OK, I may well be overreacting, but I just read an article about some Ann Arbor residents who are up in arms over the temporary use of shuttle busses to transport wounded soldiers through their neighborhood, on their way to and from the VA Hospital, and I feel obligated to fan the flames of outrage. […]
Tag Archives: patriotism
Putting an “I Support the Troops” magnetic ribbon on your car is one thing, but having wounded vets transported through your neighborhood is quite another
Posted in Ann Arbor, Other, Rants, Uncategorized Also tagged Ann Arbor problems, car magnets, empathy, empathy fail, Glacier Way Association, NIMBY, not in my back yard, shuttle busses, support the troops, VA, VA hospital, veterans, Veterans Affairs 30 Comments
The takeover of America by the super-wealthy
This brilliant explanation by former Labor Secretary Robert Reich, as to what’s really been going on in America, economically speaking, has been going around the internet for the past few days. I suspect that most of you have already seen it, but I thought that I should put it up here on the front page, […]
Posted in Economics, Politics Also tagged American aristocracy, capital gains, class size, class warfare, infrastructure, MoveOn, national debt, progressive taxation, Robert Reich, tax the rich, taxes, the growing gap between rich and poor, The Truth About the Economy, threats to the middle class, treason 19 Comments
Happy Memorial Day
Since I didn’t get any comments when I posted this on Memorial Day in 2003, I thought that I’d try it again. Linette and I celebrated Memorial Day as the great patriots that we are. We slept through our local parade and then spent the rest of the day drinking Mexican beer (Tecate), eating Indian […]
Posted in Civil Liberties, Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged Arun, ball shaving, Bush administration, Carl Levin, Chelsea Lowe, Debbie Stabenow, holidays, jingoism, kosher salt, Mark's ancestors, Mark's relatives, Memorial Day, Patriot Act, privacy, Tecate, Whitney Houston 16 Comments