tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83735712011-04-21T22:30:22.404-04:00<b>"You hit the nail on the head,"</b> is an expression we use when something strikes us as being, <b>"Right On The Mark!"</b> Exercise your opportunity to read, to think, and to opine... That's what makes, '<u><b>our</b></u>' America great! <br><br>All Content <b>Copyright 2004</b>. <i>Reprints by permission from</i> <a href="mailto:rightonthemark@apollopa.org">Right On The Mark</a>.<br><br> <b>Legal Statement</b><br><a href="http://www.apollopa.org/blog/blog_terms.htm">Usage Terms</a>rightonthemarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03896625636934109313noreply@blogger.comBlogger161100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373571.post-1101392171889412422004-11-25T09:16:00.000-05:002004-11-25T10:34:12.610-05:00

The Bush administration and the Republican controlled Congress is working on a plan to make Social Security solvent for another 60 years. This is something the Democratic Party had the opportunity to do on more than one occasion yet opted out of what undoubtedly will be a difficult process. In the meantime the Democratic Party will evidently continue to obstruct the development of a new system we

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It's interesting to note cult celebrity Michael Moore, director of the Bush bashing film Fahrenheit 9/11, is missing from the scene. Moore, who was the first place winner of this year's dubious 'Frigid 50' award, published by online movie magazine FilmThreat.com, has been strangely quiet of late. It's satisfying to observe how the results of a national election can serve a large portion of humble

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What's happening to the political party of the blue-collar worker? Traditionally the Democratic Party has championed blue-collar worker and union issues. In an attempt however, to follow through on one of his many 'if elected president' campaign promises [would somebody please tell him he lost the election], Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) and Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) fronted a measure to add an

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USATODAY.com - Poll: Many say U.S. deeply divided: "Poll: Many say U.S. deeply divided By Jim Drinkard, USA TODAY WASHINGTON -- Americans came out of the presidential election believing the nation is deeply divided on values and important issues, but they have a slightly more favorable opinion of President Bush and his top advisers and feel slightly less pessimistic about the situation in Iraq.

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It will only be a matter of years until space travel will be available to the masses. That's the wealthy masses. But, if that's the way you want to spend your money -- go for it! Glenn Reynolds writes a post in his blog titled: MSNBC - Another small step After looking as if it had died until next year, new legislation designed to promote space tourism passed the House of Representatives late

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The million dollar question is, Will You Retire Comfortably? Learning more about your retirement plan can pay big dividends. Albert Crenshaw of the Washinton Post writes an article titled: How Promising Are Pension Plans?: (washingtonpost.com) Sunday, November 21, 2004; Page F01 Traditional pension funds are generally run by professional money managers, following well-known rules for making

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Wired.com's Kim Zetter logs her report titled, Wired News: So Far, Recount Shows No Problem: "The New Hampshire vote recount requested by independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader is still in progress, but preliminary results show no significant changes in the numbers. Nader requested a recount of a small number of wards, or voting precincts, after Michigan programmer Ida Briggs produced

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Kim Zetter at Wired.com published an article Friday afternoon titled, Researchers: Florida Vote Fishy. This was a follow up to an article she wrote earlier in the week titled, Florida E-Vote Fraud? Unlikely. You'll find our original post on this subject at: Election Conspiracy Theorists Still Grasping For Win on this blog where you may link to a color coded chart analysis of the Florida voting

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The Iraq war is many things. It is a struggle for our soldiers -- it's a struggle toward a better life for Iraqis. The media has reported to America that the Iraqi people detest the ‘occupation’ of their country and want us out of Iraq. The subliminal message is we should just get out while the gettin' is good! We are told Iraq is too dangerous for our soldiers and support personnel to be there.

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With the recent announcement of the Kmart and Sears merger I reflected on the Sears brand while growing up in my childhood home. Flashback to the 1940's, 1950's, and 1960's where Sears was a paradigm of the retail establishment. While other retailers, J.C. Penny's and Montgomery Ward come to mind, emulated the 'Sears model' one has to ask, "What caused this retail giant to fall from it's once

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The story of the day yesterday was that House Republicans were changing their rules. It was to protect House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas) from his leadership post over a possible indictment. Pure and simple. However, at TalkLeft.com this was a discussion thread that was discussed at length. The following excerpt is an example of the inept back and forth banter: [..] the winners always

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According to some liberal blogs and discussion sites, most of whom have a major problem with electronic voting in Florida, still believe someone swooped in and changed the votes without the county election boards having a clue. Whether the new touch screens or older scanners are the election board's voting machine of choice the theorists espouse the companies who manufacture the technology side

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During the Vietnam era there were many on the left and a few of the more soft spoken on the right who wanted President Lyndon Johnson to end the war. In fact at that time it was Senator George Aiken who advised President Johnson in 1967 to, "DECLARE A VICTORY AND WITHDRAW." The advice was ignored. In fact his phrase has remained part of the country's vocabulary. Columnist Gary North authored an

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Don't be sad about the election or the country. I'm a Republican and we are a compassionate people. You wonder why more people voted for Bush than Kerry. You chalk it up to their ignorance... The inability and unwillingness for people to get the facts and choose the better of the two candidates. It's precisely that elitist attitude that lost the election for your party. To think that you and

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Recently elected with renewed vigor President Bush is talking about privatizing portions of Social security. We should stop and consider what he has to say before writing off this significant opportunity. First, is it fair to characterize Social Security as a ponzi scheme? Dictionary.com defines a 'ponzi scheme' as an investment swindle in which high profits are promised from fictitious sources

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Is pursuit of the story so important the media is increasingly willing to throw all credibility out with the baby's bath water? Is the disdain for a sitting president so great many believe the end justifies the means? In the recent scandal, CBS managing editor Dan Rather finds himself once again embroiled in controversy. In fact, what's increasingly astonishing is how Mr. Rather, and CBS

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