The 86% Endorsement
I hadn’t planned on making a candidate endorsement. But I think at this point, it’s what’s needed. Now, bear in mind that I’ve been a pretty loyal Republican for most of my life. I’ve in the past held my nose… Continue Reading
2008 Election
Might As Well Face It, You’re Addicted To Stims
When you have too many stimulants, you start to make mistakes. It weighs you down. You become a danger to yourself and others. Like your children and your grandchildren, whose futures you are spending now to mitigate the effects of… Continue Reading
Starring Molly Ringwald
Vote No on 8. Please.
Worth A Mention
The United States is not a country with strong party discipline. Every campaign features a few cross-party endorsements. Every Democrat gets a few prominent Republicans to endorse him, and every Republican gets a few prominent Democrats to endorse him. So… Continue Reading
Sarah Palin’s Real America
By now, if you’re still following news from the Presidential campaign, you’ve come across the two-day-old trope of pouncing on Sarah Palin for differentiating “pro-America” parts of the country from other areas. Compounding it was another remark, which I’m not… Continue Reading
Why I Hope Obama Wasn’t Telling The Truth, The Whole Truth, And Nothing But The Truth
Perhaps the first and foremost concern I have for what the President of the United States does is what kind of people the President will appoint to the Supreme Court. That has the most impact on my day-to-day and professional… Continue Reading
It Begins Again Before It Is Even Over
Why wait for John McCain’s defeat? It’s never too early to start sucking up to those finicky Iowa caucus-goers. So reasons Louisiana Governor Bobby “The Exorcist” Jindal. Jindal is headed up to Iowa about three weeks after the general election… Continue Reading
John Brown
I wouldn’t be able to add much to this brief and well-written remembrance of John Brown’s raid on Harper’s Ferry. I still see Brown as an ambiguous figure — an idealist who saw a need to take on a great… Continue Reading
Wait Until The Ninth
Sometimes, you need to wait until the ninth inning before you leave a ballgame. Last night when we left dinner, I glanced at the TV and saw the Rays ahead, 7-0. I thought, “This thing is over.” Turns out, not… Continue Reading
Joe The Plumber
Lots of talk this morning about “Joe The Plumber,” an imaginary, “average” American who John McCain started speaking to in the debate last night. Obama picked up the trope and now Joe The Plumber is in every house across this… Continue Reading