Goodby, Tom Lantos

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http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2008/02/12/MNDGV0EFH.DTL Lantos dies, House's sole Holocaust survivor

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Tom Lantos served ably and well for almost 14 terms in the Congress of the United States. Tom and I did not always agree, especially on the war in Iraq and other Middle-East questions, but he had my utmost respect.

Tom was a good man, an honest man and he served his district with honor and distinction. His local office was always ready to help constituents who had problems with the federal government. Two members of my wife's family that had trouble with Social Security went to Tom's San Mateo office and got a swift resolution.

Goodbye Tom, and may your successor take your example to heart and serve as ably as you did.

THE TRUTH ACCORDING TO TOM TOLES

I hope the voters that hired Bush to be president are pleased and happy with the result of their vote.

The labor of Hercules when he cleaned the Augean stables will seem as nothing much when compared to the task of the next president in cleaning up the overwhelming mess left by Dubya and his cohorts

Mitt

Mitt Romney, like his father George, may be a very good businessman, but is a lousy politician. At least a little proof that business and politics are not necessarily mutual undertakings. Not what Republicans want to hear.

Art of the possible

"Politics is the art of the possible"   Otto Von Bismarck   (1815–1898)

 

As you listen to all the candidates for president recite their ideas and plans, keep in mind the words of Von Bismarck, and ask if their plans and ideas are in the realm of the possible, and especially the probable.

Universal healthcare is spoken of with glowing platitudes, but are the candidates ideas within the "art of the possible"? Or will the vested interests blow them away? Will any candidate have the guts and staying power to carry the fight to a successful conclusion?

 

Questions to ponder.

The "conservative (radical) movement"

 

The so called "conservative movement" as exemplified by Rush Limbaugh, Ann Coulter, Laura Ingrahmn and their ilk would be better known as the "bowel movement". They are radicals who hate our Constitution and the freedoms it guarantees. I don't think they will be happy until they resurrect Adolf Hitler to lead their march into Hell. Damn them and all the evil they stand for.

 

Unexpected Political Development

Clinton loans herself $5m

http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/usa/2008/02/clinton_loans_herself_5m.html

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whodathunket???!!!

Can't believe the Clinton campaign is on the shorts. What does it mean?

What is "Blowin' in the Wind"?

 

Is something, after all these years, "Blowin' in the Wind"? Will this primary election provide an answer as to which way the wind is blowing?

Will it be the same old dusty wind that obscures our vision, provides no solace and no answers, or does the direction change, and clarity abound?

I pray for an answer. 

 

How many roads must a man walk down
Before you call him a man?
Yes, 'n' how many seas must a white dove sail
Before she sleeps in the sand?
Yes, 'n' how many times must the cannon balls fly
Before they're forever banned?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,
The answer is blowin' in the wind.

How many times must a man look up
Before he can see the sky?
Yes, 'n' how many ears must one man have
Before he can hear people cry?
Yes, 'n' how many deaths will it take till he knows
That too many people have died?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,
The answer is blowin' in the wind.

How many years can a mountain exist
Before it's washed to the sea?
Yes, 'n' how many years can some people exist
Before they're allowed to be free?
Yes, 'n' how many times can a man turn his head,
Pretending he just doesn't see?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,
The answer is blowin' in the wind.

 

Bob Dylan

 

Dylan copyrighted this song in 1962, and released it in 1963. I was 30 years old then. I'm almost 75 now, and it seems to me that much of what Dylan was trying to convey then, is still with us.

There has been progress on some fronts, but when it comes to war and peace, has anything changed?

"When will they ever learn?", as another song said.