Senator Bob Graham524 Hart Senate Office BuildingWashington, D.C. 20510 April 5, 2001 Honorable Senator Graham, I am not writing you today as a past president of the Orlando Jaycees or as the current president of the Lake Holden Property Owners Association or as a member of a “pre-reconstructionist” Florida Family.… Continue reading
Well, to listen to the congressional rhetoric about the pending 2001 tax cuts, – you would think that congress thinks that most of the money you make is their money! Yep, that’s right, not only are you NOT entitled to the fruits of your own labor (until the government gets… Continue reading
The Reverend Jesse Jackson has announced that he has fathered a child out of wedlock. I suppose the genuine news is not that the Reverend has committed adultery, but that his supporters (by the legion) tell us; “Jackson’s Moral authority hasn’t been diminished… He’s to continue his stewardship and fight… Continue reading
…on (Presidential) Election Day in the United States, we do not hold a national election – each state conducts it’s own election for a slate of representatives (electors). So we have instead 50 (more when you count Puerto Rico and other US protectorates) distinct and separate elections conducted by each… Continue reading
… that entire hubbub in the Federal Civil-Rights Panel Investigation of the Florida Nov 2000 elections is the whole notion of VOTER RESPONSIBILITY! Much was made of the ‘abandoning of local election supervisors’; Governor vetoed voter-education campaigns and confusing ballots and the ‘voters had to pay the price’. What price… Continue reading
…by its very nature indicates ‘a complete or radical transformation’. We as a society have been going through this change; but, (as Gil Scott Heron once sang) ‘have not directed the change.’ – Consequently, the school term is over and our thesis was due – last week. We’ve unleashed on… Continue reading
Yes – completely OUTRAGEOUS! California energy regulators have allowed a temporary 7% – 15% electricity rate increase. This comes amid the Standard and Poors’s downgrades in bond ratings to the only step above junk status. While the dust of the much maligned – deregulation policy still settles, Utilities are hemorrhaging… Continue reading
…Objects filtered through the ‘rose-colored’ prism of some glasses are not as clear as they appear. Some 35+ days post the Year 2000 elections and a good deal is still being whispered about that darned ‘Democrat Dreaded’ Butterfly Ballot. As if someone has pulled the stake from this Dracula’s heart… Continue reading
