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But if you do not find an intelligent companion, a wise and well-behaved person going the same way as yourself, then go on your way alone, like a king abandoning a conquered kingdom, or like a great elephant in the deep forest. - Buddha
I guess I am not very enlightened but life is too […]

Friedman’s editorial is all over the internet right now. It deserves to be. Its just so good I wish had written it myself.
My three favorite points
#1 Look at our infrastructure. It’s not just the bridge that fell in my hometown, Minneapolis. Fly from Zurich’s ultramodern airport to La Guardia’s dump. It is like […]

This was an excellent piece from Alternet that scared the heck out of me.
The thought of my beloved country turning into Germany under Hitler, Spain under Franco or Italy under Mussolini sickens, scares and saddens me. I love what America stands for and I want my someday Prosperlings to have an America I’d […]

A patriotic song about our rust belt and sadly American decline. Born in the USA isn’t a happy song but its a fine piece of music from a fine American.
This was put together by goDaleJRgo on you tube. Thanks.

When you compare what the US is like to other places, do not compare it to rat hole nations or dying and declining states. Instead compare it to 1st world nations in Europe and the rest of the world.
Sure America compares well to Sub Saharan Africa or Burma (excuse me Myanmar) but so what?
Everywhere compares […]

I like what Vivica said here “I won’t ever make that mistake again,” Trust me, I’m going to hire a driver next time.”
Good advice. Always have a designated driver.
Also its low class to play the race card unless there is genuine racism. I’ll let in slide though as she was probably drunk at the […]

This bit is from the Daily Kos and hits my cogent and to the point button nicely.
You’ll hear my suggest closing overseas military bases not essential for real national security from time to time. This doesn’t include embassies as they are technically on American Soil.

I know no method to secure the repeal of bad, obnoxious, or unjust laws so effective as their strict execution.
President Ulysses S. Grant
were that only true

I’ll keep this one short.
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