The 2nd Amendment - Strictly Interpreted
Region: New YorkLet'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 ... more
Views: 763Why aren't Romney's supporters bothered by any of this?
Region: New YorkI 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 ... more
Views: 693The Power of the Gun Lobby
Region: New YorkOn 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 ... more
Views: 757Op-Ed: Let's Take Leno's Advice
Region: New YorkI 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... more
Views: 1226Rush Limbaugh - Historian???
Region: New YorkWell, 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... more
Views: 1041Democrats and Sarah Palin
Region: New YorkOK. 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 ... more
Views: 931"Surge?" What's a "Surge"?
Region: New YorkI 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... more
Views: 771Elite and Elitist - Not bad things, perhaps.
Region: New YorkSo 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 dicti... more
Views: 1731McCain’s Answering of “the call” Let’s get real for a minute.
Region: New YorkOne 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 t... more
Views: 739Family values - not McCain/Palin
Region: New YorkI 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 n... more
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