Nick Clooney

Those who actually hate animals to the point of being cruel to them are outcasts to the rest of us, no matter where in the world they live. ↗

— Nick Clooney

#being #cruel #hate #live #matter

A salute from this corner to President Bush for saying he was willing to investigate raising or eliminating the cap on salaries subject to the Social Security tax. ↗

— Nick Clooney

#cap #corner #eliminating #investigate #president

America has faced much more difficult times, including potential national extinction, without flinching. ↗

— Nick Clooney

#difficult #difficult times #extinction #faced #flinching

America, the temple of invention and industry, doesn't make things anymore. ↗

— Nick Clooney

#anymore #industry #invention #make #temple

As I listened, it occurred to me that interest in and affection for the animals that share the planet with us may be a more unifying force than any other. ↗

— Nick Clooney

#any #force #i #interest #listened

Conventional wisdom holds that setting a timetable for getting American troops out of Iraq would be a mistake. ↗

— Nick Clooney

#american troops #conventional #conventional wisdom #getting #holds

Currently, 94 out of 100 of us pay the Social Security tax all year round. ↗

— Nick Clooney

#out #pay #round #security #social

In economic panics throughout history, the wiping out of the savings accounts of lower earners and the middle class has often led to social revolution, sometimes violent upheavals. ↗

— Nick Clooney

#class #earners #economic #history #led

In matters large and small, many people seemed concerned about churlishness, an ugliness in our relationships that appears to be increasing rather than decreasing. ↗

— Nick Clooney

#appears #concerned #decreasing #increasing #large

For some reason, on that sparkling afternoon last week, I actually saw the coal that was passing by and it set me to thinking how important coal was to our everyday lives when I was a little boy. ↗

— Nick Clooney

#afternoon #boy #coal #everyday #everyday lives