April 1, 2011
by Steve Dana
Days are passing one by one and we have yet to hear a word from the President or the Senate Democrats regarding their budget plan to carry through the end of the fiscal year; and no apparent concern about developing a budget for next year.
I suspect that failing to adopt a budget is not unprecedented otherwise the Republicans would be making a big deal of it. But from a common sense perspective I (and I hope you) am disappointed that when they had a chance to write and adopt a budget to their liking last summer and fall they chose not to for political reasons.
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March 28, 2011
by Steve Dana
I know it is not politically correct to advocate assassination of foreign heads of state, but wouldn’t that solve our problem in Libya? Rather than sending in our army to fight his army, why don’t we just send in a black ops team to pick off Gadaffi and his sons? They wouldn’t even have to be American assets. There are probably other countries capable of carrying out this mission. We might also get the wordsmiths working on the language that describes the action in more socially acceptable language.
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March 25, 2011
by Steve Dana
In the wake of the debacles at NPR and Planned Parenthood, the thought occurs to me that federal dollars are spent every day on programs that don’t reflect my values. I happen to agree that if a woman has a right to choose, she should do so without public subsidy. The same goes for Public Radio and Public Television, I support their existence but when their message is so clearly slanted to favor one point of view over another, their public benefit is reduced and I would prefer they fund their message with private money.
Our Constitution may guarantee the right to free speech, but free doesn’t mean that the government will pay for you to say it.
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March 24, 2011
by Steve Dana
Even though I have never been a rabid fan of professional baseball, I try to stay up on what’s happening with the home team and over time get to know most of the movers and shakers on the other teams. How could anyone not know who Barry Bonds is?
Here’s what I know about Bonds. He’s been a helluva player his whole career. He was a superb outfielder and he hit more home runs than any other player in history. He has never been cooperative with media folks trying to cover him and his teams for their readers and viewers. He’s a ball player, not a media darling. Like many other high profile players, his name came up in the course of the national discussion about steroids in sports.
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No Loss for Words 
“Gadaffi Must Go!” says Barack Obama
by Steve DanaI know it is not politically correct to advocate assassination of foreign heads of state, but wouldn’t that solve our problem in Libya? Rather than sending in our army to fight his army, why don’t we just send in a black ops team to pick off Gadaffi and his sons? They wouldn’t even have to be American assets. There are probably other countries capable of carrying out this mission. We might also get the wordsmiths working on the language that describes the action in more socially acceptable language.
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