Category Archives: Money In Politics

Introduction

The following is an excerpt from my manuscript, In Search of the Next POTUS: One Woman’s Quest to Fix Washington, A True Story. With the help of my editor, Angela, it should be ready for publication by the end of … Continue reading

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Synopsis of My Book

In Search of the Next POTUS: One Woman’s Quest to Fix Washington By Judy Frankel In this raw memoir, Judy Frankel walks away from her 15-year marriage without a career to fall back on. Worried that she will literally “lose … Continue reading

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Trans Pacific Partnership Trade Act (TPP)

Originally posted at Writeindependent.org on June 17, 2012 600 secret corporate “official US advisors” wrote themselves a beautiful deal in the TPP or Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement, the final nail in the coffin for the United States as a … Continue reading

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Oink Oink

Originally posted at Writeindependent.org on June 5, 2012 http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0512/76849.html Does anyone else find this repugnant?

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99% Spring Humor

Originally posted at Writeindependent.org on May 23, 2012 I had to laugh today at the following email. If you want to know how the 99% Spring is creative, this is a good example. Dear MoveOn member, This is shaping up … Continue reading

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Gerrymandering

Originally posted at Writeindependent.org on April 29, 2012 I want to set the record straight once and for all: I oppose gerrymandering, but I allow for redistricting. The Pledge for Honest Candidates touches on redistricting to address the problems of gerrymandering. … Continue reading

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Party Loyalty: The Reason Nothing Changes

Originally posted at Writeindependent.org on April 22, 2012 People expected “change” from Obama, and no doubt they will expect “change” from Romney, but one thing is certain: there will be no profound and lasting change if people continue to vote … Continue reading

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George Carlin on the American Dream

Originally posted at Writeindependent.org on April 20, 2012 “There’s a reason education SUCKS, and it’s the same reason that it will never, ever, ever be fixed. It’s never going to get any better, don’t look for it, be happy with … Continue reading

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Obama Should Be Ashamed

Originally posted at Writeindependent.org on April 11, 2012 Obama should be ashamed of himself. He’s completely out of touch with the people of this great nation. He thinks that spending one billion dollars on his campaign is perfectly normal. Instead, … Continue reading

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Lobbyists Pay and Get Paid

Originally posted at Writeindependent.org on March 30, 2012 The following article is re-“printed” from Time Magazine and written by Steven Brill, first published June of 2010. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2001015,00.html The 40 people I saw in that Capitol Hill corridor in mid-June were … Continue reading

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