ModeratePoli

A blog of political positions and thoughts, from a liberal who evolved into a moderate, and who keeps on evolving. Open-minded analysis. Plain writing. Occasional profanity.

Thursday, September 29, 2011

The Growing Importance of the Super Committee

The shutdown looming last week was just barely averted. The rebellious Tea Party continues to demand budget concessions whenever they can...

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Hollow America

I only just realized that it's terrible we've lost so much manufacturing and so many factory jobs. Of course I was aware the manu...

The dirty word in healthcare-choice

One issue that severely hampers honest debate about healthcare is acknowledgment of the tough choices to be made. To some people, choice is ...

Republican Goldilocks

Not too hot, not too cold, just right. It's so hard to find a candidate who's just right. The Republican have been trying to find ...

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

The 16% Tax on Everything

You don't hear about Republican plans to roll this one back. This is how much healthcare costs in the US, currently 16% of our GDP and...

Funny Moment in Class Warfare: The Jon Stewart Edition

Mitch Daniels, Republican governor of Indiana and declined Presidential candidate, was interviewed by Jon Stewart last week. Daniels general...

Stuffing your money into the mattress

Probably I'm telling you something you already know, but if you put money into the stock market during most of the last 12 years, it has...

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ModeratePoli: Baby boomer from an old-line liberal family. Now a moderate with 40+ years of political awareness and 30+ years of actively questioning all political orthodoxies. Call me MP.

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