leatherneck

I am a former Marine from the Vietnam era and I consider myself to be a moderate Democrat. I believe people should try to help themselves but there are quite a few who can't. That is why I focus on helping the poor and the elderly and I am not afraid to speak against the government when I feel they are not doing what is right.

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Oil rises on economic news, supply woes
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Oil rises on economic news, supply woes

Money – The prospect of a stronger economy and tighter supplies of heating oil this winter sent crude oil futures back above $95 a barrel Friday, while retail gasoline prices extended their own march higher.

View Story Discuss (57) (news.yahoo.com) 246 days ago by STONERS

Voted for on November 03, 2007 11:26am Commented on 1 time: 1

Fox News' attack on the honor and integrity of our war generals
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Fox News' attack on the honor and integrity of our war generals

Do No Evil – As we learned from both our Senate and House last week, in the United States we must never "attack the honor and integrity of members of the US Armed Forces." All good patriots from both parties agree on this. That is why I was so shocked and outraged, and more than a little upset, when I went to FoxNews.com this morning and saw this:

View Story Discuss (210) (salon.com) 279 days ago by Aidenag

Voted for on September 30, 2007 11:47am Commented on 1 time: 1

Bush Knew Saddam Had No WMD Before Invading
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Bush Knew Saddam Had No WMD Before Invading

Politics – Two former CIA officers say the president squelched top-secret intelligence, and a briefing by George Tenet, months before invading Iraq.

View Story Discuss (513) (salon.com) 303 days ago by Neophile

Voted for on September 06, 2007 10:22pm Commented on 1 time: 1

Why We Need a Draft: A Marine's Lament
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Why We Need a Draft: A Marine's Lament

Politics – He was in the firefights of Fallujah. He saw gaps in America's arsenal that he believes can only be filled when America's elite puts its sons on the battlefield. A plea for selective service.

View Story Discuss (270) (msnbc.msn.com) 312 days ago by TechnologyExpert

Voted for on August 29, 2007 05:49pm Commented on 1 time: 1

Surprise: The rich get richer and the poor get more numerous
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Surprise: The rich get richer and the poor get more numerous

News – The gap between the state's rich and its poor is getting bigger. The bulk of job growth in California over the last generation took place at the top or bottom of the pay scale, a trend that has accelerated since the beginning of this decade. Jobs in the middle are scarcely growing at all.

View Story Discuss (436) (sfgate.com) 317 days ago by berkeley

Voted for on August 24, 2007 09:26am Commented on 1 time: 1

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Energize Yourself With a Cat Nap!

Health & Fitness – Everyone has hectic days. Early mornings, rush hour traffic, dropping off and picking up the kids after school, cleaning the house - all of these everyday occurrences can take its toll on anyone. In addition to high stress levels, lack of sleep can contribute to many negative side effects to your health and your life.

View Story Discuss (9) (carefair.com) 318 days ago by Shannonyork

Voted for on August 23, 2007 10:11am Commented on 1 time: 1

NO ONE DIED - Iraq War Protest Bumper Sticker - War President
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NO ONE DIED - Iraq War Protest Bumper Sticker - War President

Politics – The mosaic made of servicemen and women who died in this war fighting for GB

View Story Discuss (222) (noonedied.com) 318 days ago by engineer

Voted for on August 23, 2007 10:07am Commented on 1 time: 1

Leahy Threatens Bush Aides With Contempt
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Leahy Threatens Bush Aides With Contempt

Politics – A top Senate Democrat on Monday threatened to hold members of the Bush administration in contempt for not producing subpoenaed information about the legal justification for President Bush's secretive eavesdropping program.

View Story Discuss (213) (huffingtonpost.com) 319 days ago by david_nwpa

Voted for on August 21, 2007 05:55pm

White House Acts to Limit Health Plan for Children
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White House Acts to Limit Health Plan for Children

Do No Evil – The Bush administration, continuing its fight to stop states from expanding the popular Children's Health Insurance Program, has adopted new standards that would make it much more difficult for New York, California and others to extend coverage to children in middle-income families.

View Story Discuss (389) (nytimes.com) 319 days ago by Beau7890

Voted for on August 21, 2007 09:49am Commented on 1 time: 1

Rising breed of migrant worker: Skilled, salaried and welcome
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Rising breed of migrant worker: Skilled, salaried and welcome

News – In this country where foreigners do most of the work, there are migrant maids and migrant masons, migrant tea boys and migrant typists, all doing what most migrant laborers do, menial tasks for meager wages. Then there is Peter Mitias, the migrant professor.

View Story Discuss (47) (iht.com) 320 days ago by Alexia

Voted for on August 21, 2007 09:43am

Matt Cooper: Rove's Lying about the Plame Affair
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Matt Cooper: Rove's Lying about the Plame Affair

Politics – Today, Karl Rove appeared on "Meet the Press." (I thought I felt a disturbance in the force.) During the round table, Matt Cooper called Rove a liar (though he didn't use that term) with regards to Rove's statements on the Valerie Plame affair during the broadcast.

View Story Discuss (70) (snafu-ed.blogspot.com) 321 days ago by TechnologyExpert

Voted for on August 20, 2007 08:42am Commented on 1 time: 1

Bonds moves into eternity, assumes MLB home run record
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Bonds moves into eternity, assumes MLB home run record

Sports – Barry Bonds hit No. 756 over the right-center field wall Tuesday night, and hammered home the point: Like him or not, legitimate or not, he is baseball's new home run king.

View Story Discuss (315) (sports.espn.go.com) 332 days ago by Angry Ken

Voted for on August 08, 2007 06:48pm

Soldier Gets 110 Years For Rape, Murder
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Soldier Gets 110 Years For Rape, Murder

Do No Evil – An Army soldier convicted of rape and murder in the slayings of a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and her family was sentenced Saturday to 110 years in prison.

View Story Discuss (148) (msnbc.msn.com) 335 days ago by TimALoftis

Voted for on August 05, 2007 10:12am Commented on 1 time: 1

US House erupts in chaos
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US House erupts in chaos

Politics – In a massive flare-up of partisan tensions, Republicans walked out on a House vote late Thursday night to protest what they believed to be Democratic maneuvers to reverse an unfavorable outcome for them.

View Story Discuss (557) (politico.com) 337 days ago by Archlander

Voted for on August 04, 2007 10:04am Commented on 1 time: 1

Bush invokes executive privilege for Rove in attorney firings
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Bush invokes executive privilege for Rove in attorney firings

Politics – Ratcheting up the stakes in a legal battle with Congress, President Bush on Wednesday ordered White House adviser Karl Rove and a senior political aide to refuse on grounds of executive privilege to testify before the Senate on the firings of nine U.S. attorneys.

View Story Discuss (377) (mcclatchydc.com) 338 days ago by Wil

Voted for on August 02, 2007 10:59pm Commented on 1 time: 1