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Writer of tributes, poems, travels and observations of life

Who’s Got The Political Football?

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Sparrow/Watson

Headlines: Newt Takes the Lead . . . This Week I’m not so sure which party is enjoying this the most; The Republicans have a struggling president to roast, While the Democrats are finding it quite easy to critique The … Continue reading →

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Does Anybody’s Government Work?

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Sparrow/Watson

Headlines: It’s Not My Job President Giorgio Napolitano, told an irate Italian mob That fixing his own government was not part of his job. So to keep the masses happy as they tried to go berserk, He gave the task … Continue reading →

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Can You Tap Dance in Flip Flops?

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Sparrow/Watson

Headlines: I Feel Strongly Both Ways Romney’s getting bashed for the changing of his stances; Is he trying to get ready for some presidential dances? Some who know him best, have heard that he has said, “When Obama leaves I hope … Continue reading →

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Freddie and the Greeks

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Sparrow/Watson

Headlines: No One Wants A Greek In A Position . . . To Fail In Athens the economy is struggling As alignment with the Euro they seek. The rest of Europe’s not happy with the problem, But no one dares … Continue reading →

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THE SCARIEST HALLOWEEN IN YEARS

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Sparrow/Watson

A commentary by Bob Sparrow It’s that time of year, a time for scary things.  Here are some things that are scaring the shit out of me this Halloween. Our government  Never have we been so polarized.  We see our government … Continue reading →

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I’m From The Government And I’m Here To Help

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Sparrow/Watson

Headlines: Romney Practices Presidential Double-Speak Did Romney hire illegal help to care for his lawn and yard? He said in the debates this week that to know was really hard. He bobbed and weaved so deftly, we didn’t know what … Continue reading →

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If We Have Checks Don’t We Still Have Money?

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Sparrow/Watson

Headlines: Has anyone in government taken Econ 101? Not Wall Street or Obama’s cabinet has figured out a plan; It seems it’s basic economics, they just don’t understand. The problem’s we’re not bringing in as much as we have spent As … Continue reading →

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Come Together

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Sparrow/Watson

Headlines: How do you misplace 20,000 missiles? Libya had stock piled 20,000 missiles That no one’s been able to find. Perhaps they reflect Gadhafi’s old program Of leaving no missile behind. – Money: Good Cop, Bad Cop Europe’s top two … Continue reading →

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A LAP-BAND FOR THE UNIVERSE

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Sparrow/Watson

Headlines: Does My ASStroid look big in this? The Nobel Prize went to three guys whose find was quite distracting; The universe, they proved, is expanding not contracting. Just like us, it’s getting bigger, so now it needs to trim … Continue reading →

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Hail to Michigan

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Sparrow/Watson

by Bob Sparrow I wore my Detroit Tigers t-shirt last weekend, a shirt I purchased at Tiger Stadium several years ago – the one with the mustard on it.  I had several people asked me how a California native became … Continue reading →

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