A Los Angeles based Off the Bus team member with an Extensive Computer Industry Career with major Corporations. Paul is a writer of Poetry, Political Commentary, Comedy, Drama and author of the upcoming book, Terminal One.

Blog Entries by Paul Peete

SEIA President Proposes a Solar Bill of Rights

Posted October 28, 2009 | 06:29 PM (EST)


On opening day of the Solar Power International '09 exposition in Anaheim, CA., Rhone Resch, President and CEO of The Solar Energy Industries Association, in his keynote address, proposed a Solar Bill of Rights to protect the Industry from unfair subsidies that give the Oil and Coal industries their advantages...

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It's Us Versus Them with the Stimulus

Posted February 3, 2009 | 10:41 AM (EST)


The $800 billion Stimulus Package that the Obama Administration is forwarding, having met with unanimous GOP House disapproval and facing uncertain change in the Senate has the public's rapt attention as we see the accelerating rate of job cuts, corporate losses, home foreclosures, and business failures. Widespread public apprehension is...

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HuffPo Readers Wax Poetic in Comments

Posted October 27, 2008 | 12:33 AM (EST)


Congratulations are in order for The Huffington Post for becoming the number one site for Political information with over 4.5 million unique viewers in September doubling it's two closest competitors viewership!. HuffPo has a great legion of readers who post on the articles, some of the best information, insight,...

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Democratic Congress Needs To Show Strength

Posted September 23, 2008 | 03:51 AM (EST)


Both Sen. McCain and Sen. Obama are calling for more oversight and accountability before acceding to President Bush's $700 billion authorization for Treasury Secretary Paulson to bailout America's financial markets and rightfully so. One distinct difference in the approaches of the two candidates is in Sen. Obama's call for...

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McCain: For Sale To The Highest Donors

Posted September 15, 2008 | 03:32 AM (EST)


The perception of Senator John McCain as a champion against wasteful government spending and his oft repeated stand against earmarks has fed his reputation as a Republican willing to go against the establishment. He and vice presidential pick Alaska Governor Sarah Palin claim that they will change the culture of...

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The Party of Big (and tiny) Flags

Posted September 1, 2008 | 08:37 PM (EST)


The Republicans have had their share of problems this week: their convention opening was delayed by Hurricane Gustav, Congressmen were avoiding St. Paul like it has anthrax, their leaders have been embroiled in a defense of Sen. John McCain's controversial VEEP pick, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. But one thing is...

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The Convention As Seen From The Couch

Posted August 28, 2008 | 02:45 PM (EST)


Those of us unable to be in Denver this week but still wanting to share in the confab, hoping to see unity, are tuning into CNN and MSNBC, or if the stomach is strong enough FOX. I did so Monday and alternated channels every so often to get a sampling...

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This Election, It's "Déjà Vu All Over Again"

Posted August 19, 2008 | 03:56 AM (EST)


Yoggi Berra, who could mangle language better than George Bush could ever hope to, though Dubya does a good silver medal performance, couldn't have described the conditions we aging baby boomers and young voters face this election. Since I am from the time that is only taught about in history...

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Obama Nation An Abomination

Posted August 15, 2008 | 03:54 PM (EST)


Its not that Swiftboat author and political hack, Jerome Corsi, doesn't have the right to publish any kind of book he cares to, no matter how false, biased, or slanted his allegations about Presidential candidate Barack Obama turn out to be. Free Speech must be allowed. What makes this drivel...

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Mike Malloy's Anti-Obama Rant

Posted August 7, 2008 | 04:16 AM (EST)


The first traitor to the Democratic Presidential nominee with a national microphone made his move to support McCain and urge others to do so. On his radio show , billed as "Speaking Truth to Power," Mike Malloy abandoned all progressive logic as he spent his entire show in a...

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Attorney General Mukasey Must Act To Address Police Brutality

Posted July 30, 2008 | 10:09 PM (EST)


Rep. Maxine Waters(D) Los Angeles, in a letter to Attorney General Mukasey, has requested a federal inquiry into officer involved shootings resulting in the deaths of three Inglewood residents. The Inglewood City Council, after a closed-door meeting Tuesday night, is expected to request the Los Angeles County Sheriffs...

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Schwarzenegger's Reform Means Minimum Wage

Posted July 23, 2008 | 07:55 PM (EST)


The Sacramento Bee reports today that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will order state employees be paid federal minimum wages in response to the failure to solve the current state budget standoff. According to the article,

"Administration officials said the governor expects to take the action Monday."


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On A Wing And A Prayer

Posted July 19, 2008 | 02:23 PM (EST)


This is the Pilot speaking:

We are encountering mechanical difficulties and will be landing shortly. It would appear that the Airlines automated fuel restriction process has incorrectly calculated the fuel required for this flight. In the meantime I would request that all passengers use the restroom at...

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The Hybrid vs. the Hummer Redux

Posted July 18, 2008 | 06:27 PM (EST)


The election wasn't going to be close. Hollywood and the Main Stream Media were stacked against her and Arnold had his repeal of the automobile registration fee increase to entice voters to tag along in his bid to unseat Gray Davis in the 2003 recall election. Though her internet video...

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Fannie and Freddie's Rich Uncle

Posted July 16, 2008 | 05:28 PM (EST)


Here we go again! It seems like just yesterday the government ran to the rescue when Bear Stearns was on the verge of bankruptcy ; threatening to unravel the whole mortgage loan industry after learning that the Consolidated Debt Obligations (CDOs) banks worldwide were holding weren't worth the paper...

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The Medical System Meltdown

Posted July 5, 2008 | 10:38 AM (EST)


Though video cameras were originally installed in hospital emergency rooms for security and protection against lawsuits, two videos captured on them do more to indict the hospitals they originate from than protect them. The June 19th death of Esmin Elizabeth Green, a 49-year-old woman who, while waiting nearly 24...

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DOJ Missed Two Mortgage Crisis Culprits: Phil and Wendy Gramm

Posted June 24, 2008 | 06:28 PM (EST)


The Department Of Justice arrested the two principle Bear Stearns investment executives and about 300 others in the Real Estate Foreclosure fiasco recently. While this makes the Justice Department appear to be addressing the problem, it is merely a dog and pony show designed to distract public attention and...

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McCain's Healthcare Plan: From A Nuclear Perspective

Posted June 19, 2008 | 02:30 PM (EST)


In a previous post on McCain's proposal for a reliance on nuclear power plants all over the country I cited the potential damage that we would see in the event of a catastrophic accident or terror attack. The medical crisis we would face would make Chernobyl look like...

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McCain's Nuclear Solution A Threat To Us All

Posted June 17, 2008 | 06:02 PM (EST)


In a speech late last week, Sen. John McCain stated that we must develop nuclear plants all over the country while pointing out that Sen. Barack Obama's campaign website contains no mention of nuclear power as a solution to the current energy crisis.

"We're not going to attain energy independence...

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Obama Must Accept McCain's Town Hall Challenge

Posted June 16, 2008 | 04:00 PM (EST)


Relentless attacks on Senator Barack Hussein Obama's name, patriotism, church associates, wife, business and political cronies, and experience are tactics on tap from the conservative movement to define him as some "exotic" elitist, incapable of relating to rural, hard working, white Americans.

Though the most outrageous charges will originate...

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