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Liars, Cheaters, Adulterers, Exaggerators, Hypocrites and Ignoramuses
The Republican party has had quite a journey. It started out as the high minded party of Abe Lincoln. Slavery was evil and the Republicans were going to end it. End it they did! The next Republican president was Ulysses S. Grant, the military hero of the Civil War. He wouldn’t have been considered one [...]
Newt the Candidate
Now that the Republican campaigning has gone down to Florida, there is increasing talk about what the contenders would do to Cuba. First of all, I would point out that Cuba is not doing anything to us. Yes, it is true that some Americans have been arrested for spying for Cuba and, I would presume [...]
Jim’s Mom
On January 18, my friend Jim lost his mother. Mildred was almost 103. During her lifetime, she actually saw 40% of the history of the United States. She was born 6-years after the first flight of the Wright brothers. In her childhood, people who fought in the Civil War were simply elderly war veterans. As [...]
Would George Washington be a Viable Candidate for the Republicans
Newt Gingrich says that he could not vote for an atheist because they would lack the moral grounding to guide America. Well, we certainly don’t want a morally ungrounded person to be navigating our ship of state. Now Newt, is a paragon of moral behavior — as we know. Well, what about George Washington? Nominally, [...]
The Right Wing and the demise of American Factories
When you are dealing with your fellow human being, it is sometimes difficult but very necessary to be careful of stereotypes, eg. Jews are ……, African Americans are……, Catholics are ….., and, yes, we minorities have some special stereotypes reserved for you white, Anglo Saxon Protestants. In general, I would say that it is best [...]
Some Thoughts on Religion
So, here it is, Sunday. There is a little bit of snow on the ground here in Maryland, but I understand that in parts of the country it is very cold and snowy. I know that some of you plan on religious services today. Maybe I can be of help. Although I am a grownup [...]
SOPA again
This is impressive. In December we saw amazing cooperation between Republicans and Democrats. Have out politicians finally decided to work for the good of the country? Well, no. What happened was that money spoke. When money speaks, congress listens. The movie industry supports a lot of elected officials. A while back I wrote about the [...]
Getting an Apple
So, how does one get an Apple? Well, Adam got one when a naked lady waltzed up to him and said, “Psssst, want an Apple”, and he became much smarter. The lady that I got mine from in the Apple store was dressed — or, at least, I think she was. My attention was fully [...]
Getting Smarter
Today I plan on letting up with my comments on the presidential candidates. I am depressed and upset. I wish the candidates would spend more time discussing the issues and what got us into this mess. Candidly, I do have the feeling that no matter what I say I am not going to influence anything. [...]
The Marine Video
The big issue on the international scene in the past few days, has been the viral video of the Marines urinating on some dead Taliban. It didn’t seem that it should be. It was just one of those disgusting things that happen in war. Let’s think about this. Those 20-something young men were raised in [...]
