This is where Mother lived when she married Dad on February 28, 1942. The house still stands in the old Coleman Highlands neighborhood in Kansas City. Those who lived in the Great Depression suffered much not knowing what would come next. Groucho Marx said that he lost $200,000 in the stock market. ‘’ I would have lost…
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My Green New Deal Letter to President Biden – Ed O’Rourke
This is what I intend to send to the president on Monday. I will send the same letter to my two senators and congressman. I welcome your comments. Thank you, Ed Dear President Biden: I ask you to announce a climate emergency. Starting a Green New Deal would be one of many steps to reverse global warming…
A Hard Look at the DT Voter – Ed O’Rourke
This commentary runs 11 pages. DT voters knew that he was a life-long criminal who is a pathological liar to boot. I invite you to see these excerpts and then read the whole thing. Sincerely, Ed The electorate affirmed that the worst human being to hold the presidency deserves a second turn in the job. Despite Trump…
Latest Thoughts from Joe Zarantanello – Ed O’Rourke
His godson, James A. Sullivan, passed away. Sincerely, Ed Loose Leaf Hollow Release, Relax & Rest in this Space for Grace MONDAY MORNING MUSING To Melt or Not To Melt?After my godson’s GraduationThe way I’ve come to see it: we all die — and we do not die. Once you are born in this universe,…
The Road Ahead – Part Two – Ed O’Rourke
We have seen from history that projects like the Iron Curtain and the Berlin Wall do not move societies forward. The best way to resolve the border issues is to start a world-wide Green New Deal whose goals include poverty abolition. The United States is the only country that does not punish the illegal immigrants’…
Laurence Tribe Tells Us about Resistance to DT – Ed O’Rourke
Not mentioned here or other places is that massive deportations will bring inflation when low-cost illegal labor is replaced by higher cost legal labor or no legal workers are interested. Also, tariffs will bring inflation when costumers must buy foreign or domestic goods at a higher price. I hope that Laurence Tribe is right. Sincerely,…
See the Latest Thoughts from Joe Zarantanello – Ed O’Rourke
MONDAY MORNING MUSING Out Beyond “Us and Them” Mental illness is the greatest threat to the well-being of the planet and to the survival of organized human life. We don’t call our ill brothers and sisters“Enemies” just because they value power, profit, possessions or prestige more than people, more than the planet, and even more than the Presence that sustains us all. We…
The Road Ahead – Part One – Ed O’Rourke
After France fell, Charles DeGaulle addressed the world on the BBC: ¨We have lost a battle. We have not lost the war.¨ Now I ask the world to respond to global warming, the biggest wealth concentration in human history, nuclear war and a bloated Pentagon budget. The crises we face as more menacing than what the…
Looking for a Blue Wave – Ed O’Rourke
It is not just the Iowa poll. DT has insulted just about everyone under the Sun. Abortion laws can be stricter than what is permitted in the Catholic Church. Kamala Harris offers hope. DT offers massive deportations and concentration camps. Jamelle Boule offers his thoughts. Trump Is Less Confident Than He Says. His Rally at Madison…
DT Devastates the Working Class and They Vote for Him Anyway – Ed O’Rourke
I contacted the Guinness Book nominating DT for the best crook of all time. See Paul Krugman’s commentary. Sincerely, Ed Trump’s Biggest Con: Pretending He’s on the Side of Working Men and Women https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/28/opinion/trump-american-workers.html