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American Dream

American Dream

Sep 18, 2011

When I was a young man (40 years ago) my version of the so called “Great American Dream” was pretty simple. My dad had said to stay in school and graduate with a college degree, which I did by getting a dual degree in Computer Science and Economics. I was not drafted into the Viet Nam War, deciding instead to serve my country and humanity in the...

Keystone Pipeline Project

Keystone Pipeline Project

Sep 4, 2011

Perhaps President Obama’s full employment plans include an infusion of oil pipeline construction jobs and significant new tax revenues (maybe even targeted to pay off the national debt) collected from the flow of Canadian tar sands oil under U.S. soil. If I were him I would DELAY the Keystone Project permit into next year’s election politics. See...