Welcome to the Greenbelt

This is the Greenbelt, a scattered set of groves, woods, and piney trails that wind about the city. Here's where I'll set up camp for a while, and just talk about whatever I feel like talking about. You can settle down and listen, or move on, it's all one to me.

And if you like you can check out The Greenbelt: the Blog.

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Below you'll find opinions liberally mixed with facts on Liberal-Progressives (I'm one). Other sections of the Greenbelt hold other things; you can check them out, too, below.

Introverts Who are we, and just why don't we ever go to the office Christmas party, anyway?
New!!The Welsh Memorial Stone on the Washington Monument: why won't the National Park Service get the translation right?
Politics Liberal, that is. Progressive. "I don't belong to an organized political party. I'm a Demmycrat." -- Will Rogers
LBJ and the Coming of Civil Rights a little essay of mine about, well, about LBJ and Civil Rights
Bush and Ashcroft: A Bad Idea Civil Liberties under attack
A Letter to Dr Laura about gays and God's Law
Great Quotes by lots of different people
Amazing News Item of the day, week, whatever. Unfortunately, these are amazing because they're news, not intrinsically.
Up Into The Building: my tribute to the FDNY & NYPD
Oscar® snubs LOTR: a slightly geeky, very funny look at the cast's reactions

Liberal, yes really

In this world of sin and sorrow there is always something to be thankful for; as for me, I rejoice that I am not a Republican.
—Henry Lewis Mencken, 1880 - 1956

I'm a Democrat. I think our taxes probably aren't high enough (we're really undertaxed compared to many countries). I think the minimum wage must be raised: you can't live on less than $11,000 a year! I think we need single-payer health care. I think we need to provide daycare to people we're going to force to work. I think unions did us all a lot of good (like your weekends? thank a union member!). I think what's good for big business is good for big business. I think the FDA shouldn't have been deregulated (can you say 'ephedrine'? how about 'Thalidomide'?). And I think we need to leave our product liability law alone: how many more bad trucks would Ford have put out, knowingly, if it hadn't finally gotten too expensive for them due to lawsuits? And can you say 'Dalkon Shield'? I think our public health infrastructure is a disgrace.

I think ... I think you probably think I should shut up. Okay. But, think about it, won't you? And look at Liberal Trails (and Ashcroft: A Very Bad Idea) of the Greenbelt for more political notions, okay?

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