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Mary Pitt: Tea With Aunt Tildie
Thursday, 5 May 2005, 1:54 pm | Mary Pitt
I found a bit of extra time on my hands and decided to pay a visit to my Aunt Tildie, stopping at the bakery for the frosted sugar cookies which she dearly loved to have with her tea. More >>
Mary Pitt: An Epidemic Of Feelinglessness
Thursday, 21 April 2005, 1:10 pm | Mary Pitt
When one engages in political dialogue, in person or in print, with persons of differing opinion, there is one great punch line that those on the right use as a final damnation of those with a more liberal viewpoint, that Liberals CARE and Liberals FEEL. More >>
Mary Pitt: Nickels And Dimes
Wednesday, 13 April 2005, 10:19 am | Mary Pitt
It is very hard for the average American taxpayer to comprehend the figures that those in the administration toss around so deftly. Let's face it, to somebody who lives on less than what has been determined to be a "living wage", a hundred thousand ... More >>
Mary Pitt: Michael Shiavo - A Hero For This Time
Wednesday, 6 April 2005, 3:01 pm | Mary Pitt
There has been endless debate over what constitutes heroism over the ages, but first and foremost among the requirements is the ability to keep one's promise to those who are important in one's life, regardless of the difficulties encountered in the ... More >>
Mary Pitt: A Failure Of Ethics
Friday, 1 April 2005, 2:51 pm | Mary Pitt
The United States House of Representatives has further embarassed them selves in the eyes of history as they leave the door open for the eventual rescue of House Whip Tom DeLay who is fighting criminal charges in his home state of Texas. More >>
It Ain't Just About The Old Folks, Buster
Thursday, 10 March 2005, 10:55 am | Mary Pitt
Just get your little behind over here, sit down, shut up, and listen to the voice of experience! You support the proposed gutting of Social Security, right? You think you would do better standing on your own and planning for your own future? You see ... More >>
Preparing for the Bush Future
Monday, 28 February 2005, 8:08 pm | Mary Pitt
Mary Pitt is a septuagenarian Kansan who is self-employed and active in the political arena. Her concerns are her four-generation family and the continuance of the United States as a democracy with a government "of the people, by the people, and for ... More >>
Mary Pitt: The Dems Just Don't Get It!
Monday, 21 February 2005, 6:39 pm | Mary Pitt
The Democratic leadership just don't get it! Day after day, we hear them whine that we must become more Republican Lite in order to win. We should ''move right'' and be more conciliatory to our opponents if we want to earn more votes. More >>
Mary Pitt: America's Seniors Are Not Cowards
Friday, 4 February 2005, 3:25 pm | Mary Pitt
In the public debate over the proposed ''reform'' of Social Security, the Democrats are being accused of ''trying to scare the old folks'' by opposing the eventual destruction of the most successful social program in our history. More >>
Mary Pitt: America's Holy War
Monday, 31 January 2005, 11:30 am | Mary Pitt
The assault on our freedoms by the ''Old Testament Christians'', those who use the Ten Commandments as their lodestar and place great faith in Jewish Law, the advocacy of Holy War, and the justifications of the ancient prophesies in their missionary ... More >>
Mary Pitt: Why It Must Be Done Now
Wednesday, 19 January 2005, 10:34 am | Mary Pitt
In the debate over the ''reform'' of the Social Security system, the question that is most often asked is, ''Why must it be done now?'' The trust fund, as presently constituted, is sound for years to come and, with ''tweaking'' can be viable into ... More >>
Mary Pitt: Who Knew?!?
Monday, 17 January 2005, 11:43 am | Mary Pitt
How could we ever have been so stupid? There we were, looking optimistically forward to the twenty-first century, enjoying peace and prosperity, educating our children, cherishing our handicapped and elderly relatives, and going through our lives without ... More >>
The Big Gap in U.S. Social Security Privatization
Monday, 10 January 2005, 11:49 am | Mary Pitt
There is at least one little "chink" in the plan of the Bush adminiistration to "privatize" Social Security that does not appear immediately and may not sound terribly important to those who are young, able-bodied, and absolutely ... More >>
The Real Lock Box
Tuesday, 4 January 2005, 12:02 am | Mary Pitt
When a bank is robbed by a common criminal, the police at all levels are on high alert and the thieves are pursued until they are caught. However, when the theft is by a bank insider with access to the books, the theft can be covered up for a ... More >>
Mary Pitt: 'Liberal' Solutions to 'Moral' Values
Thursday, 30 December 2004, 10:55 am | Mary Pitt
The political right wing has laid claim to ''moral values'' as the touchstone to power, blasting the social issues of the day as the reason to effect ''change''. More >>
Family Values? I've Gotcher Family Values
Saturday, 18 December 2004, 7:23 pm | Mary Pitt
The ''Religious Right'' made a lot of noise about ''family values'' and sold the Republican agenda to 53% of the Americans who voted in the last election. Of what are they speaking when they talk about ''family values'' and ''morality''? More >>
Mary Pitt: The Moral Treason
Monday, 13 December 2004, 10:49 am | Mary Pitt
Prime among the campaign issues in the recent election were "Christian morals" and "family values" and they were sufficient to convince a smalll majority of American voters to re-elect President Bush for four more years. More >>
Mary Pitt: Shut Up And Play Ball!
Friday, 10 December 2004, 1:45 pm | Mary Pitt
Ho.....Hum. A goodly portion of the populace of these United States, as well as all the news readers on the telly are up in arms and totally consumed with the news that another over-grown, muscle-bound Gargantua of the ''sports world'' has admitted to ... More >>
Mary Pitt: Dude, I Want My Religion Back
Monday, 6 December 2004, 11:28 am | Mary Pitt
Despite a very long lifetime of studying, of being trained in moral behavior by conscientious study of the Holy Bible, and despite many prayerful hours of seeking the peace of mind of being able to accept the recent events in history, I find myself angry. More >>
Mary Pitt: Cousin Bubba Visits The Canucks
Thursday, 2 December 2004, 10:56 am | Mary Pitt
Hot on the heels of his triumphal tour of South America, where he managed to offend people everywhere he went, Cousin Bubba decided to drop in on his more sedate relatives in Canada. More >>
