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The Cost of War
The cost of war is getting costlier in Afghanistan. According to USA Today, based on the February figures, the monthly cost of fighting the war in Afghanistan has surpassed that of fighting in Iraq–$6.7 billion in Afghanistan, compared with $5.5 … Continue reading
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It’s Whatcha Don’t Do That Shows Whatch Do Do
Sometimes what people and organization do not do is as informative as what they do do. The RepubliCant National Committee on Wednesday chose Florida over Arizona for its 2012 national convention. Arizona lost out because of the furor … Continue reading
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It Isn’t Blame, It’s Responsibility
Congress continues to investigate the both the absence and failure of safety devices to prevent the oil spill threatening the Gulf of Mexico and BP continues to diffuse the blame for the disaster between its partners, Transocean Ltd and … Continue reading
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The Spreading Spill
I am watching Chris Matthews on MSNBC discussing Dick Cheney’s secret meetings with the oil companies, the accommodations for those companies, including Cheney’s Haliburton. It’s becoming more and more apparent that the companies doing the drilling took short cuts, … Continue reading
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A Teabagger “Victory”
Senator Bennett of Utah lost because he wasn’t conservative enough for those who embrace the righteous indignation that substitutes for knowledge. Freedom at all cost. You sing songs of liberty— Free? Or merely lost?
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Thank you, readers. Your appreciation is my applause.
A number of the people have responded to yesterday’s poem (Take My Face. I Don’t Need It Anymore) on The Poetry Blog with moving and heartfelt comments. janine says: May 8, 2010 at 1:14 pm Dan Speers, you’ve outdone … Continue reading
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Take My Face. I Don’t Need It Anymore.
I awakened this morning to an incredibly insightful blog on the economy. Mario Piperni posted blogger Michael Chase’s ( http://www.rationalmiddle.blogspot.com/ ) essay on the economy at http://mariopiperni.com/economy/the-economy-unspinning-spin.php#comment-16801. It was so compelling, I had to write a poem that captured the … Continue reading
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The Last Dancer
I have just watched the Dorothy Coonan Wellman Memorial-The Last Busby Berkley Dancer http://vimeo.com/6660885, a moving tribute to both Dorothy and one of my heroes, Busby Berkley. This may be a bit dated, but here a poem I wrote … Continue reading
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Plumbing the Depths
I love reading and occasionally responding to political blogs and one of the best is that of Mario Piperni at http://www.MarioPiperni.com who is both an incredibly talented artist and a keen observer of the social scene. Given his … Continue reading
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Beachcomber
What will you give me this morning, Ocean? What discarded corner of civilization will you choke from your bowels and spit at my feet as I stroll along the island headboard of your bed? Will it be a cork, … Continue reading
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