Monthly Archives: September 2011

Mrs. Rick Perry – the Explainer

Posted on September 29, 2011 by theHoundDawg

Perhaps the two most vilified women of the past 20 years have been Hilary Clinton and Michele Obama. How dare Mrs. Clinton actually have a role in vetting potential appointees or in formulating public policy? How DARE the first lady step … Continue reading →

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Perry v Romney: Health Care in Texas and Massachusetts

Posted on September 23, 2011 by theHoundDawg

If there is any single issue upon which all republican Presidential candidates agree, it is that the Affordable Care Act and any similar attempt to provide affordable medical care to US residents is an abomination to be scorned, ridiculed, and … Continue reading →

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Justice Be Damned

Posted on September 21, 2011 by theHoundDawg

Procedure, that’s all that matters. Who cares about facts. Who cares about right and wrong. I was a lawyer for 27 years. I saw, over and over, courts and individual judges that imposed stricter and stricter rules and regulations, killing … Continue reading →

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GOP Gall Hits New Low as Assembly Leader Threatens Governor Brown

Posted on September 21, 2011 by theHoundDawg

The obstinance of the republican delegation in the California legislature is exceeded only by that of the republican Congressional delegation in its blatant refusal to cooperate in formulating and passing legislation to benefit the people, rather than selfish, partisan self-interest. … Continue reading →

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A Rare Breed Gets Even Rarer – Good Guy Moderate Republican Charles Percy Dies

Posted on September 17, 2011 by theHoundDawg

In today’s society, nothing is rarer than a moderate Republican legislator who looks at individual issues on a one-by-one basis, and lends his support by virtue of what is best for the country, based neither on partisan lines-in-the-sand nor pledges … Continue reading →

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GOP Goal of Bankrupting Postal Service On Track

Posted on September 15, 2011 by theHoundDawg

The long-term goal of the gop to bankrupt the United States Postal Service and replace it with a fully privatized substitute is on track, thanks to three actions over the past five years. First, however, a fact that most people … Continue reading →

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LA Times Sells Out – Ad Dollars Are All That Matter

Posted on September 15, 2011 by theHoundDawg

Back in March of 2009, I wrote Newspapers Don’t Get It, about the stupid decisions that have hastened the demise of the newspaper in today’s society. Today’s edition of the Los Angeles Times is a monument to everything that is … Continue reading →

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GOP Legislators Defer Decision-Making to Unelected Outsiders

Posted on September 13, 2011 by theHoundDawg

For 25 years, Grover Norquist and His Americans For Tax Reform have forced republican politicians to violate the oaths they took upon assuming elected office, oaths to preserve, protect and defend and US and/or their state Constitutions, by taking the so-called … Continue reading →

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The Safety of Nuclear Power – An Issue That Will Not Go Away

Posted on September 11, 2011 by theHoundDawg

Following the massive earthquake in Japan last March, and the resulting Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant catastrophe, there developed considerable interest in nuclear power plant safety, and I wrote two posts on this issue, Nuclear Power is Dangerous – We Have … Continue reading →

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Amazon, CA Legislature Reach Deal, Put 25,000 CA Affiliates in Limbo

Posted on September 10, 2011 by theHoundDawg

There was a flurry of monumental legislative action on the last scheduled day of California’s Legislative session, including the passage of a newly amended AB155, drastically changing the Affiliate-Nexus Tax Bill originally passed and signed into law at the end … Continue reading →

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