasitic behavior: symbiosis in which one organism lives as a parasite in or on another organism par·a·site n 1.  organism living on another: a plant or animal that lives on or in another, usually larger, host organism in a way that [...]

Compromise, Compromise

That is all we see.  The Prez and the Senate Dems trying to compromise with the radical, right-wing Tea Partiers.  And the right-wing Tea Partiers want more.  What ever the Prez and the Senate Dems offer, it is not enough.  The Tea Partiers want more. Reminds me of back in the 1930s when Hitler demanded [...]

Where is

Robin Hood? Or, perhaps better put, “Where is our modern day Robin Hood?” The myth is that Robin Hood took from the rich and gave to the poor.  There is no proof, no iron-clad documentation that the Robin Hood of the 11th or 12th century was a real, single person. But the King was all-powerful [...]

Potpourri

From HBO’s Triangle: Remembering the Fire The whole movement against regulation of industry and if people want to know what a deregulated industry would look kike, look at the bodies on the sidewalk outside the Triangle building. -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  [...]

Conscience and Integrity Still Have Their Price

P.J. Crowley has resigned his position as State Department spokesperson after his answer to a reporter’s question about Pfc. Bradley Manning’s treatment caused heads in the Pentagon and White House to explode: