Thenameofthegame

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"You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not fool all of the people all of the time."  ...Abraham Lincoln.   True enough.  But you can fool most of the people most of the time; government, business, and politicians count on it.

                     "ONE FOR ALL, AND ALL FOR ONE!"  

Recent Entries

Democracy of Tyranny: Part Two

As we judge people not only by what they say, but by what they do, so should all countries be judged.  If we evaluate countries, and especially o... read more

Posted 1 week ago - 1 comment

The Passion and the Joy

Last year the New York Mets forged towards the final weeks of the season bent on winning the pennant.  Then without warning, the team collapsed a... read more

Posted 2 weeks ago - 2 comments

Greatest Country in the World

This post is an experimental post for those visitors to this blogsite.  Over and over again,the declaration that "America is the greatest country... read more

Posted 3 weeks ago - 0 comments

Democracy of Tyranny--Part One

Democracy is a noun to which Americans are expected, metaphorically, to genuflect when they read or hear the word.  It is an "elastic" noun , one... read more

Posted 1 months ago - 0 comments

THE WALL

THE WALL       (IN MEMORIAM)   Because they lost the center of their fullness   and the fullness of their center,&nb... read more

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Shame on US

While many countries' representatives are in Dublin, considering a ban treaty on cluster bombs, the United States, Israel, Russia, China, Pakistan and... read more

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Casting Votes

                             WHY DO THEY RELEGATE VOTES TO A DELEGATE? SIM... read more

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Reagan: the Huckster President

In the May 12 issue of Newsweek there is an article on President Reagan in which a conversation between liberal Sean Wilentz and conservative George W... read more

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GLUT(tony)

In light of rising gas prices, the New York Times (May 2) reports that consumers are opting to purchase smaller cars. This sudden turn of events (not ... read more

Posted 2 months ago - 0 comments

Please! Not Like One of Us!

A friend of mine, talking of a recent speaking engagement by Michelle Obama, said she looked and sounded angry.  But why?  She was reacting ... read more

Posted 2 months ago - 6 comments

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