Up until now, most of Mitt Romney’s campaign speeches could have been given by any Presidential candidate, from either party, running against an incumbent. They have had essentially no substance. We’re going to “take America back,” “rebuild America,” “restore the American Dream,” “create jobs,” “save Medicare,” “restore hope.” And, of course, the current President has … Read more
“Mitt Romney tells us, in his own words, he believes corporations are people.“No, Mitt, corporations are NOT people. People have hearts. They have kids. They get jobs. They get sick. They love and they cry and they dance. They live and they die. Learn the difference.”— Massachusetts Senate Candidate Elizabeth Warren (D)
Seven scientific studies have shown that people from higher economic classes behave more unethically than people from lower economic classes. Specifically, the studies showed that rich people were more likely to lie in a negotiation, cheat to win a prize, and endorse unethical behavior at work. Two of the studies showed results that cause me … Read more
This past week, Casey Anthony, the so called “tot mom” was found not guilty of killing her 2 year old daughter Caylee. I did not follow the media circus surrounding this case, but apparently many Americans believe Casey got away with murder. On his Friday night HBO show “Real Time,” host Bill Maher openly equated … Read more
Osama bin Laden was killed yesterday in Pakistan in a focused, 40-minute, US military operation. Today, many in the US and around the world are celebrating. According to President Obama’s announcement on television last night, the first intelligence pointing to bin Laden’s location appeared last August. This means that the planning, from first hint to … Read more
The March-April 2011 issue of UTNE Reader has reprinted an essay from Counter Punch by Davis Macaray entitled, Fire the Rich: A radical fix for the economy that greed destroyed. Here is an excerpt: Shrinking incomes, fewer jobs … but bigger corporate profits. Not a good sign.Yet when you broach the dreaded subject of “class … Read more
I voted today. Eight days before the official election day. I like early voting. There was no line to wait in. However, the early polling place was in the LDS Bountiful Regional Center. This is the building where all of the many LDS Stakes in South Davis County, Utah, hold their quarterly conferences. It is … Read more
The other day I got a nice letter from President Obama. Of course, it was just a fundraising letter for the Democratic National Committee, but I like the analogy the President used. Speaking of the Republicans he said: “First, they drove the car into the ditch. Then they made it as difficult as possible for … Read more