One Commoner’s Opinion

Here is a quartet of recent articles I submitted for Op-Ed’s with my local newspaper, but rejected as being too strident/controversial. When people are dying and an entire society is at risk, I think we can afford controversy. The only issue should be what can we do to fix the problem and safeguard the community. My opinions may sound harsh, but the crux of the argument is, would they be effective? If so, should we...

President Or Prisonment!

I don’t know about you, but when someone lies to my face I get angry. It shows they have no respect for me or my intelligence, they’re unwilling to take responsibility for their actions and will say or do anything to avoid taking blame. Hillary Clinton is such a person. We’ve been listening to her lies for decades; lies about Bill’s philandering, cattle futures, Whitewater notes, being broke upon...

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...

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...