Category Archives: wealth disparity

WHAT THIS COUNTRY REALLY NEEDS…

Posted on June 19, 2013 by

June 19. 2013  By Jack Jodell.  It was 1917. In Washington, D.C., a long-winded Senator was pontificating about the various things he thought the country desperately needed at that time. He went on and on and on (as Senators often … Continue reading →

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2013 HEAD AND HEART AWARD

Posted on June 6, 2013 by

June 6, 2013  By Jack Jodell. Those who follow this blog regularly know I have had the tendency to focus on many of the problems our country faces as well as on those whom I believe have helped cause those problems, either … Continue reading →

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THE SLY TEA PARTY ATTEMPT TO CIRCUMVENT OUR GOVERNMENT!

Posted on May 1, 2013 by

May 1, 2013  By Jack Jodell. With very, VERY rare exception (notably in its earliest years and again, briefly, during the progressive-era presidency of Teddy Roosevelt over 100 years ago), the Republican Party has never stood for or represented the best interests … Continue reading →

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CAPITALISM NOW CREATES MISERY INSTEAD OF WEALTH!

Posted on March 17, 2013 by

March 17, 2013  By Jack Jodell. “The needs of the many far outweigh the wants of the few.” – Star Trek’s Mr. Spock -  Those words, so profound and eloquent even today, were first uttered by a fictional TV character … Continue reading →

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THE MEN WHO RUINED AMERICA! (Part I)

Posted on March 6, 2013 by

March 6, 2013  By Jack Jodell. This is the first post in an intermittent series which will deal with a number of persons who have, in varying degrees, done tremendous harm to our country. Unlike the popular History Channel program … Continue reading →

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AN END TO THIS “PARLIAMENTARY DEMOCRACY” GAME!

Posted on March 1, 2013 by

March 1, 2013  By Jack Jodell. The dreaded sequester is now upon us, thanks to Republican unwillingness to budge on closing unneeded tax loopholes for the very rich and their bitterly partisan desire to shift blame for this action solely … Continue reading →

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TIME TO DUMP THE TEA PARTY OVERBOARD! (Part Three)

Posted on January 27, 2013 by

January 27, 2013  By Jack Jodell The Tea Party-infested reactionary Republican Party is justifiably doing a lot of soul-searching these days. It is still stunned by its failure to defeat President Obama and take control of the Senate. Its unwillingness to really … Continue reading →

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R.I.P. REPUBLICAN PARTY – YOU WILL NOT BE MISSED!

Posted on December 14, 2012 by

December 14, 2012  By Jack Jodell When the Republican Party first captured the White House in 1860, with the election of Abraham Lincoln, it was a far different party than the one we see today. For back then, it was a bold … Continue reading →

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A MODERN POLITICAL WIZARD OF OZ IS EXPOSED!

Posted on November 29, 2012 by

November 29, 2012  By Jack Jodell When Americans voted on November 6, they knowingly or maybe even unknowingly exposed government and tax-hating Grover Norquist to be a weak-kneed fraud. Prior to the election, Norquist had been viewed as a near-omnipotent political force … Continue reading →

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CRACKS IN THE REPUBLICAN WALL!

Posted on November 15, 2012 by

November 15, 2912  By Jack Jodell The once-solid Republican Party is now locked in what will prove to be a bitter civil war between its reactionary Tea Party wing and its merely ultra-conservative wing. GOOD! The longer and more severely … Continue reading →

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