tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49718894590177202642012-02-12T07:27:56.820-08:00torphourWilliam F. Torpeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13617231738799590278noreply@blogger.comBlogger131100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4971889459017720264.post-67576237234179622852011-12-01T22:22:00.000-08:002012-01-12T18:16:51.959-08:00The Elephant in the Room: Capitalism
The economy. Income disparity. Spending. Taxes. The debt ceiling. Defense. Terrorism. Unemployment. Health care. Immigration. Education. The Environment.
The issues in the upcoming 2012 U.S. presidential election are legion. The dozen I’ve enumerated could be greatly expanded.But, until the elephant in the room is acknowledged, there’s little-to-no chance William F. Torpeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13617231738799590278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4971889459017720264.post-65873479588453933392010-11-04T08:35:00.000-07:002010-11-06T19:42:34.467-07:00Nov. 2: The Day ‘Hope and Change’ Died
November 2, 2010 – ‘Hope and change' died today.
President Barack Obama’s promise, so eloquently espoused throughout his 2008 campaign for the highest office in the land, succumbed to a slow death over the past two years. It was memorialized only one day after the 2010 mid-term elections with the president’s announcement that he now will seek “common groundWilliam F. Torpeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13617231738799590278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4971889459017720264.post-51642829769051316192010-09-24T20:02:00.000-07:002010-09-24T21:18:06.331-07:00Corporate Cash May Steal Election Day Prize
Corporate cash – lots of it – is striking fear in the hearts of more than a few Democratic candidates.
Those Democrats who would ordinarily fend off outlandish, misleading , scandalish attacks by otherwise weak opponents seem to be hiding behind the barricades as the opening campaign guns begin to roar.
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Why?
Money.William F. Torpeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13617231738799590278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4971889459017720264.post-48525777788497817582010-03-19T20:58:00.000-07:002012-01-19T16:20:11.203-08:00
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Healthcare Reform Lost – Even If It Passes!
President Barack Obama and the Democratic Party leadership long ago caved in to Republicans by abandoning any effort to enact health care legislation that includes a single-payer government program. Now they’ve also thrown their hands up in the air in defeat that spells the death knell for the so-called public option.
What’s left?
Only a bonanza of William F. Torpeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13617231738799590278noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4971889459017720264.post-25667493940035801322010-01-21T18:14:00.000-08:002010-03-07T16:13:16.830-08:00
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Despite inheriting a host of crises from former President George W. Bush (image below, right), President Barack Obama (image below left) has hit the ground running. He’s taking decisive steps on a whole host of issues, including a hefty Stimulus package and “bailouts” for the auto industry to boost the economy. He’s moved to close William F. Torpeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13617231738799590278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4971889459017720264.post-5721824465205327712009-03-29T16:06:00.000-07:002009-04-04T17:30:04.646-07:00On Living a Longer LifeRecently I wondered aloud just how far people would go to extend their lives.After a little thought, I decided I'd write a piece about it on HubPages. Today I published that article, or "hub" if you're familiar with that term .Here on my blog it occurred to me to write something on the subject -- after getting a good tip from my friend Compu-Smart who helps me a lot on any William F. Torpeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13617231738799590278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4971889459017720264.post-41005229116592613572009-02-28T14:48:00.000-08:002012-01-19T16:11:52.650-08:00Obama: Honor Our Fallen Heroes -- And the Constitution
President Barack Obama, who recently asked for a policy review relating to the 1991 ban on news coverage regarding the remains of fallen service members, should keep in mind that he is not only commander in chief of the military but, more importantly, president of all the people of the United States.
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates has William F. Torpeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13617231738799590278noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4971889459017720264.post-5316103611211827142009-02-28T14:37:00.000-08:002009-04-04T13:19:21.862-07:00<!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>William F. Torpeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13617231738799590278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4971889459017720264.post-50876261094079167142009-02-20T22:09:00.000-08:002009-05-23T10:06:00.572-07:00Probe the Bush Administration?President Barack Obama, rightly, is reluctant to threaten the success of his agenda by supporting efforts to investigate the numerous allegations of illegal action by former President George W. Bush.Republicans, of course, oppose the idea. Some Democrats, like the president, would rather take a positive outlook and avoid long, partisan-plagued battles in the halls ofWilliam F. Torpeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13617231738799590278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4971889459017720264.post-88245477284169839592009-01-19T17:38:00.000-08:002009-03-31T20:50:45.852-07:00Bush Legacy, Obama Hope-------------------------------------------------------------------------------John McCain and George W. Bush. Contrary to what you hear the talking heads say on television, the legacy of George W. Bush will not be tied to the fate of the beleaguered country of Iraq or to the democratization of the Middle East.Former President Bush illegally, and unnecessarily, invaded the sovereign country of William F. Torpeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13617231738799590278noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4971889459017720264.post-83074058052219768172009-01-10T13:52:00.000-08:002010-07-20T15:31:35.500-07:00Profile-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Bing CrosbyWilliam F. TorpeyI'm a retired reporter and editor, a veteran of 32 years with The Hour, a daily newspaper in Norwalk, Connecticut. I was graduated from New York University's School of Commerce (now Stern School of Business.) My major was in journalism, and I William F. Torpeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13617231738799590278noreply@blogger.com2