An Oily Problem
I was on my way down to Zucotti Park on Thursday evening and ran into a march against the Keystone Pipeline. Okay, I thought, that’s a specific that needs addressing. Good for them. There’s been a lot of noise lately about the
Category: Politics
We Should All Doubt Thomas
A little noticed story appeared on page 20 of the 11/25 New York Times. Popular NPR, All Things Considered, co-host Michelle Norris will be leaving her post on the show until after the 2012 presidential elections because he husband Broderick Johnson will
The Corporations Won’t Get it Done
Watched an interesting discussion on the Chris Matthews show in which it was correctly pointed out that Obama made a huge mistake by saying in public that the Republicans wouldn’t play nice with him. It made him look weak and ineffectual. What
Paying For Art
The Tuesday August 2nd, New York Times Arts section has a page one story written by Robin Pogrebin about a woman named Erika Nelson who horror of horrors just lost her $2,000 grant from the state of Kansas that supports her mobile
The Nuts Bloom for Awlaki
Dick Cheney in a recent talk regarding Obama’s ordering the death of Anwar al-Awlaki claimed that the President should apologize to the Bush Administration for claiming that they overreacted to 911 because he’s dong the same thing. That’s right Dick, Obama has
Why We Are Where We Are
I haven’t done a lot of writing on our nations foreign policy, mainly because it takes a whole other set of research and I haven’t had the time, but I have been accumulating bits and pieces along the way and slowly but
Bits & Pieces #15
Joe Nocera had a column in a recent edition of the Times where he identifies the thyroid problems that have been a plague to certain areas in Poland ever since the meltdown at Chernobyl. I applaud him for bringing this important information
The president Needs Guts-The Republicans need a Reality Check
We have gone down the road with Obama but it seems that he just doesn’t see the reality of our situation. His stubborn clinging to the concept that he can have a reasonable debate with the thugs on the Right is just
Healthcare Has to Work
No I haven’t read the 2000 page Healthcare bill so, normally I wouldn’t have a leg to stand on with either criticism or praise but neither have any of the politicians who are running off at the mouth for or against it.
Texas Loves Dumb Governors
Rick Perry, Governor of one of the most backward states in the nation was adamant the other night, on the Republican debate, about the fact that he wanted to kill Obamacare. Seems like he already has in Texas. But Texas and places