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The Dump Kline Blog says that Congressman Kline(MN R) is supporting Rep. John Boehner (Ohio) for GOP majority leader. Kline, Kennedy and Boehner held meetings together in Minnesota that I attended a year or two ago - to 'explain' how successful the 'leave no child behind' program would be when fully funded. None of them knew when or how that funding would happen...now several years later Minnesota schools are still waiting to get funding for this failing federal mandate dubbed by most as "leave no child a dime". I remember thinking at the time of the meeting that all three seemed to have the kind of 'tan' only those with lots of free time can afford...you know, by spending lots of time on golf courses. Seems like I wasn't too off base in my observation. Boehner's ethical past includes: his proclivity to attend fundraisers on golf courses in between forays along the K Street Corridor, as well as his tendency to speak on cell phones...John Boehne...

Back in April of 2003, the Star Tribune's Mindworks focused on Taxes. Excerpt from an overview of the Mindworks essays: The adults who advocate balancing the budget by cutting education funding are doing so from a myopic world view, they wrote. Shortchanging schools, many said, means shortchanging the future by creating mediocre leaders and adults who are ill prepared for life. Overview of the Mindwork essays. Most of the children who wrote essays totally understood where tax money should go. They are wise beyond their years. The great hope is that adults would be able to see what is so apparent to our children. Here's what the children had to say: essays Side Note: In 2005 we had a great opportunity to bring educational funding up to speed by passing a 5% increase in funding for the next two years. A 5% increase would have brought our schools up to where they should be - basic funding levels. The DFL had proposed this 5% increase. The Republicans in the House and Senate only ...

MN GOP is making up their own reality...trying to involve the DFL in their corruption of taking Abramoff money but... The American Prospect in 'You Don’t know Jack' has an analysis that shows: - In total, the donations of Abramoff’s tribal clients to Democrats dropped by nine percent after they hired him, while their donations to Republicans more than doubled, increasing by 135 percent after they signed him up; -Five out of seven of Abramoff’s tribal clients vastly favored Republican candidates over Democratic ones; -Four of the seven began giving substantially more to Republicans than Democrats after he took them on; -Abramoff’s clients gave well over twice as much to Republicans than Democrats, while tribes not affiliated with Abramoff gave well over twice as much to Democrats than the GOP -- exactly the reverse pattern. “It’s very hard to see the donations of Abramoff’s clients as a bipartisan greasing of the wheels,” Morris, the firm’s founder and a former investigations e...

"It's time for all of us to come together, committing our time, pooling our resources, and uniting our efforts to help Amy win this November." Patty Wetterling I respect Patty Wetterling and Amy Klobuchar - I honestly do, but now is not the time to act like Republicans. We do not need to "clear the field" before our voices are heard and before we hear from all candidates. We are not Republicans. I have to agree with Ford Bell on this one (click on the link to read Ford Bell's full address to the State DFL Central Committee): " Are we still a home-grown, grassroots, activist party, or should we be a top-down, wholly-owned subsidiary of Chuck Schumer and the political leadership in Washington?" - Ford Bell I will support the endorsed candidate. But I will not work for the candidate, if I feel the candidate is not open to debating other candidates running for endorsement or if I feel the candidate feels that it's a good idea to "clear the fie...

It's Friday, time to round up the usual rantings... The weather: January 27 in Minnesota...50 degrees! St. Paul's Winter Carnival ...no snow, no ice, no 9 inches of ice to cut through to ice fish, no balaclava, no snow mobiles...no,no,no, aaagh The politics: Judge Sam Alito ...done deal! They win again...damm spineless democrats! I spy an American ... Our current elective dictatorship, governed by a secretive, possibly benign, awesomely powerful King George ...futile or feudal? The blogshpere: Bu$hco is still searching for google's search records...oh dear me...good thing they yahoo! The alternate universe: And the National Award in Fiction goes to: Bu$h's upcoming 'State of the Union' address...just how far can reality be exploided before it's a fictional work of art ? U.S. economy grew at only a 1.1 percent annual rate in the fourth quarter, the slowest pace in three years. There are no coincidences in the universe. The picture: Not only did President Bu$...

I get shivers down my Democratic Spine when his pouty lips pronounce: " One: American jobs that will stay in America, using energy independence to generate those jobs. Two: a strong national defense based on telling the truth to our citizens, our soldiers and our allies. Three: Honesty and integrity to be restored to government. Four: A health care system that works for everybody just like they have in 36 other countries. Five: a strong public education system so we can have optimism and opportunity back in America." Yes...may I have more please.

"The people are demanding honest government. The people want services. They want to be able to raise their children in an environment in which they can get a decent education and they can find health care." - George W. Bu$h Bu$h said this in regards to the Palestinian's election results. HOW CAN OUR PRESIDENT BE SO PERCEPTIVE WHEN IT COMES TO PEOPLE IN ANOTHER PART OF THE WORLD AND AT THE SAME TIME BE SO OBLIVIOUS TO THE PEOPLE WHO HE SERVES? George W. Bu$h listen to me when I say: "The people are demanding honest government. The people want services. They want to be able to raise their children in an environment in which they can get a decent education and they can find health care." I AM NOT TALKING ABOUT THE PALESTINIANS - I'M TALKING ABOUT AMERICANS!!! We demand an honest government! We demand services! We demand an environment in which our children can get a decent education! We demand health care for every American!!! We have been lied to over and o...

A week ago today, after the latest Osama bin Laden tape surfaced, White House spinner Scott McClellan said: "As I indicated, clearly, the al Qaeda leaders and the terrorists are on the run. They're under a lot of pressure. We do not negotiate with terrorists. We put them out of business. The terrorists started this war, and the President made it clear that we will end it at a time and place of our choosing." Well that certainly puts us in our place...Bu$h is just waiting to pick the 'time and place'!@#WTF! So enough already...pick! I voted to get bin Laden right after 911 but apparently Bu$h has other things on his mind. But could Bu$h 'choose' to get him now? Hasn't it been long enough? G*d almighty it's been long enough.

The resignation of Rep. Tom DeLay (R-Tex.) as majority leader has opened a GOP Pandora's box. On February 2, the GOP will vote for a replacement to Delay. Currently there are three GOPers in the running: Representatives Roy Blunt (Mo.), John Boehner (Ohio), and John Shadegg (Ariz.). Candidate #1: Roy Blunt contents that he has a lock on the 116 votes needed to win. But GOP congressmen are notorious liars and Blunt is a professional at it. Plus we're talking politics here! Blunt represents more of the same and that can't be good for the republicans especially leading up into elections. A Blunt vote is voting for the same corrupted system of lobbying scandals associated with the K Street project. Blunt also was among the party leaders last year who privately spanked Republican Study Committee (RSC) Chairman Mike Pence (R-Ind.) for his campaign against earmarks. Simply stated, Roy Blunt is a Delay clone. Candidate #2: John Boehner would rule from the same power base as Delay a...

We can best help you to prevent war not by repeating your words and following your methods but by finding new words and creating new methods. Virginia Woolfe 25 January (1832-1904),

God Told me to tell you to stop Bu$h from funding Pat Robertson's faith-based initiative to the tune of 14+ million a year! Okay so it really wasn't god but close enough : By now you've heard again and again about Pat Robertson's hateful and divisive rhetoric -- calling for the assassination of foreign leaders, asserting that Prime Minister Sharon's stroke occurred because he was "dividing God's land," and so on. But would you believe that the federal government continues to fund Robertson's "Operation Blessing ?" According to a recent press report, under George W. Bush's faith-based initiative, "the group's annual revenue from government grants has ballooned from $108,000 to $14.4 million." So whattaya waiting for...lightning to strike... go sign ! Between 100 and 300 people are killed each year in the United States from lightning and another 1,500 are injured. It is estimated that at any given time, 2,000 thunderstor...

This Week In Iraq: The civil war is looming...casting it's dark shadow across the deserts making palms much more pleasing than the truth. So what's left is an increasingly Iran-leaning, Shiite fundamentalist theocracy with a rump Kurdish republic attached to it. And you can put this in your signs-of-things-to-come file: Muqtada Sadr, the cherubic (and Rubenesque) militant young cleric, said on Sunday that the Mahdi Army, which is now a big part of the Iraqi government to be, says that his forces will fight alongside Iran's if Iran is attacked by the United States over its nuclear program. So it's curtains for Bush's "victory or defeat" policy . The insurgency will strengthen, so that won't help. The Shiites are likely to move in an increasingly radical (and pro-Iranian direction), so that won't help. The violence will get worse.

The Ford Plant is Minnesota is still alive but on life support . Ford stays in St. Paul for now. The Ranger truck plant, with 1,900 employees, could be closed in the next round of cuts The estimated annual fuel cost of a Ford Truck vs. Toyota Prius: Truck FWD 36 City / 31 Hwy Prius 51 City / 60 Hwy Ford Ranger gets the 2005 'tons of greenhouse gases' award based on it's impact on climate change. Vehicles with higher fuel economy rate better (see above mpg) Five ways to improve gas mileage: 1. Carpool 2. Take a bus, light rail, walk, bike 3. Combine trips 4. Turn off the air conditioning 5. Buy a hybrid Things that affect mileage: Driver Behavior & Driving Conditions Vehicle Condition & Maintenance Variations in Fuels Inherent Variations in Vehicles Engine Break-In All of which begs the question: "Have you driven a Ford lately?" Should you be?

Tim Pawlenty (MN-R) is traveling Minnesota these days campaigning for re-election while touting his immigration proposal. And truth be told... it's time for Minnesotans to have a honest discussion about immigration and it's impact (good and bad) on our state. Unfortunately that's not the intention. Pawlenty is using immigration as a wedge issue like fear factor uses things that go bump in the night...in large numbers with the the intent to instill dread and fear. He focuses on crime to the exclusion of effect and resolve. A recent Washington Post-ABC News poll found that 80 percent of Americans believe government isn't doing enough to stem illegal immigration. The poll also found that a majority, 56 percent, believe that illegal immigrants have done more to hurt the country than to help it. Wanting to be re-elected but knowing his dismal record won't help him, Pawlenty , in typically Rove fashion, has taken a valid issue and turned it into a frankenstien with a Span...

A lean, mean force, or not ! Besides terrorists, germ warfare and nuclear weapons, military officials are increasingly worry about a different kind of threat... troops too fat to fight. Weight issues plague all branches of the military, from elite Marines to the Air Force, often lampooned as the “chair force” because of its many sedentary jobs. It is one of the biggest worries facing the Army and other armed services recruiters. It's not easy these days finding enough recruits, and an even bigger worry is finding enough recruits who can fit in their uniforms. Nearly 2 out of 10 men and 4 out of 10 women of recruiting age weigh too much to be eligible, a record number for that age group. Today's soldiers are supersized, averaging 37 pounds heavier than their Civil War counterparts. Military officials say that's not all bad, because most of it is muscle, not fat, and the result of better nutrition. "Large and in charge" makes soldiers look more formidable to the en...

Thanks Patty, you truly are looking out for all of us. Democrats will win this election because our candidates are willing to put the interest of their friends, family, community and state before any personal gain. Wetterling Withdraws from Senate Race - Urges DFL Unity I am therefore taking myself out of the United States Senate race to ensure that we come together, pool resources and unite our efforts to win in November of this year... ...I have watched Amy Klobuchar these last eleven months. I have learned more about her as a person, as a candidate and as a friend. Amy has demonstrated that she will be a strong, effective voice for the fight I believe in: protecting our children, building safer communities, and seeing that every Minnesotan has access to a good education and quality health care. I will do anything I can to help Amy get elected to the U.S. Senate

Even the Pope! VATICAN CITY - The Vatican newspaper has published an article saying “intelligent design” is not science and that teaching it alongside evolutionary theory in school classrooms only creates confusion.

The Minnesota GOP is trying to mount a campaign based in lies where they take the 'real' out of reality! Pat Kessler, Ron Carey (MNGOP Chair) and numerous right leaning blogs are trying to falsely tie the Minnesota DFL to the GOP Abramoff scandal. This week's Reality Check in the GOP newsline: “...of the $19,000 given to MN politicians by Abramoff Clients, $15,000 went to DFLers...In fact most of the Abramoff related monies in Minnesota went to Democrats’… What the !@??! Read my lips: No DFLers took money from Jack Abramoff! (Do you think for one moment he would give even half a penny to any Democrat anywhere?) DNC Chair Dean: There are no Democrats who took money from Jack Abramoff. Not one. Not one single Democrat. Every person named in this scandal is a Republican , every person under investigation is a Republican , every person indicted is a Republican . This is a Republican finance scandal . There is no evidence that Jack Abramoff ever gave any Democrat any money......

Elder inmate Clarence Allen needed 2 injections ,a second shot of potassium chloride to stop his heart from beating. "It's not unusual. This guy's heart had been going for 76 years," said Warden Stephen Ornoski Having suffered a heart attack back in September, Allen had asked prison authorities to let him die if he went into cardiac arrest before his execution, a request prison officials said they would not honor. "At no point are we not going to value the sanctity of life," said prison spokesman Vernell Crittendon. "We would resuscitate him," then execute him. Sheesh. "Sanctity of life?"

At the very least shouldn't Bu$h give an update on what's being done to find him? Or is it not worth the $ucks (unlike Iraq who didn't mastermind or play a role in the 911 attack!) CIA confirms voice on tape is Bin Laden. How Bin Laden got away. "The most important thing is for us to find Osama bin Laden. It is our number one priority and we will not rest until we find him." - G.W. Bush, 9/13/01 "The most important thing is for us to find Osama bin Laden. It is our number one priority and we will not rest until we find him." - G.W. Bush, 9/13/01 "I want justice...There's an old poster out West, as I recall, that said, 'Wanted: Dead or Alive,'" - G.W. Bush, 9/17/01, UPI "...Secondly, he is not escaping us. This is a guy, who, three months ago, was in control of a county [sic]. Now he's maybe in control of a cave. He's on the run. Listen, a while ago I said to the American people, our objective is more than bin Laden. But...

Howard Dean, Chairman of the DNC, is offering us a way beyond the corruption...now call your representatives tell them the time has come (truth be told it's long past time!): THE HONEST LEADERSHIP AND OPEN GOVERNMENT ACT Democrats offer an aggressive reform package to reverse Republican excesses and restore the public trust. Our program for change embodies the following provisions: The Tony Rudy Reform: Close the Revolving Door. Close the revolving door between the Congress and lobbying firms by doubling (from one year to two) the cooling-off period during which lawmakers, senior Congressional staff, and Executive Branch officials are prohibited from lobbying their former offices. Eliminate floor privileges for former Members of Congress and officers of the Senate and House who return to lobby. --WHY: Republicans’ Revolving Door Lead to Criminal Activity. “Abramoff developed a close relationship with [DeLay] deputy chief of staff Tony Rudy. ‘For all intents and purposes, Tony wor...

The Bu$h Administration is under attack...Look for more to unravel from now through February. This won't go away, won't be acceptable, won't be managed and can't ignored. All the lipstick in the world won't make this pig more kissable...and if they revert to the old ways...Look for the terror alert to be raised...afterall... there's no legitimate way to defend their repeated pattern of intentionally breaking the law. Al Gore responds to the idiot king's jester: There are two problems with the Attorney General's effort to focus attention on the past instead of the present Administration's behavior. First, as others have thoroughly documented, his charges are factually wrong. Both before and after the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act was amended in 1995, the Clinton/Gore Administration complied fully and completely with the terms of the law. Second, the Attorney General's attempt to cite a previous administration's activity as precedent ...

'Everybody can be great because everybody can serve.' I see Martin almost every day in the numerous Minnesotans that donate their time and services to make our community better. Martin is still here, all around us. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is an opportunity to teach our children to fight evil, not people, to get in the habit of asking themselves, 'what is the most loving way I can resolve this conflict?' and to demostrate timeless values like courage. truth, justice, compassion, dignity, humility and service. It provides us with the chance to show the single most important thing about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: 'His example of nonviolent action is the single most powerful, revolutionary force for social change in the world today' . King's values of nonviolence, including unconditional love, tolerance, forgiveness and reconciliation are so desperately needed today to help unify our country. These are the values that should radiately define all America...

"Irresponsible"? "The irresponsible Republicans have run the economy into a deficit ditch, abandoned millions of our jobs to other countries, wallowed in a culture of corruption financed by the likes of Jack Abramoff, eavesdropped on American citizens without warrants and led us into a quagmire of death in Iraq. The most responsible thing Democrats like me can do is take back the House and Senate in 2006 by speaking the truth all the way" Coleen Rowley (MN CD2) Candidate for Congress at HuffingtonPost.com

It's arrogant beyond belief that the GOP administration can bankrupt American of it's values both morally and fiscally and yet continue to brag about it 'not being as bad as we expected'. Boasting about failing accomplishments and 'spinning' that failure is just plain wrong. The Bu$h administration saying they 'performed better than expected' means little of nothing. The reality is: Did they performed up to established standards ? And the answer gives them failing grades...as there's no spinning a $400 Billion deficit. ! This is the third straight year in which the White House has summoned reporters well ahead of the official budget release to project a higher-than-anticipated deficit. In the past two years, when final deficit figures have come in at record or near-record levels, White House officials have boasted that they had made progress, since the final numbers were below estimates. Washington Post "This administration has a history of over...

Wow- wonderful- I couldn't agree more. A person who is willing to speak truth to power is a rare thing, a woman who was intimately involved in the defense of our nation who is willing to potently criticize this administration is rarer still, but this is the gift we have been given in Coleen Rowley an FBI agent, a time woman of the year, someone with a different perspective who in the Hackett mold will be able to talk about counter-terrorism having been on the front lines unlike the sidelines. The district skews slightly Republican but as an Ex-Republican and a woman she will be able to gather the needed cross-over votes if we can give her the early support. www.coleenrowley.com Posted up in Democraticavenger Diary on MyDD...

In case you missed the Deanster take on Blitzer ... Every person named in this scandal is a Republican. Every person under investigation is a Republican. Every person indicted is a Republican. This is a Republican finance scandal. Republican scandal. Republican disgrace. Republican crimes. Republican Republican Republican Republican Republican Republican... Do you get it now? Upper Left gets it.

Say what you will...Dean as DNC Chair is the best thing that's happen to the Democrats in a long, long time... Dean Crushes Blitzer On Abramoff Politics Oh, baby. Stop what you're doing and watch this video clip (via Atrios ). Howard Dean leaves Wolf Blitzer sputtering. I'll be back later with a transcript. UPDATE: Ok, here's my transcript, but watch the video if you can to get the full effect. BLITZER: Should Democrats who took money from Jack Abramoff, who's now pleaded guilty to bribery charges among other charges, a Republican lobbyist in Washington — should the Democrats who took money from him give that money to charity or give it back? DEAN: There are no Democrats who took money from Jack Abramoff. Not one. Not one single Democrat. Every person named in this scandal is a Republican, every person under investigation is a Republican, every person indicted is a Republican. This is a Republican finance scandal. There is no evidence that Jack Abramoff ever gave an...

I got mailing from Congressman John Kline (MN-R) about supporting parents and protecting children. It was a four page glossy piece of fluffy non recycleable crap that had some very cute kids on it but didn't address some of the real issues facing our country. It was flaunting in it's self promotion and propaganda...all paid for by...Taxpayers! It's past time for John Kline to address the current corrupt culture in DC and the role the GOP (and Kline) has played. Silence is not golden... John Kline's silence is deafening Jack Abramoff, the disgraced long-time Washington insider who pleaded guilty to corruption, has been referred to by Congressman Tom DeLay, who has himself been indicted, as one of his "closest and dearest friends." Tom DeLay has troubles of his own, as Abramoff stated in a Newsweek article, April 18 issue, regarding the financing of overseas trips by Abramoff, a violation of ethics rules, 'DeLay knew everything. He knew all the details....

It is not our job to seek peaceful coexistence with the Left. Our job is to remove them from power permanently. --Jack Abramoff in 1983 kar·ma -noun- [Sanskrit, kwer- Indo-European Roots.] 1. Deeds, actions that has consequences 2. Hinduism & Buddhism. The total effect of a person's actions and conduct during the successive phases of the person's existence, regarded as determining the person's destiny. 3. Fate; destiny. ...the day Jack lands in jail, look me up, we'll toast to the fat laughing buddha and his sister karma. I'm buying .

It's a fight between Minnesota blogzillas. Two local MN bloggers with apparently oversized political egos in a legal mud match. Our blog previously posted on this here and here . A good summary with more details was posted up today on mnpACT!'s blog: The libel lawsuit that Blois Olson has brought against the Minnesota Democrats Exposed blogger, Michael Brodkorb, is one of those legal actions in which you wish they could both lose. I have to agree, I wouldn't feel comfortable standing on either side or rooting for/against either one. Unfortunately both seem intent on hurting Democrats regardless of their political leanings. PDW58 summed it up best: So there you have it... a Democratic operative who beats up Democratic candidates suing a Republican operative who will say anything, do anything, and dig up anything that can hurt Democratic candidates. A legal match made in heaven ... or hell, depending on your perspective. Game On!

Bu$h made series of recess appointments Wednesday evening including a slew of cronies and hacks the president couldn't manage to get through a senate controlled by his own party! Here's the list posted at the White House. Some of the nominees that Bu$h bypassed the Senate to install is former Navy Secretary Gordon R. England as deputy secretary of defense and Julie L. Myers as assistant secretary of homeland security for immigration and customs enforcement. 17 appointments in all. Many members of his own party have voiced their concerns over the complete lack of qualifications for some of these appointees. (Can you say Brown?!) As far as I can tell the only real qualifications that Bu$h demands for any position within our government is blind unquestioning loyalty to him and a hefty donation to the cause.

Minnesota's Governor Pawlenty has a plan to help crack down on illegal immigration in Minnesota. The Pawlenty foolish plan is about as real as one of the plots from the Roadrunner-Wiley Coyote cartoon! Pawlenty’s the plotting Wiley Coyote who unveils his double secret ACME gear to catch the illegal immigrant Roadrunner and then…oh heck…we all know how the story ends…beep, beep. Did I mention that Minnesotans will be picking up the cost for the ACME illegal immigrant catcher missile? Tax, Fee or Beep Beep. Play along is it a New Tax, Fee or Beep, Beep? -- Create a MN Enforcement Team (paid for by what?) -- Allow new 10 Officer Team to enforce state and federal law (paid for by what? Doesn't INS have task forces?) -- Prohibit 'sanctuary laws' (Is the INS going away? We have so much money we can duplicate efforts?) -- Enact new and increased penalties for human trafficking and False IDs .(At what cost? Who pays? Does this stop the activity? Do criminals pay these types...

Governor Pawlenty just doesn't get it. He's self destructing by wanting to bat around wedge issues like immigration instead of addressing real problems facing our community and state on a daily bases like health care, jobs, and the rising costs education. It's like wanting to fund the stadium with public monies when you don't fully fund education and cut health care. Minnesotans are not taken in by such self serving behavior. The last two elections saw even rural voters want to address the issues that will affect their families, neighbors and community, not spin wedge issues touted solely for partisan politics. I couldn't put it any better than Brian... STATEMENT OF MINNESOTA DFL CHAIR BRIAN MELENDEZ ST. PAUL (1/3/06) – "While immigration is an issue worthy of discussion, the governor should be expending as much vigor on the issues that are most important to Minnesotans. "Last month, St. Cloud State University released a survey ranking the top 28 issues mo...

Following Jack Abramoff's plea bargain, MSNBC's Hardball has moved Coleen Rowley to Wednesday 6PM (CST) to cover the breaking story of Abramoff's guilty plead to three felonies and what his plea bargain means for the GOP (Get out of Prison?). From the Rowley Campaign: This development has far reaching implications that will define 2006's political climate, so I encourage you to watch both programs. Moreover, this story further illustrates how Coleen's stated commitment to ethical decision-making is needed now more than even in government. Morals and Ethics Now more than ever!

It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a comic book about the dangers of playing near or with land mines and given the current US opposition to a land mine ban , we’ll need to print lots more of them. After reading Eyeteeth blog about the US opposition to banning landmines, I went back through my comic book collection…and sure enough, there it was, my 1996 Superman: Deadly Legacy , Bosnia Edition #1, a DC comic published in cooperation with the US Department of Defense and UNICEF. It’s the first of two comic books warning children in Bosnia and Herzegovina about the dangers of land mines where estimates say 4 to 6 million landmines remain buried today. The second comic is in Spanish,released to Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica in 1998, is twice a long as the first, contains stickers, signs and a quiz, It also directs young readers to place stickers on sites were land mines are hidden. Both feature Superman and the second also has Wonder Woman, but each has the same message. Beware, Be Caref...

Politics without principle. Commerce without morality. Science without humanity. Knowledge without character. Wealth without work. Pleasure without conscience. Worship without sacrifice. Mahatma Gandhi listed Seven Deadly Social Sins that he considered to be most spiritually damaging to humanity. The list is more relevant today than when he wrote it more than a half century ago. Gandhi's remarkable words say it all,er... well...All except... Want a Better World? Vote For Democrats! Here's to a better coming year, cheers, Democratically yours, The TruthSurfer Poster