Middle Ground

Four score and seven years ago .  .  Lincoln opened with these words eulogizing the maimed and fallen in Gettysburg field saying in part . .  giving their last full measure of devotion, they did not die in vain. The same could have been said of casualties in the French & Indian War,  the American Revolutionary War and War of 1812. It’s doubtful he realized the sweeping historical impact his words would have, and...

POLITICAL DECRIMINALIZATION = OUTLAW

If I asked you to search your memory for politicians the past 30yrs who fit this description, who might they be? Spiro Agnew? Nah, that was 40yrs+. Charlie Rangell? Still sits in congress, so must not be a criminal. Christopher Dodd? Whatever he did, he retired out gracefully with full benefits, so I guess not him. Maxine Watters? She just helped her hus- band with a little “get me sum at the trough”, so no big...

New Inducement to Folly

TAXING THE RICH? HELPING THE MIDDLE CLASS? In case you haven’t noticed, we’re dealing with a president and crew having little regard for truth nor are they honest/forthcoming about their methods and tactics. They use sophistry and flat out deceit to sell programs/policies which are fundamentally changing the political/governmental framework of this country. While debating issues as a candidate Obama said his goal...

Open letter to all conservative presidential candi...

The following letter will accompany all future political contributions to conservative candidates, presidential or below, republican or not. I think donors hoping to elect a true conservative should use it or something like it to alert a candidate he/she is not getting help/support for nothing. It and any future help will always depend and be predicated on a stipulation of shared moral, ethical and ideological...

Not Your Daddy’s Democrats

When I was a kid learning about government/politics my friends and I identified strongly with democrats, since we were mostly from lower middle class, blue collar households. Seems idiotically simplistic now, but back then everyone knew democrats were for the little guy, republicans for maintaining status quo for rich people and big corporations. At least, so my mom told me. I remember she would mimic-spit when any republican...