
Dan was graduated from Yale University in 1963 and from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1966. He practiced law in Washington, D.C., retiring in 1996 to sail with his wife in the Caribbean. They settled in a rural area in Panama in 2001. Dan spends most of his time training and riding horses and trying to write a bit. In the interest of full disclosure, he voted in 2008 for Senator McCain and Governor Palin, there being no other viable option.
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Should the Presidential Debates Go Forward As Scheduled On 26 September?
The Presidential Debate should be postponed, briefly, to permit the candidates to participate in resolution of the financial crisis.
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What's All This Stuff About Racism And Sexism?
Racism and sexism are perverse, regardless of whose ox is being gored. They are not likely to disappear soon.
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Is An Ivy League Education Really Important?
Success at a prestigious university is not a bad thing. Nor should it determine for whom we vote.
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Is Senator Obama About to Implode or Has He Already Done So?
Senator Obama is worried. He should be. However, he is not reacting as many of us would wish a president to react.
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Religion and Politics
When you consider for whom to vote, let your conscience be your guide. That's the best advice I can offer.
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Senator Biden Favors Liberal Abortion Rights, and Governor Palin Would Make All Abortions Illegal?
Abortion is a faux, but hot button, issue, and both parties are exploiting it to the hilt.
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Why is Abortion an Issue in the Presidential Race?
The President has very little control over the legality of abortion. It should not be a significant campaign issue.
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What Do We Want in a President and Can We Get it?
We need to consider what we really want in a President, and whether getting it is possible.
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Politics, Thy Name is Hubris
Hubris is a sin, which leads many to become politicians and helps many of them to fail.
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Texas Defies President Bush, Executes Foreign Nationals for Child Rape, Murder
Those who are distressed by President Bush's overstepping Constitutional limitations should not be distressed about the recent executions in Texas.
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