Monthly Archives: May 2013

Seattle, Washington One freedom after another and another and another being violated. All in the name of national security. We’ll think we’re finally safe when we are living in a country in which the police use high-technology military hardware (including … Continue reading →

Mark Weinstein Seattle, Washington A factor in the epidemic of rape and sexual harassment in the military was the elimination of the draft. If all young men in the country had to address service to their country  – the likelihood … Continue reading →

Seattle, Washington If the War on Drug was ended, Mexico and the United States could be partners in ways that would benefit both countries enormously.Every ill between us goes back to the drug-trade. That includes illegal immigration, criminal activities (including … Continue reading →

Seattle, Washington The present-day Republican leaders are cowards, profiteers, and scum.                          That’s not a stretch. Their obscenity of denying background checks for guns. The farce of their “concern … Continue reading →

It’s great to be in Texas God’s country What a bunch of whiners! Don’t like your boss? Start your own business or change jobs. Too bad you’re so poorly educated that you believe you are owed something. Stop repeating the … Continue reading →

Seattle, Washington A 69 year old friend (have known him since we were teenagers) was recently released from prison after serving 5 years of an 8 year sentence for bank fraud. He never smoked cigarettes or marijuana, never used other … Continue reading →

Seattle, Washington There is no sane rationale to withhold contraception from anyone. Saying that contraception encourages sexual activity is absurd.  A fifteen year old girl who intends to be sexually active will rarely, if ever, choose not to have sex … Continue reading →

Incredible.                                                                                                                                           The Right is for all the wars we can fight.                                                                                   They care naught for the planet.                                                                                                   They want guns in the hands of anybody – ignoring the carnage of thousands of gun deaths in the country, including the twenty … Continue reading →

Mark Weinstein Seattle, Washington By and large, the people of South Carolina are bigoted, ignorant, sheep. Sanford – an exposed coward and liar – is too good for them. Strom Thurmond – the ultimate segregationist with a hidden black daughter … Continue reading →

Seattle, Washington Power and powerlessness. An armed soldier with the might of the military machine – what could be a stronger symbol of power? In training for the battlefield, unquestioning obedience and intense physical endurance are his involuntary mandates.  He … Continue reading →