The Deficit Ain’t the Problem
Everybody talks about solving the deficit as if that’s the most important problem on the horizon. I guess it is if you have a job but there are plenty of people in this country who don’t have jobs and their lack of
The Dichotomy of Destruction
Why is it that the Right Wing can’t seem to decide whether they want to keep the country safe from totalitarian government or whether they want totalitarian government to be the law of the land? Let’s start with the gun nuts. As
Dumbing Down the Debt Limit
Seems like everybody with a mouth is having something to say about raising the limit on the debt. Most of it is amazingly uninformed but that in itself is not unusual. Watched Mitch McConnell do a number on how he will demand
What Kind of Country- Pt 3
Okay, we’ve spoken about what kind of country we have and what kind of country some people want. The reality is recognizing what we have and trying to make what we have the best there is. The United States of America will
What Kind of Country? Pt-2
In the first part of this three part blog I asked a question: What kind of country do you want to live in, big government or small government? The answer, of course, is that it’s not a matter of choice, but really
What Kind of Country Do We Want to Live in? pt 1
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
TReligion Can Be Dangerous to Your Health
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.
A Lay Encyclical on Popes & Saints
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
Bits & Pieces #10
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
The Abortion Abortion
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