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They Know; You SHOULD Know

By , on May 18th, 2012

By , on May 18th, 2012 | Category: "Do Nothing" party, 2012 elections, ALEC, Corporations, Economy, Education, Estate (DEATH) Tax, Good Government, Leadership, Liberty, National Debt, Occupy Across America, Progressive Values, Republican Candidates, Small Business, Tea Party | One comment |

The S&P Downgrade, Healthcare and the 2012 Election

By , on August 21st, 2011

Standard and Poor’s rates the following countries with a AAA credit rating : Australia Austria Canada Denmark Finland France Germany Great Britain Hong Kong Netherlands Norway Sweden Switzerland What do all thirteen have in common? All provide National Health Care. The forms may vary by country … some with tiered systems or provide some subsidy,

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By , on August 21st, 2011 | Tags: , | Category: "Do Nothing" party, Chip Cravaack (R-MN-08), Health Care Reform, Military Spending, Progressive Values | 2 comments | These musings will address political issues that affect our nation and the State of Minnesota. My political views are a combination of progressive, liberal and conservative (depending upon the subject and your interpretation). Therefore, I would state that I am a Centrist ... hence the name ---- Minnesota Central

New Gallup poll shows “progressives” diverse, confounding

By , on July 14th, 2010

If you’ve ever had someone give you that cocked-headed “huh?” response to your self-description as a progressive, you should see some of the uncomfortable, seat-wriggling, head-scratching maneuvers we “Christian Progressives” get to openly embracing that label (and that’s nothing compared to the gyrations the adorable little ladies at my church go through when I “intimidate and scare”  by talking

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A Call to Progressives

By , on March 23rd, 2010

Progressives, our time is now.  That’s not because we have made the United States the great nation that it is, although that should be obvious enough by itself.  It is our time because too much has been neglected for too long, even by us.  The only thing we have to fear is, still, fear itself.

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By , on March 23rd, 2010 | Tags: , , , | Category: Good Government, Progressive Values | Leave a comment |