I have heard all four candidates say, on a number of occasions, that “the Surge” worked in Iraq. McCain says it proudly, as a former military man, especially one who has been a full fledged supporter of the war, would say it.  Obama says it somewhat reluctantly, admitting it the way I would expect from […]

So when did “elite” become a bad word or a bad thing?  Merriam-Webster defines “elite” as: the choice part : cream,  or the best of a class.  Is that so bad?  I checked the dictionary definition of “elitist” but MW only had a definition of “elitism.”  The best I could find in Dictionary.com was also […]

One of the speeches at the GOP convention – it may have been Cindy McCain’s (you know, John’s second wife – the one he was running around with while his semi-invalid first wife was raising his kids) contained the phrase — and I am paraphrasing — that “John answered the call” and joined the military […]

I keep promising myself that I will not write, or even talk about, this election campaign anymore.  I am overdosing with anti-McCain and very anti-Palin conversations and e-mails.  But….then, I read something new, or see another speech full of lies and deceptive statements, and I just can’t help myself.  My ire this time is directed […]

The McCain campaign is out of control. The misrepresentations — no, lets call it what it is — the lies, particularly about Sarah Palin, have to stop.  It is now so apparent to anyone with a brain that the McCain people never vetted this woman, and that this choice was so absurd and insulting to […]

Why do Americans get so upset when their candidates – or their Presidents – are not "folksy" enough? I read how Obama looks uncomfortable drinking a "Bud" with blue collar guys at an American Legion post, or how Hillary and her pants suits really don’t fit in at a barbecue at a county fair.  The […]