The following is a letter I sent to the Speaker of the House of Representatives on January 8th, 2013 in response to his leadership in the Fiscal Cliff Debates. Dear Speaker Boehner, My name is Mary Ramirez. I am 26 years old. The man in the picture is my husband Gilberto, and he is 29.…
‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there; Corrected: ‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the Nation Not a creature was stirring, not even…
Friday was a terrible day for the residents of Newtown, Connecticut, as families discovered with horror the fate of their children at Sandy Hook elementary school. The story, as best as it has currently been pieced together, consists of a disturbed young man name Adam Lanza, and his strained relationship with his mother- both trying…
The whole country’s ablaze over the impending fiscal cliff, which, as the President summarily rejects GOP proposals (so much for bipartisanship and working across the aisle, right Mr. President? That campaign rhetoric becomes awfully inconvenient post-election), looks to be more and more the reality we will have to face. This is the topic of much…
It’s like banging my head up against a wall with these people. Truly- I cannot think of a better way to describe it. Of course I’m referring to the fiscal cliff debate, and the Democrat push to let the Bush Tax cuts expire for the wealthy. . . or for EVERYONE if they don’t get…
This week I saw something that jarred me out of the complacent comfort of my safe little world. Unless you’ve somehow found yourselves living in a cave over the past few months, you’re doubtless aware of the terrible conflict going on between Israel and Gaza, and the increasing threats from the radical Islamic world to destroy…
I’m not particularly a Twinkie fan. I don’t think I’ve had a Ho-Ho or a Ding-Dong in years. . . but I’d kind of like to have the choice, right? As much as my diet likes Hostess’ recent news, it’s not good news for this country. It’s one company- it’s 18,500 workers, which isn’t even…
It’s been a rough few days. In light of this, let’s start with a little Disney, a la Ratatouille style. A favorite line involves a snarky little head chef at the Paris restaurant that serves as the setting of most of the movie, who made quite clear his distrust of the young Linguine’s sudden appearance. “Mark…
To my fellow Americans who chose to pull the lever for our current President: Will you be able to look your children in the eyes and know that your vote helped further saddle them with a debt they won’t likely pay off in their lifetimes, let alone allow them a shot at unbridled, unabashed success?…
As the election FINALLY draws near (I’m sure most of you out there are breathing a sigh of relief, including the girl in this video), we’re being inundated with poll after poll, prediction after prediction, and between the electoral college and the popular vote, it’s easy to get confused. Polls are such fickle things. When…
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