Let’s talk Constitutional law for a moment. I am going to assume that the founding fathers, the drafters of the Bill of Rights, the framers of the Constitution, were intelligent men who only had the best interest of their new country in mind when they drafted the Consitution and the Bill of Rights. That said, […]
Why aren’t Romney’s supporters bothered by any of this?
I have written several pieces that discuss my concerns about my middle class colleagues, most of whom are public employees, and their support of the GOP or, even more strange, the tea party (note that the tea party is not in caps, since I don’t consider it to be a real party.) They are […]
The Power of the Gun Lobby
On July 24th the NY Times published an editorial about gun control and the refusal of our political leaders to take action on this issue. The editorial included the following statements about both the President and the presidential wanna be, Mr. Romney: "When he was campaigning for office in 2008, Barack Obama vowed to […]
Op-Ed: Let’s Take Leno’s Advice
I don’t think I have watched Jay Leno in at least five years, nor do I watch Letterman – except for when he went afterJohn McCain during the campaign. I did have to tune in this past week, however, when the President dropped by for a visit. Unlike the rest of the world, I will […]
Rush Limbaugh – Historian???
Well, after a long break – since I was kind of pleased with the way things were going, politically at least – it is time to break my silence and start shooting off my mouth again. Note the below quote from that great American conservative and historian, Rush Limbaugh: We believe that the preamble of […]
Democrats and Sarah Palin
OK. At the risk of turning off many of my Democratic friends, I’ll say it. Though I would not have been really happy, I could have lived with John McCain and a McCain administration. I had seen McCain on “The Daily Show” a number of times and watched him with Jon Stewart. He was a […]