“It would be so nice if something made sense for a change.” Alice…in Wonderland
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My two cents
I have avoided writing about politics for quite a while for many reasons. The primary one is because I’m a bit of a pessimist, and, frankly, I see the writing on the wall when it comes to the beautiful experiment of a constitutional republic and a nation governed by rule of law. But, though fatally […]
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The pro-life movement and camp followers*
Today, hundreds of thousands of pro-lifers from all over the country will gather for the 41st year at the March for Life to speak out for life and against the horrors of abortion. There will be people who were at that very first march in 1974, but those will be vastly outnumbered by the thousands […]
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Until I get my act together
No, until I find my act and then get it together, this will have to suffice for my daily blogging. A little political/literary entertainment. The skin looks fresh and young order viagra if it gets the extra energy and strength in time of copulation. Also, as we age, if drinking pomegranate levitra cheap online […]
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Nothing really matters to me
Sorry, the above video has nothing to do with the post. The post title just gave me the earworm. The New York Times has an interesting article on a study looking at how political opinions formed in youth inform lifelong political beliefs. When they talk about events that shape a generation, they aren’t exaggerating. The […]
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Useless
My friend Jimmie tweeted this awesome picture about the latest government kerfuffle. Yes, the GOP rolled over again on borrowing more money. Same story, different day. Blah blah blah. George Santayana famously said, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” On the other hand, perhaps I see too much of the […]
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Political Theater
The nation’s 18th government shutdown has begun and will likely continue for another two weeks. In past shutdowns, both sides have tried to make the other side look as bad as possible in public, while negotiating to end the shutdown behind the scenes. This time, there probably won’t be any negotiations between House and Senate […]
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Opinions on Syria
As the less offensive saying goes, opinions are like armpits. Everyone has two and they usually stink. Today at the Washington Times Community Pages, I write about the world’s most exclusive fraternity: past presidents and their opinions or lack thereof. The historian I interviewed, Doug Wead, wrote an interesting blog post on the situation. It’s […]
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Citizen legislatures
Today in my Between Errands column I talk about America’s part-time state legislatures. I know, fascinating, but stay with me. Most states have a part-time legislature, or at least a less than full time. You can find the full breakdown here. It’s interesting that they include campaigning for re-election as part of the “work” of […]
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Rights, powers, and too many dang debates
I have not been watching many of the Republican debates. First, there are so dang many of them, and they are barely touching the most serious issues our nation faces (15% real unemployment, $15 Trillion in debt, $1 Trillion deficit, etc.). Second the Republicans as a whole have to be the most inept politicians ever. […]
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Useless ritual
Yesterday, Little Miss and I watched the reading of the Constitution on the floor of the United States House of Representatives. She read along and stayed with it despite all the “yielding to the gentleman/gentlewoman” stuff that dragged it on for an hour and a half. She is now probably better versed in our government’s […]
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