http://www.mmmfiles.com/talkwalker Political Talk with Common Sense Wed, 12 May 2010 16:04:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en For anyone who thinks the Senate came to the rescue of unemployed Americans, especially the long-term, guess again. In April there was a lot of attention paid to them extending unemployment benefits. However, they did NOT extend benefits by creating a new tier (Tier V), but only extended the filing ... http://www.mmmfiles.com/talkwalker/?p=61 One thing I have not seen anyone address about the current situation in Arizona is that one important factor in this mix is that Arizona has become over the years a Settler's Colony of middle-class, middle-browed retirees from the Midwest, Northwest and East Coast. While these people come to Arizona ... http://www.mmmfiles.com/talkwalker/?p=60 As a Baby Boomer, I remember in my earlier years having the insurance system being explained to me as: The insurance companies take money from you as part of a bet. They are betting you will not get sick and you are betting you will. As long as you are ... http://www.mmmfiles.com/talkwalker/?p=59 I just watched President Obama bestow Medals of Freedom on some of the most deserving people I can think of. There were 16 total, but all I can remember is Sidney Potier, Billy Jean King, Sandra Day O'Connor, Desmond Tutu, Chita Rivera, the co-founder of Susan G. Komen and a ... http://www.mmmfiles.com/talkwalker/?p=58 When I first bought my Civic Hybrid in 2007, and added plus to the money I would save in gas and no Smog Tests was that I could park anywhere in the City of LA without having to feed the meter. While it did not save me a huge amount ... http://www.mmmfiles.com/talkwalker/?p=56 After listening to my umpteenth right-wing Bush/Cheney supporter espouse how safe that administration kept us since 9/11, I have to ask: Why did 9/11, which occurred nine months into their administration happen in the first place? Why is it these guys think Bush/Cheney and their cohorts deserve a  gimme of ... http://www.mmmfiles.com/talkwalker/?p=55 Since my last post, I have been in contact with the San Fernando Valley chapter of NOW , where I mentioned the aforementioned freak-of-nature's logic California statute. The chapter wholeheartedly agreed that it was not fair (nor humane) to abandon an ailing spouse, ignore the vows of "in sickness and ... http://www.mmmfiles.com/talkwalker/?p=54 As I navigate my divorce to through the Family Courts of California, I am coming across a law that victimizes women and families in a way of which few people are aware. Basically, when one spouse vacates the house, saddling the remaining spouse with making the mortgage payment, paying utility bills and maintaining ... http://www.mmmfiles.com/talkwalker/?p=53 As I mentioned earlier, last year was a tough year, fighting breast cancer and all it entails. The good news is as of now, if I have any cancer, it can't be detected. That doesn't mean its seeds are not present; just too small to detect. Now my fight is to keep ... http://www.mmmfiles.com/talkwalker/?p=52 It is with deep and profound sadness that I say good-bye to the benefactor of this site, and one of my biggest fans: L.C. Jorgensen, Emeritus Professor of Sorts, known mostly to his friends as "Chuck." I first met Chuck when I returned to school after a 20-year hiatus to complete ... http://www.mmmfiles.com/talkwalker/?p=51