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Speaker Pelosi: Redefining Out of Control

By Brian Brawdy | Published: August 18, 2010

There are some soundbites from The Capitol Hill-Hugger Gang that you simply can’t ignore. It’s one of those moments when you do a double take wondering if you’re listening to a Saturday Night Live skit masquerading as a news story. You laugh, you shake your head and then you sit there, utterly speechless….jaw-droppingly-utterly speechless. Nancy, Nancy, [...]

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Public Service: My Pet Peeve of the Day

By Brian Brawdy | Published: August 17, 2010

Do you ever get tired of hearing how lucky we are as a nation to have those selfless souls, career politicians of all levels, who dedicate their lives to “public service?” Their devotion, sacrifice and commitment to serving the public good is a blessing to us all. Oh, please. Good Grief! Many politicians are about perks and [...]

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The Mental Health of Career Politicians

By Brian Brawdy | Published: March 24, 2010

I’m beginning to believe that good old Ben Franklin was on to something when he wrote ”Guests, like fish, begin to stink after three days.” That said, do you ever wonder if our elected officials overstay their welcome? Is there a political tipping point, a time when it’s simply time to go? I don’t know about you, [...]

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CBO Returns with Astronomical Health Care Costs

By Brian Brawdy | Published: March 19, 2010

I don’t even know where to start. I’m kind of lost. Let’s see. One billion hours is equivalent to roughly 115,000 years and it would take you 3 million years to live a billion days. That didn’t help. Ok, let’s try this. Our planet is in the ballpark of 4.5 billion years old while the Universe [...]