US Post Offices as New Community Banks!

A financially viable means by which to save the US Postal service through the added provision of community banking services. It simply means creating attractive and affordable financial products to compete in the open market via thousands of existing US Post offices. In other words ‘A Financial Public Option’.

‘Going Home’ / ‘Local Hero’ Theme Music

Mark Knopfler’s magnificent rendition of ‘Going Home” – theme from ‘Local Hero’. A 1983 Scottish film, ‘Local Hero’ starred Peter Riegert, Denis Lawson, Peter Capaldi and Burt Lancaster. It was directed by Bill Forsyth and produced by David Puttnam. Go Obama 2012 .. America’s Local Hero

USA 2012 Primary / Caucus Calendar

2012 Primary/Caucus Calendar

January 3, 2012
Iowa (caucus)

January 10, 2012
New Hampshire (primary)

January 21, 2012
South Carolina (primary)

January 31, 2012
Florida (primary)

February 4, 2012
Nevada (caucus)

February 4–11, 2012
Maine (caucus)

February 7, 2012
Colorado (caucus) Minnesota (caucus) Missouri (primary)*

February 28, 2012
Arizona (primary) Michigan (primary)

March 3, 2012
Washington (caucus)

March 6, 2012 (Super Tuesday)
Alaska (caucus) Georgia (primary) Idaho [...]

Obama’s Iowa 2008 Promises / video 2 mins 10

Telling Thoughts
Victory speech to Iowa voters in ‘08. See the promises he has kept as President of the United States — then say you’re in for 2012.

Barack Obama / Iowa /January 2008 … 2mins 10

Mitt Romney 1994 Vs Romney 2011 / video

Telling Thoughts
October 1994, Mitt Romney speaking at a business roundtable in Massachusetts. Romney argues for strict campaign finance reform and the abolition of all PACs.
What a difference a few years make compared to Romney’s views when running for President in 2011.

Mitt Romney Address Video 2 mins 24

A Gift @ Christmas 2011 / O Holy Night

Telling Thoughts
Australian soprano Dame Joan Sutherland’s magnificent rendition of O Holy Night
Merry Xmas and A Happy New Year

O Holy Night ,, 3 mins 44 secs

Gingrich: America’s Most Dangerous / Telling Thoughts Comment

A response to Frank Bruni’s New York Times Article 17th  December 2011

Telling Thoughts Comment:

It is dangerous to underrate Newt Gingrich as an inflated egotist or simply another example of extreme political narcissism.
To cut to the chase – this man is a seriously self deluded individual desperately in need of psychiatric assessment and [...]

Romney’s Iowa support draws hilarious comment

Telling Thoughts
An hilarious comment on the Huffington Post article declaring that Republican Mitt Romney has been endorsed by Iowa’s leading newspaper the Des Moines Register.

Comment:
“Mitt Romney looks like the photo that comes with the frame … He looks like the guy who tells you how to buy real estate with no money down [...]

Elizabeth Warren Rally in Boston

Elizabeth Warren Volunteer Rally in Boston MA
Video 2 mins 8 secs

Elizabeth Warren / America’s Middle Class Warrior

Telling Thoughts Comment
Elizabeth Warren grilling US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner re the AIG & Goldman Sachs bailouts. She is in full control and in her inimitable way, politely demonstrates how tenacious and extremely knowledgeable she is about the subject under discussion. Geithner is forced to acknowledge that Warren knows more about such [...]