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Faded Magic
Alan Zendell Every year, toy manufacturers come up with a new set of flashy playthings. They’re brightly colored and they promise hours of fun. Our kids see them in TV commercials and on store shelves, and leading up to birthdays … Continue reading
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Tagged betrayal, Democrats, disenchanted, dishonesty, lies, lincoln, marketing, narcissism, political rallies, principles, promises, Republicans, showmanship, Trump, W. C. fields, wizardry
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A Hundred Days
Alan Zendell, April 24, 2017 In November, 2015 I visited the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library in Hyde Park, New York. It was very early in our far too long presidential campaign when every candidate was bemoaning the inability of … Continue reading
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Tagged achievements, failure, FDR, jobs, popularity, promises, Roosevelt, Trump
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Health Care, Round 2
Alan Zendell, April 19, 2017 Yesterday, I had a surgical procedure done at my excellent county hospital. It involved four appointments with three doctors and a half day in the outpatient surgery wing of the hospital. Since I have outstanding … Continue reading
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Tagged 2018 election, AHCA, citizen activism, health care, health insurance, House of Representative, promises, Senate, Trump, voters
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Where Have I Heard This Before?
Alan Zendell, March 20, 2017 Echoes of déjà vu and familiarity have been bouncing around in my head for almost two years now. Today, I happened across a brochure from the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, titled ODD, or … Continue reading
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Tagged adolescent behavior, collusion, Comey, congress, disorders, FBI, Gallup, hearings, National Security Advisor, new low, Obama, popularity, presidential, promises, respect, russia, truth, wiretapping
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A Letter to People Who Voted For Trump
Alan Zendell, March 19, 2017 Agnes Gyorgyey Summers came to the United States as a young girl from Hungary during the anti-Soviet uprising of 1956. She has spent most of her life as an American working to assure that people in … Continue reading
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Tagged accountability, divest, drain the swamp, goldman sachs, golf, leadership, medicaid, medicare, president, promises, russia, social security, tax returns, Trump, vacations
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Seventh Grade Civics
Alan Zendell, March 14, 2017 I am frequently amazed at how little the average American understands about the way our government works. Admittedly, thirty-seven years as a federal employee gave me a leg up, but what was everyone else doing … Continue reading
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Tagged affordable insurance, AHCA, budgets, CBO, costs, federal budget, health care, Judiciary, Obamacare, promises, reducing costs, Tom Price, Trump
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