The Urban Curmudgeon
growls from Manhattan
In the last year or so I have spent a lot of time writing about what is going on in this country; who’s doing what to whom and why. It occurs to me that the answers to all questions about the direction
I knew this was going to happen as soon as I broke down and wrote something about religion last week and it did. I’m looking through the paper this morning and what are the headlines? Coptic Christians and Muslims clash in Egypt.
I’ve tried over the life of this blog to avoid the subject of religion but like Michael Corleone, they just keep dragging me in. Yes, I spent 22 years in Catholic schools before deciding that no one needs organized religion to speak
Newts just don’t change their spots: Happened to pick up Newt Gingrich’s newsletter today and can’t help but get a chuckle at the old nut case’s grasp on dumb. He immediately praises the killing of Osama Bin Laden by saying: “I commend
I am sick and tired of listening to the Religious Right whine about abortion and even more sick of watching their toadies in congress screw around with our budget so as to advance that agenda. They claim they want to have a
Newt Gingrich: Has anyone ever been so perfectly named? Newt: a small froglike salamander, that lives under rocks or wet leaves and emits a toxin that is sickening to humans. Well, old Newt was at it again last week coming out with
Just a quickie. I had never intended to write anything about the despicable, egomaniacal, self-promoting Donald Trump but my beautiful wife has been so upset by his pathetic grab for publicity that I decided to be a good husband and write this
The financial crash that almost destroyed our economy and is still causing havoc in this country has often been blamed on dumb home-buyers and the greedy bankers who took advantage of them, but there is surely a lot more to it than
Republicans and Tea Baggers have figured out a new way to encourage their beliefs in the sanctity of marriage. Their latest assault on programs that are trying to combat the effects of unemployment has had a secondary effect. Married couples throughout the
For years we have had to listen to the whining of the conservatives and their media toadies about the tax money that goes to support NPR and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. It seems that they are all bent out of shape