More Press For Palin
Written:09/02/2010
A friend of mine sent me a round about link to a recent Vanity Fair article about Sarah "WTF" Palin. In this article, now making its rounds on the ...
 

This is US, Folks
Written:08/24/2010
The anti-Muslim protests that are breaking out across the country are chilling. As you certainly know, a Muslim community in New York has secured a spot near ground zero to build a mosque. This has enraged some New Yorkers, and has started the debate arou...
 

It Is Out There To Consume
Written:06/19/2010
This Gulf of Mexico oil spill has brought up several big issue for me and the rest of my Tea Baggin' friends. We are closing our eyes to what God has told us, and we are reaping that harvest. God has told us that "There is enough and to spare." Straigh...
 

The Right to Bare Arms
Written:05/17/2010
In our country we have guns because our founding fathers were smart enough to see that in the future when we have big giant cities that we would need guns to no longer hunt but to protect ourselves. Its in the constitution. And when we buy anything, sa...
 

Against the Government?
Written:04/19/2010
There have always been those who are against the American government, who seek to undermine the Constitution. Now that there is a black man in the White House, these voices -- remnants of the John Birch Society and of the Klu Klux Klan -- are now growing ...
 

What services would you give up?
Written:03/17/2010
Anyone who has been in business -- or even balanced their checkbook -- should know that if you want to satisfy deficit spending you have to do one of two things: you either have to cut spending or increase revenue. There is no other way. Even the fed...
 

Jim Bunning: Hostage Taker
Written:02/26/2010
Jim Bunning, Republican. Again, REPUBLICAN. Despite what their good book tells them, now the close-minded have another hero in the Senate. Perfectly willing to let politics take precedence over the needs of the people, Bunning has been able to do, what u...
 

Garbage Day? Not Yet
Written:02/24/2010
Republican Senators, are you going to sit there and tell me that of the 243 nominations for posts that the President has put forward for confirmation only three have met your approval? According to the Congressional Resume (easy to find on senate.gov)...
 

Nuclear Power Loans From the Obama Administration
Written:02/16/2010
In Portland, Oregon, the environment is king. We bike and recycle. We shop local and organic. It is an issue here in Ecotopia more so than in a lot of places. What is without debate, regardless of my hometown's slant, that our world is suffering from ...
 

This is How They Lie
Written:11/20/2009
I haven't paid attention to the feud between Murdock and Obama over Fox News much (except here). But Media Matters, a media watchdog, has exposed Fox many, many times. Most recently ...
 

Entitled and Angry
Written:11/19/2009
Dammit! Sarah Palin is back in the news, hitting the conservative talk show circuit with zeal. She is staying off of NPR and other liberal programing, of course, spending time preaching to the choir and piloting her shipwreck away from anyone who would ca...
 

The Trouble with Fox News is in its Name
Written:10/18/2009
I just read an article on the Newsweak site in which Jason Weisberg chastises Fox news for its obvious right-wing slant. It is a well-known fact that Fox does not present the news as it is, but in context of...
 

Is It Racism?
Written:09/17/2009
Many have claimed -- especially after Republican Joe Wilson 'hollered' at the President Obama on the floor of the House of Representatives -- that there is an overwhelming air of racism in the objections that Tea Baggers and the GOP have to the president'...
 

Corruption on a Moral Scale
Written:09/10/2009
When SC Republican senator Joe Wilson called the president a liar in Obama's recent address to the joint houses of Congress, I was absolutely astonished: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112719344&sc=fb&cc=fp This blog has been high...
 

Another Reason Why We Are Unhappy
Written:08/13/2009
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar recently held hearings in Anchorage, Alaska over whether or not the Obama Administration should allow oil leases in northern Alaskan seas. Among those who gave testimony was Sarah Palin, former vice presidential candidate, ...
 

The Greed and Dishonesty is Still Dominating the GOP
Written:07/28/2009
Perhaps Rush Limbaugh is, in fact, the leader of the Republican Party -- after all they have taken to heart the 'hope Obama fails' strategy that he announced last March. For instance, Jim DeMint, a Republican for South Carolina said of the Obama health...
 

Week in Review: July 12-18, 2009
Written:07/18/2009
There were some outstanding stories this week. It was the 40th anniversary of the landing on the moon, an event that has captivated me all of my life. I was eight at the time, and I remember the events of that night like it happened just the other da...
 

Sarah is at it Again!
Written:07/15/2009
Sarah Palin is in the news again -- getting' 'er done on the op-ed page of the Washington Post: proof positive that she is an idiot and the Washington Post ...
 

Our Fond Good-byes
Written:07/07/2009
The Palin sentiment in the GOP has finally lost steam. The doctrine, which comes from Carl Rove, allows GOP candidates to use hate, fear and other non-productive emotions to attempt to destroy the competition. This philosophy was seen in the G.W. Bush fi...
 

Sanford in Good Company
Written:07/07/2009
Let's talk about the South Carolina's governor Mark Sanford, shall we. This is the guy that wandered away from his office for three days without telling anyone where he was going, answering phone calls or checking in with his Lieutenant Governor. When ask...
 

Mountain Top Mining
Written:06/24/2009
Mountain top mining is again in the news since Daryl Hanna and several other high-profile activists were arrested, including were NASA scientist James Hansen and former Rep. Ken Hechler, for blocking State Route 3 near a Massey Energy subsidiary’s coal ...
 

Cheney Should STFU
Written:05/22/2009
First of all, join with me in tell Dick Cheney to shut his yap. Really. The man is on a rampage of press junkets, speeches and televised interviews to tell us all how frightened we should be. It was the same message that he held up when he was veep and ...
 

A Note to My Sister
Written:04/14/2009
I recently got into a fight with my kid sister. She is a Republican: Actually a Palin-voting, gun-shooting, snowmobile-riding, moose-eating hockey mom living in Alaska. Her world is so far from mine that the differences between her and my views is almos...
 

Fox News at it Again
Written:03/12/2009
I love the Media Matters web site. They do a great job of pointing out the false and misleading claims that so-called news journalists make. Here's an example: "Hannity misquoted Obama to falsely accuse him of breaking promise. Summary: O...
 

Rush Limbaugh for President
Written:03/05/2009
Rush Limbaugh is in the news again. This self-proclaimed 'last man standing' in the Republican party, talk radio personality and former drug addict has caught the attention of the press yet again, proving once again my conviction that the Republican Party...
 

Obama's Speech
Written:02/25/2009
There are lots of other sources for Obama's February 24th speech to the joint houses of Congress. But I have included a link here for your listening pleasure. What we have is a president who is calling us to...
 

Why Did Gregg Quit
Written:02/13/2009
I guess that it is odd to be making a comment about a commentary. There should be very little doubt to anyone except the most ignorant, that with the rare exception news outlets are focusing on infotainment, not journalism. New outlets should let us blog...
 

When I Cry
Written:01/20/2009
I have been amazed before. I have seen the sun move along the horizon and never set. I have picked blueberries on the lap of the highest mountain in our land. I have flown across ground that never thaws and looked with gratitude into the eyes of the an...
 

Do we Really Need a Deus ex Machina
Written:01/01/2009
Response to Daniel Shore's comment on the NPR website. Is Mr. Obama really the "deus ex machina" that will save our country? Can we simply rely on a man to rescue us from this ...
 

What's Next for Palin
Written:12/19/2008
What's left for Sarah Palin now that the campaign is over? Some say that she is the new voice of the Republican Party. Some say that the decision to make her McCain's running mate cost him the election and that she has no future on the national stage. But...
 

How We Got Into This Mess
Written:11/18/2008
How we got to this terrible state is a complicated story. So complicated, in fact, that Ben Bernanke, the Bush appointed chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank, begged off buying up the so called toxic assets saying that doing so would be far too complicate...
 

My Final Argument
Written:10/28/2008
Within the next week, the decision will be made about who will lead our nation. This is arguably the most powerful political position in the world. I am not so naïve as to call it the president of the free world, as some have, but I do know that, even w...
 

Obama Sound Bites: Things I Wish he Would Say
Written:10/07/2008
There are so many sound bites with this election, especially now that the pitbull in lipstick, Palin, is pulling the same smear tactics that Cheney pulled, taken right out of Carl Rove's book. Well here are some sound bites that I wish I had heard Obam...
 

Portland Hope Meadows
Written:10/03/2008
There was a woman who adopted a child out of the foster care system. It is difficult to be the parent of an at-risk child, and the woman was faced with numerous challenges. She often wondered if other adoptive parents were experiencing the same trials as ...
 

Eight Years
Written:09/11/2008
For the better part if eight years the Republican Party has had control of both the Whitehouse and Congress. With a wave of neo-conservative justices being installed, one could even argue that the GOP has enjoyed the lion's share of control over all three...
 

Palin is Just Like 'Old-Guard' Republicans: Corrupt
Written:09/03/2008
The news outlets are squirming about Sarah Palin, McCain's presumptive running mate. Not only is her pregnant 17-year-old daughter a product of abstinence-only education, but ethics probes against her and other Alaskan politicians are moving forward. Her...
 

Father Jonathan Morris' Letter Short-Sighted
Written:09/03/2008
First, let me just say that I am not pro-abortion. I used to be, and then when I had my children, my opinion changed. I hate the thought of it, and advocate against abortion. But I am also a Democrat. In his recent letter to Democrats (http://foxforum...
 

Sarah Who?
Written:08/31/2008
The veep choice that McCain made on Friday was a doozie. The man is mad. Insane. First of all, we all like to think of Alaska as just another state in the union, but in reality it isn't. It is huge with a dinky population. The state's entire economy i...
 

Palin Pleased with Obama's Energy Plan
Written:08/31/2008
Note: I came across this press release that has been subsequently taken down from the Alaska State Governor's website. I am placing it here to preserve its existence. Palin Pleased with Obama's Energy Plan Includes Alaska's Natural Gas Reserves N...
 

Florida Needs to Repent
Written:08/29/2008
Check out the Times article (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/29/us/29florida.html). This is making a little bit of news, the bit that Canady is named to the Fla. supreme court. For those you who were bubbling a bong during the Clinton impeachment boon...
 

Long Time Since Last Post and the Democratic National Convention
Written:08/26/2008
My last post was over a month ago. Why? Camping. My wife and I love to spend time in the out-of-doors, and much of our summer is dedicated to that activity. So, as we approach the winter months expect more, but for now, things will be sparse. I...
 

Some Sense at Last
Written:07/07/2008
If you are a reader of this blog, you know that postings of the sort that chastise the media for being either idiotic or untruthful are not uncommon. The reason, mostly, is that I am smarter than most of the press. ...
 

Could Someone Please Explain it to Me.
Written:06/15/2008
As has been in the new recently, the Supreme Court decided that Guantanamo detainees have the right to habeas corpus, a right guarantied by the Constitution. This decision has had many reactions from liberal and conservatives alike. The reaction that ...
 

Thanks
Written:06/13/2008
The laws and Constitution are designed to survive, and remain in force, in extraordinary times. Liberty and security can be reconciled; and in our system they are reconciled within the framework of the law. --Justice Anthony Kenned...
 

Scott McClellan's New Book
Written:05/28/2008
Scott McClellan's new book is sure raising some hairs around the White House. Understandably so, as he points fingers at everyone: Bush, Rove, Libby and even himself. What should not be surprising is the way the press is reacting. In all honesty, it ca...
 

Content of a Man's Character
Written:05/13/2008
I read an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal, online today regarding Obama and the Values Question. The author, Douglas E. Schoen, asserted that Obama n...
 

Obama/Hillary: No Chance, George
Written:05/08/2008
George Stephanopolous needs to shut the hell up. ABC is reporting that he said that top aids in the Clinton camp are telling Hillary to hook up with Obama and run together in November. Let us remember back in 1993. George fell out of love with the Clinton...
 

NRCC Has Some Big Stones
Written:03/31/2008
Ok… now this really is funny. Really funny. There is no doubt that I am a Democrat. I have been a registered member of the party since I was 18: almost 40 years. If you are a reader, you already know that. However, I get a ...
 

Racism is the Issue, Not Race
Written:03/26/2008
Obama is taking a lot of heat for his connections to Rev. Wright. It is a connection to a religious leader, or to a religion, that has dogged many presidential candidates since Kennedy had to fight off attacks for being Catholic. I have participated in t...
 

My Dream Team Comes One Step Closer to Reality
Written:03/21/2008
The New York Times is reporting that Gov. Richardson of New Mexico has endorse Barack Obama. I have been saying for a long time that this would be the ultimate ...
 

Why No Florida Revote?
Written:03/12/2008
Depending on what news outlet you are reading (or listening to), it appears that there are mixed feelings and messages about whether or not Florida should be allowed to have a revote. As has been reported, the DNC has offered to pay for a mail-in ballot f...
 

I am Tired of Being Afraid
Written:02/27/2008
I am tired of being afraid. I have said this many times to my friends and my wife. Perhaps it is time that I describe what I mean. Ever since Bush took office and 9/11 happened, the country has been sent into a tailspin of fear. Fear of the terrorists...
 

Hands Reach Out
Written:02/21/2008
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Another call for an Obama/Richardson Ticket.
Written:01/14/2008
Here's my pitch. Again. Gov. Richardson is the only candidate who has experience with foreign affairs. As former UN Ambassador, he is the only – repeat – only candidate in the field, both Republican and Democrat with any foreign policy experience...
 

Gov. Richardson's Farewell Address
Written:01/11/2008
Governor Bill Richardson's Prepared Remarks for Thursday, January 10, 2008 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Thank you all for coming today. I want to begin today by speaking directly to those who have supported my campaign for president from the very beginn...
 

More on my guy, Richardson:
Written:01/09/2008
In this election, which has been the longest on record, there are a few standouts that we on the extreme ends of the left and the right see as our heroes. On the left, is Kucinich and on the right, Ron Paul. Then, as more moderate voices chime in, fav...
 

Obama - Richardson Ticket
Written:12/26/2007
In a vain attempt to ease up a little, I was going to try to stay out of the presidential race until at least summer time. However, I think that it is time to speak up a little and say something that I have been thinking for a long time. First, I reall...
 

Mitt Romney is a Mormon
Written:10/05/2007
Mitt Romney is a Mormon. In this country, you are free to practice any religion and worship any way you wish. One of Mormonism's foundational beliefs is that Joseph Smith found some ancient artifacts buried in a stone box, on a hillside near his New Y...
 

The Living War Dead
Written:06/01/2007
Inside the Walter Reed Medical Center complex is the Mologne House. With 180 rooms or suites, some as large as 700 square feet, it caters to the families of our war wounded. The building is quite beautiful and well appointed, and even the smallest rooms a...
 

The Death of "Stay The Course"
Written:06/01/2007
Keith Oberman gets a little too full of himself at times, but this video really had me a' hootin. ...
 

Pushing for a great ticket
Written:06/01/2007
More and more of these Democrats are getting into the field; it suddenly occurred to me that there are quite a few good candidates. First, let's not pretend that Dennis Kucinich or Tom Vilsack has a chance of being elected President. Not because they a...
 

Craig Ferguson Rocks
Written:05/29/2007
This is one of the funniest videos that I have seen for a long time. ...
 

Too Many Fallen and Forgotten
Written:05/29/2007
This is a letter that was sent to me from a friend. What is so remarkable about this story is that this boy will never be mentioned by the news. In other words, we count only the fallen, not the wounded. And even though this fellow's life has been needles...
 

Memo Caused Rummy to get the Axe
Written:05/29/2007
Now the situation between Bush and Rummy is starting to be exposed. Be a good little boy and you will get to stay in power, but cross the bastard and you will get the boot. This is exactly what I believe happened. Two days before Rummy resigned, he wrote ...
 

Recap of Valerie Plame Scandal
Written:05/29/2007
There was a great article in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer recapping the Valerie Plame scandal and identifying the players. I had been getting confused about t...
 

First Rummy now Bolton!
Written:12/03/2006
First Rummy now Bolton! Life is freaking good! There really is not a better time to be a Democrat. I am talking of course of Bolton's recent resignation from his post as Ambassador to the U.N. Mr. Bolton has not represented this country in the style...
 

A Newt is a Slimy Swamp Creature
Written:11/29/2006
So I have been reading in the news about Newt and his comments regarding freedom of speech. In case you can't remember who Newt Gingrich is -- he is the former Republican do-da who got drummed out of congress for ethics violations years and years ago. I...
 

It is Getting Drafty in here.
Written:11/20/2006
Is the democratic party off it's nut? Rangle (D-NY) wants to reinstate the draft! I thought that we were a party in favor of a smaller military with a defensive posture. This is really ...
 

The Military Has Left no Child Behind
Written:09/02/2006
This buddy of mine sent me this e-mail. Part of the "No Child Left Behind" act requires schools that accept federal funds to submit names, social security numbers, and phone numbers of military-service-age students. This is in the fine pr...
 

From Which Side of Your Face Are You Speaking?
Written:06/21/2006
I am including some of Iceman's comments with this posting as a reference for anyone, besides spammers, who may be following the discussion. I have not corrected his spelling or grammar. Please do not speak for me. None of what you say is true ab...
 

Don't Stop Thinking, Second Verse.
Written:06/20/2006
In that recent discussion with 'Iceman' -- especially since I know him and we are related -- I thought it prudent to stop and examine what it is to Think Goo...
 

Don't Stop Thinking
Written:03/27/2006
The news is being dominated with the immigration debate, Belarus and the economy. Don't ever forget that we are still engaged in an illegal war in Iraq. The sons and daughters of freedom are loyally executing a war and are dying every day. There is a ...
 

Habeas Corpus and the Possible End of the Constitution
Written:03/23/2006
March 22. District of Columbia Court of Appeals. Article One, Section 9 of the Constitution of The United States of America. The Article: ...The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be su...
 

Abu Ghraib? Where are we Now?
Written:03/12/2006
The Chicago Tribune is reporting that changes are due at Abu Ghraib. This is a great example of how the press lies without reall...
 

This Can't be, Can it?
Written:03/08/2006
The New York Times is reporting that among the worst violators of human rights -- you know countries like China and Cuba -- is Iraq. Let me say this again, Iraq. In case you have been out in Alaska's outback studying the affect of drilling in ANWR I'...
 

The Republicans are Revolting. I Mean That in a Good Way.
Written:03/08/2006
The LA Times is reporting that the GOP, the Greedy Ol' Party, is raising quite a stink over this Dubai ports deal. They have introd...
 

More on Dubai
Written:02/27/2006
I appreciate all the furor over the Dubai ports deal. Now it seems that political pressure has forced the Treasury Department to take up an investigation. It is great that at least this part of the system is working and that all of us progressive blogger...
 

Even Reps are Downing the Dubai Deal
Written:02/20/2006
"It's unbelievably tone-deaf politically at this point in our history, four years after 9/11, to entertain the idea of turning port security over to a company based in the UAE, who avows to destroy Israel." That was what Senator Lindsey Graham said on ...
 

No Dependance on Foreign Oil, But What About Port Security
Written:02/19/2006
According to Reuters, the President has approved the $6.8 billion sale of British company P&O...
 

Cheney: WTF!
Written:02/13/2006
Can the NRA now take this man seriously. Guns don't shoot people, vice presidents do. Really, after the screw ups with the biggest weapon of them all, the US military, I just don't think that it is prudent to let another person in the White House hold...
 

Declaration of Independence
Written:02/03/2006
Does it not say in the Declaration of Independence "That to secure these rights [life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness], governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed." By OUR consent. Not by the...
 

Are we just stupid?
Written:02/01/2006
I watched the State of the Union address last night.. among the incredible stuff that spilled out the that liars mouth was the one about the wiretaps. In April of 2004, a full two years after he ordered wiretapping American's telephone calls without a...
 

On the Rove Again
Written:12/15/2005
This story just isn't going away. Both Slate and The National Review are preparing their readers for the coming indictment of Karl Rove o...
 

Hillary Really Shouldn't Run
Written:12/13/2005
There has been a lot of talk in the press about Mrs. Clinton getting ready to tangle with a Republican opponent in '08. The GOP has recently asked Jeanine Pirro not to run against Mrs. Clinton, knowing that there is very little hope of beating the once Fi...
 

The Culture of Dishonesty
Written:12/04/2005
Just when I thought that the corruption and dishonesty in our government could go no deeper, now comes all the stories of the US military paying the Iraqi press to spin their message. This is just so close to the same propagada crap that the S...
 

Dodging the Debate
Written:11/29/2005
Sorry about slacking on the opinion the last few days. Too stuffed from Thanksgiving to think, I guess. Back on track I was listening to commentary about the guest worker program that our failing President has suggested. Instead of coming clean about...
 

Is This New Math?
Written:11/18/2005
The house narrowly passed the Con's budget. You've heard about this in the news. They are taking money -- AGAIN -- from the most vulnerable Americans. Cuts in food stamps, student loans, Medicare, and on and on. The Cons are claiming that these rea...
 

Alito's Memo Tells the Tale
Written:11/16/2005
Harold Meyerson's Op-Ed piece in the Washington Post points again to Alito's attitude and opinion. Not only is he yet another 'Meyersian' pawn in the ever-...
 

The Bush Lie Factory in Full Swing
Written:11/15/2005
Today, Bush was in my home town attempting to bust the Dems chops over their criticism that he misled them about the reasons for going to war in Iraq. This to follow up from Friday'...
 

Judge Not.
Written:11/12/2005
President Bush hands us yet another gem for the Supreme Court. Bloomberg is reporting that Alito is says that he never violated ethics when he judged cases de...
 

Senators Challenge President Bush
Written:11/11/2005
This letter was sent to the Presidet yesterday by Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV), Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and ...
 

ANWR off the Table, Again.
Written:11/10/2005
Talk about the political hot potato. The Cons in the House have seen the light, when they abandoned their attempt to push through the measure on the appropriations bill that would open the Arctic National Wildlife Reserve (ANWAR) to oil exploration. H...
 

Torture? Why Are we Even Debating it?
Written:11/09/2005
I was watching The News Hour with Jim Lehrer last night. Margaret Warner moderated a very confrontational interview with Sens. Christopher Bond, R-Mo. and Richard Durbin, D-Ill regarding whether or not the US should allow the CIA to be exempt from a prohi...
 

Thanks Bill Maher for Saying What I Feel.
Written:09/24/2005
I know this has appeared on several blogs and as been repeated around the net. But this part of Bill Maher's September 9th closing comments needs to sink in. "NOW, I KID, but seriously Mr. President, this job can't be fun for you anymore. There's no...
 

Under the Category of "Glad to Be Veg."
Written:06/14/2005
If you need more reasons to break your animal flesh addiction.... from the International Herald Tribune. 'A second potential case of mad cow disease in the United States cast doubt on whether the Bush administration could regain crucial Asian markets t...
 

Global Warming OK with Bush
Written:06/09/2005
The White House on Wednesday defended the actions of one of its key staffers who's publicly accused of editing government reports to downplay the link between "greenhouse" gases and global warming....