Following issues and politics in St. Louis area from the retired "Steelworker" view. Politics will be the main theme, but news of the group and Steelworkers will also be followed.
This is the latest treat from Mark Fiore. Wonder what Mark is doing in 2010?
I know what a few dems are doing in 2011, awaiting unemployment if they do not grow some semblance of a spine in congress.
I find it amazing that the teabaggers have sent so many dems into hiding when the dems won big in 04. That spineless act in the face of Bush made me ill, but to continue this when they have won big; that is gutlessness to the extreme.
By the way, my recommendation to the Soar members in Sam's Missouri district: Get rid of his conservi-dem behind next election day. If he is a republican, let him declare that and vote with his buddies evermore.
I think Fiore has hit upon truth once again with this little piece: -----------------------------
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Note, in some areas of Missouri the lack of jobs is not noticed. That is because the folks were already unemployed. some folks lost one of their two part time jobs as well.
As for the umemployment being down: they do not figure into that stat the simple fact that many of the folks have ran out of benefits.
Doctor Decline: Hold Tight is a Mark Fiore short cartoon. This deals with healthcare mess explination and politics. http://www.markfiore.com/ has a new Fiore cartoon every week
Welcome to my blog. As a member of the St. Louis chapter of the Retired Steelworkers and a member of the Alliance for Retired Americans, I can say without a doubt groups are busy in the St. Louis area. This blog is a modest effort to inform members and the general public of some of our activities and concerns. I will also "soapbox" areas and issues.
We see the solution to many of the woes of the St. Louis area as economic and political. St. Louis has a myrid of problems, but a strong economy with responsible leaders would help greatly in the solution to these woes. Alas, such is lacking on several levels with many of the "civil leaders" squabbling like children or worse, taking care of special interests instead of the public. Business leaders? get real, many of these so called leaders shame the term "Captains of Industry".
Once the St. Louis area was a leader in many areas. Now, some of the area can be compared to Third world areas with no problems what so ever.
That is unacceptable.
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