Monthly Archives: December 2009

President Obama To Receive Nobel “Peace Prize” — While Simultaneously Advancing War In Afghanistan

The Peace Museum is planning a special public meeting tomorrow, December 10, that will include listening as a group to President Obama’s acceptance speech for the Nobel Peace Prize.  (See text of Obama’s acceptance speech  here.) The fact that President … Continue reading

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Let’s Vitalize Democracy In The Montgomery County Democratic Party By Expanding Participation

I’ll make a motion tomorrow, December 10, at the 7:30 PM monthly meeting of Central Committee of the Montgomery County Democratic Party (MCDP) — HQ on Wilkinson Street. Mr. Chairmen, I move that the Central Committee approve an expenditure of … Continue reading

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David Brooks: Nine Actions Government Should Take To Stimulate The Economy By Stimulating Innovation

David Brooks in his NYT article, “An Innovation Agenda,” is recommending an agenda that would help government “steer and spark innovation without controlling it.”  He outlines nine actions he would like to see the government take in order to stimulate … Continue reading

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Appealing To The Creative Class: Why Dayton’s On-Line Community Should Receive Tax Money

I thought this conversation (see below), between Greg Hunter and David Esrati, interesting. It makes me want to know more.  If I stay tuned to Mr. Esrati’s site, I guess I will eventually be enlightened. He and Greg are posting … Continue reading

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William Bradley Tells Recent History Of Afghanistan, Says Obama’s Plan Resembles Nixon’s “Vietnamization”

William Bradley has an interesting post on Huffington Post, Barack Obama’s War: 10 Key Things To Know. Bradley welcomes visitors to his website. Here are excerpted points I got from the article. Along with NATO, we already have as many … Continue reading

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Peter Bergan Says: Though We Are Now Losing, Afghanistan Will Not Be Obama’s Vietnam

President Obama will make his speech this evening outlining his decisions to send 30,000 or more U.S. soldiers to Afghanistan.  Obama’s decision is a big disappointment to many of his supporters. Jennifer Brunner, for example, Ohio’s Democratic Secretary of State … Continue reading

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