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very well said. However I am not convinced this has much to do with right-leaning politics. It seems, in my experience, it is a human trait we are dealing with, and it is independent of politics. If, when you have time, you think about what you have so competently written, I will guess you will...

Is that as reliable as his Kenyan Birth Certificate? We all know that Book Jackets are legal substitutes for Birth Certificates. So I guess this settles the matter. :D

I agree. It is an astute observation you make. Conspiracy theories are equally popular across the political spectrum. Most likely there was no coordination, i.e. no conspiracy. The Russians, if they did anything, most likely did it on their own, and the Trump camps overtures toward the...

Most younger people don't realize that single payer does not necessarily obviate the need for insurance. Most medicare recipients, for example, carry supplemental insurance to partially cover both drugs and cover their 20% co-pay. (You are ripped off bigly, under medicare Part D, G. W. Bush's...

It would never be the only remaining option. there are any number of unsatisfactory options. And there are some satisfactory options too that don't amount to single payer. See the Swiss system for example. (We are not Switzerland, in case you hadn't noticed. They have the Turks, we have the...

Of course we will end up with single payer, or alternatively a Swiss, or German, like system where there is very tight federal regulation of the insurers. But we will have to go through several failed iterations first. To much vested interest to overcome with nothing but logic on your side...

The reason this won't work, we could do it but it wouldn't work, is the same reason medicare does not work nearly as well it could. All the young and healthy , speaking in generalities of course, are covered by private insurers, and what insurer doesn't want to cover a non-risk?! It is a gold...

From Scientific American The Sciences Why Do People Believe in Conspiracy Theories? Who believes in conspiracy theories—and why By Michael Shermer on December 1, 2014 Credit: Izhar Cohen President Barack Obama has been a busy man while in office: he concocted a fake birth certificate to...

This issue was settled a long time ago. From Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama_citizenship_conspiracy_theories Expressed belief in such ["birther"] theories has persisted despite Obama's pre-election release of his official Hawaiian birth certificate in 2008;[1] confirmation...

What I nice book review! Thank you. Have you put it on Amazon? You've piqued my interest. I'll order it on Amazon.

You can't kill statutory law with an executive order, but you can make a mess and create jobs (for lawyers) with an "EO". Maybe that was what was behind Trump's job creation plan all along.

I say why the hell not. Go ahead and pardon him. Trump can use alternative facts as the basis for the pardon.

Daniel Fried was one of the State Departments highest ranking diplomats. There is a great insight revealed in this interview, that should give us all pause when we consider the current State of foreign affairs.

Longtime Diplomat Looks Back At 40 Years On The World Stage March 8, 2017 • Retiring U.S. diplomat Daniel Fried looks back on 40 years of service. Fried talks with Steve Inskeep about America's role in the world, and why he disagrees with a "winner-take-all" foreign policy...

I'm beginning to understand the real reason 90% of traders lose money.

I loved your comment regarding windows. I may get my old lawn boy job back this summer. The young man that mows my yard is in jail, and we are already into "mowing season" in the deep south.

From http://www.investopedia.com/financial-edge/0411/do-canadians-really-pay-more-taxes-than-americans.aspx . Underlining is mine. Do Canadians Really Pay More Taxes Than Americans? By Angie Mohr | April 8, 2011 — 2:00 AM EDT A common belief among many Canadians is that they pay more in...

I never had the privilege of working for the Federal government as a salaried employee, if that's what you wanted to know. Among other things, I have worked as a paper boy, a yard boy mowing lawns, as kitchen help at a ski resort , a volunteer fire fighter for the Forrest Service (temporary)...

You're not likely to get this link from Breitbart, and as that's where many of you get your alternative news, I am going to do you a favor and give you the link here. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rape_in_Sweden And you guys are certainly not going to like this article! Sorry to rain on your...