Tag Archives: lobbyists

Just Say No! . . . To Duopoly

Posted on June 2, 2014 by johnrachel

I am not interested so much in berating Mr. Obama, as preventing the same mistake from happening again. The same mistake would be Hillary Clinton. Or Jeb Bush. Or Rand Paul. Continue reading →

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Extreme? Radical? Or just realistic?

Posted on March 30, 2014 by johnrachel

Is it extreme to expect honest representation? Is it radical to want a functioning democracy? Or is it just realistic to expect our system of government to work for all of us, not just the privileged and powerful? Continue reading →

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Spitball Politics

Posted on March 14, 2014 by johnrachel

We can’t expect Congress or any of our current national leaders to do the right thing about Citizens United or the corruption of our system with truckloads of corporate money, when these are the very people who are benefiting from this heinous mutilation of American democracy. Continue reading →

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VIDEO BLOG: It’s too complicated.

Posted on December 13, 2013 by johnrachel

There’s a smugness that has overwhelmed our political system. It’s the patronizing, know-it-all, self-congratulating, self-important smugness of our elected officials. Time to do something about it. Continue reading →

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“It’s too complicated.”

Posted on July 19, 2012 by johnrachel

There’s a smugness that has overwhelmed our political system. It’s the patronizing, know-it-all, self-congratulating, self-important smugness of our elected officials. Time to do something about it. Continue reading →

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Pledge: Oil Industry Subsidies

Posted on May 8, 2012 by johnrachel

The voting public nationally has stated its position on oil industry subsidies loud and clear. It wants them done away with immediately! So let’s go after the turncoat toadies who have been voting their pocketbooks and have opposed ending this horrific and wasteful giveaway of our tax dollars to corporations that already are awash in profits. Continue reading →

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The October Surprise

Posted on May 7, 2012 by johnrachel

They say timing is everything. It may not be everything but it certainly is critical. When is the best time to present the candidate pledges? When should this confrontation take place? I am recommending the first week of October, one month before the election. The October Surprise. Everybody loves surprises! Continue reading →

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How Pledges Can Work

Posted on May 1, 2012 by johnrachel

How will candidate pledges for progressive positions on key issues be effective? How will this work? Intimidation! We will either make the toadying hypocrites sign the pledges out of fear that they will lose the election, or we will run them out of office by instigating voter outrage for voting against the laws the vast majority of Americans want. Continue reading →

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