I voted for a “change we can believe in,”—for President Obama and the Democrats. Today I am dismayed. Yes, we have gotten change, the change of spin and rhetoric. But corporate greed and the arrogance of the nation’s top bankers continue unabated while our social fabric and economic system shreds. In contemporary America, justice, ethics, [...]
Entries Tagged as 'outrage'
Still Waiting for the Change We Can Believe In
January 15th, 2010 · No Comments · Editorial, Politics and Social Issues
Tags:Congress·Democrats·dissent·dissent decree·dissentdecree·health care reform·law·Lawyers·mediocrity·Obama·outrage·politics
What is Socialism?
November 9th, 2009 · 2 Comments · crime, Editorial, Politics and Social Issues
From where Kate and I were sitting we couldn’t help hearing their conversation. The two couples, like us, were in the railcar at Clara’s Depot restaurant, for a late Sunday afternoon dinner. One of the men asked the other couple, “What do you think about this health care thing?” One of the women replied. “It [...]
Government Motors and Capitol Offenses
June 3rd, 2009 · 3 Comments · Images, photography, Politics and Social Issues
On the first day of June 2009, General Motors became Government Motors. Compelled to declare bankruptcy the company turned over 60% of its control to the Obama administration and the taxpayers of our nation. On this same day a rally was held at the Michigan Capitol building. It was predicted that thousands would attend Reinvest [...]
Tags:dissent·dissent decree·dissentdecree·Meaning·nostalgia·outrage·perception·photography·politics
The Respectable Suit
March 22nd, 2009 · 4 Comments · Images, Uncategorized
The function of the suit or uniform is to restrain the wearer’s behavior, particularly that which is exuberant and spontaneous. Likewise, it is designed to make the wearer appear respectable. Business people and professionals wear suits—bankers, lawyers, stockbrokers and criminal defendants. When a person is appropriately attired, they may order mass murder in the [...]
Tags:appearance·dissent·dissent decree·dissentdecree·Madoff·outrage·politics·suits
4th Quarter Madness
March 4th, 2009 · No Comments · Images, Uncategorized
Tags:AIG·American International Group·Aversa·dissent decree·dissentdecree·illustration·outrage
