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As Sandwiched Boomers planning your family’s summer vacation, does Clinton’s proposal of gas tax relief go to the heart of the matter or seem like an emotional ploy to garner more votes? And has what you’ve heard from Obama this past week made up for some of his former pastor’s remarks? Today may very well signify game change or game over. Instead of taking the race all the way to the convention, let’s hope the Democratic party begins to unite behind one candidate for President. It’s time to focus on … Continue reading →
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The North Carolina and Indiana primaries are on Tuesday and the stakes are high. There’s a lot of speculation about the potential outcome but trying to read the tea leaves may be an exercise in futility. The mantra has been “Hillary can’t win,” because of the numbers, because Bill put his foot in his mouth one time too many, because she’ll go to any lengths in order to get the nomination, because too many people just don’t like her. Yet Clinton has stayed in the race and, by not giving … Continue reading →
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It has been six weeks since the last Democratic primary in Mississippi. As Sandwiched Boomers, you know what can happen when the stakes are high. Much like in arguments you may have with aging parents, growing children and partners, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have gone on the offensive. And Clinton’s attacks have had an effect. Obama has put aside his role as a reformer, focused on change, in order to get nasty too. Emotions are high with the country on the edge of deciding whether Obama will be the … Continue reading →
What did Barack Obama’s speech this morning have to do with Sandwiched Boomers? While discussing the complexity of his relationship to Reverend Wright, he was also referring to the macrocosm – the voter’s relationship to the American family and, on some level, our relationship to our own family. At one time or another we’ve all been distracted by the negatives – having to care for an aging parent who didn’t take good care of us growing up or or having to deal with an adult child who has lost his … Continue reading →
