A Very Random Thought
I like the idea of strawberry ice cream a lot more than the reality of it.
Month: January 2009
Hillary Clinton Has Got To Be Pissed About This
Take a listen to Jill Biden at about 1:45 during this interview with Oprah: There’s a “clarification” later which basically disclaims the whole thing that Dr. Biden blurted out (and which caused her husband’s face to turn red).
Why I’m Still A Skeptic
I know that the President’s words in his inaugural address are true — America is, and Americans are, capable of doing great things under very pressing circumstances when they are of a mind to do so. We have done much… Continue Reading
Oath Controversy
The furor about Obama misstating the Constitutional oath of office doesn’t seem to go away. So the Chief Justice traveled to the White House and re-administered the oath, exactly as the Constitution specifies, earlier today. So — that’s it. He… Continue Reading
Rudy! On The Reboot
From a new website called New Majority, Rudy! talks about what the GOP has become and how it can get better again: Yes, to some extent, it’s the same thing over and over again in the “Republican Reboot” posts here… Continue Reading
Renegade
I don’t know why I never bothered to look into this earlier — or why it occurred to me to look into this today. Still, I think it’s fun, even if I’m a latecomer. It shouldn’t take any of you… Continue Reading
Beauty In Speech
Obama’s Inaugural Address is just plain beautiful. I just read it and I find it remarkable. It’s no secret that the man is a gifted rhetorician, supported by able and talented writers. But when you approach what he says, the… Continue Reading
No Kool Aid For You
Please note for the record: George W. Bush stepped down today in a peaceful transfer of power. He did not suspend the Constitution or the 22nd Amendment. He did not declare martial law. Army troops in Colorado Springs remain on… Continue Reading
A Quibble
Barack Obama is not the forty-fourth President of the United States. No, I’m not talking about the de minimis error in the wording of the oath he swore this morning (which was John Roberts’ fault, and Roberts can be forgiven… Continue Reading
Into The Wilderness
As I write, it is in the very last minutes of the Bush Presidency. Barack Obama will take the reins very shortly and begin the unenviable job of leading the country through a difficult economic crisis, and a substantially more… Continue Reading