November 8, 2012
by Stephen Pearl
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Once upon a time I was naive enough to think that “the best candidate” wins in an election. I’m not kidding. I was so sold-out to the notion that every vote counted and that the political system could help solve … Continue reading
November 6, 2012
by Stephen Pearl
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Once upon a time I was naive enough to think that “the best candidate” wins in an election. I sweetly believed in the notion of “majority rule” because I believed that “the majority” might actually give a damn about listening … Continue reading
September 18, 2012
by Stephen Pearl
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I’ve said it before. I’ll say it again. Mitt Romney is NOT a follower of the one Lord, the only Son of God, God in human form, Jesus Christ. Mitt worships at a place that may “include” the name of … Continue reading
August 28, 2012
by Stephen Pearl
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Once upon a time I naively believed that forcing politicians to release their tax returns was a fruitless exercise in self mutilation. I already knew most of these guys had more money than the average citizen. What could I possibly … Continue reading
December 9, 2011
by Stephen Pearl
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I stopped listening to Rush Limbaugh a long time ago. As a thoughtful conservative I found his shrill, relentlessly self-congratulatory tone a real drag. The man usually re-writes history to meet his own agenda, a version of history steeped in … Continue reading
October 19, 2011
by Stephen Pearl
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Screamy, Loopey, Dopey, Sleepy, Tex, Brainy, and Beauty strutted their stuff at the CNN Republican debate last evening in Las Vegas. The six current Republican candidates for President and their Sleeping Beauty, (who smiled the occasional plasticky, phony smile and … Continue reading
October 17, 2011
by Stephen Pearl
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Herman Cain, the latest Republican to capture the imagination of a deeply-jaded electorate, has said some pretty fantastic things lately. First he suggests building an enormous electrified fence to keep out illegal immigrants. Then, when called on the crassness of … Continue reading
October 17, 2011
by Stephen Pearl
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What the “Occupy” movement captures is not so much a clear sense of what it “wants” as a clear sense about that which many in America now wrestle… A growing sea of economic disparity that exists between “ultra-haves-in-perpetuity” and the … Continue reading
October 15, 2011
by Stephen Pearl
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Rick Perry, resorting to the usual, tired mantra Republicans can’t seem to shake when confronted with a job-creation conundrum, has once again run out the tired – dare I say, “brain-dead” – notion that the REAL reason we can’t create … Continue reading
June 2, 2011
by Stephen Pearl
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Taking a page from former President Bill Clinton’s handbook on linguistic hair splitting, Rep. Anthony Weiner of New York (D) has chosen to parse out a series of convoluted answers to a singularly simple question. “Rep. Weiner, is that or … Continue reading