What do we tell our Daughters???
...And sons…??Many years ago, in the heat of a bygone election, I was listening to the news on my car radio while driving my son to his daycare. During a newsbreak in the music, one of the...
View ArticleWhy are they killing our kids?
Today I read yet another heart wrenching article memorializing the tragic struggle and death of one of our young soldiers – and his wife.A victim of the war within...(ht to Raw Story)
View ArticleSexism and racism...You Play the Hand You’re Dealt…
(Initially posted as a comment - reposted as a Dairy by request)None of us have any choice or control on where, when, who or in what condition we are born. You are what you are and that's that! But it...
View ArticleCounting votes - counting delegates... why camp Clinton needs to be cautious
By now you are well versed in the Camp Clinton fall back position that she leads in the total popular votes cast in the primary contests thus far... not counting caucus states and counting MI and FL of...
View ArticleWhy are (some) women Angry?
In the trailing end of the primary season we are witnessing a political garage sale coming from the losing camp. It sometimes seems that Camp Clinton has decided to clean out the closets and cupboards,...
View ArticleThreats, negotiations and reality - the Democratic Convention...
I'm not a Democratic insider with secret knowledge, just someone who'd like to inject just a little common sense into the discussion... At the risk of stating the obvious...
View ArticleA Different America...
I grew up in a different America. Different that is from the one Hillary Clinton grew up in. Maybe different from yours too.
View ArticleWith gratitude and in loving memory of...
Today, Memorial Day, is the day we have set aside to pay tribute to our fallen. Today I would like to say a few words to the families and friends of those men and women.THANK YOU!You are in my prayers.
View ArticleThe Good, the Bad, and the Ugly...
As Primary season 2008 wraps up, we are left to ponder the race. For Democrats, it has been a season of historical dimensions by all accounts. For the first time a Mexican American, a Woman and an...
View ArticlePflagler, Sunday Morning and Playing the Dozens...
The recent episode with Father Pflagler's sermon seemed to cause a lot of head scratching and condemnation among many of those "hard working Americans" out there. Even President Bill, who should know...
View ArticlePain, anger and self destruction…
A couple of years ago, after a sudden sickness, the oldest son of someone I loved was diagnosed with leukemia. I remember standing with his mother as the doctors told her that her eight year old son...
View ArticleA Luta Continua …
The baton has passed, the race goes on. Today Sen. Clinton conceded the Democratic primary race to Sen. Obama and some wept. Her supporters have labored long and hard to push her across the finish line...
View ArticleIs this a three-fer? A small smile for Obama-ites...
This is for those needing a morale boost during the summer doldrums between primary ending and the national conventions.
View ArticleYou want to do what???
Betrayal! Turncoat! Disappointment!I can't vote for him! He has no principals...! After all of the kafuffle of the past two weeks, my head is about to explode. It seems some folk are so lost in the...
View ArticleA tiny little piece of pre-convention/election advice for netroots militants...
I love you folks... I really do! But you are hurting my head. But since I've been through this before (in the 1960s) and remember just how chaotic real change can be, I know this is just a phase you're...
View ArticleIf you want a friend... get a dog!
As the Democratic Party, apparently in a fit of nostalgia, lurches into it’s (rumored to be traditional) election cycle ritual of the circular firing squad, I thought perhaps a little "Political Player...
View ArticleAn Israeli jounalist compares Bush and McCain vs Obama... w/update
Interesting pick up from Ben Smith at Politico...Ben Smith's Article...(the quoted section in in the last half of the article...
View ArticlePoint of personal privilege - McCain on adoption
I’m trying hard to calm down, so forgive me if this post rambles a bit. But frankly, I’m a bit pissed, having just heard Sen. McCain respond to a question on adoption by insisting that he supports only...
View ArticleHow to argue with Political bigotry...
Ralph Nader has apparently joined the ranks of other political candidates in the use of the disingenuous accusation. This is apparently a growing trend this political year...Brother Nader apparently...
View ArticleYou are going to have THIS conversation... before the election is over!
Okay... we've seen the recent McCain ads and sooner or later as we think about them, or analyze them, we have to consider the questions... what is he really saying, and; 2) why is he saying it?
View ArticleMcCain: Obama playing the race card!
Politico and Huffpost both report...John McCain's campaign manager is accusing Barack Obama of unfairly using the issue of race, a significant accusation in a campaign featuring the first...
View ArticleThe Jackie Robinson of presidential politics...
Let’s face it, whether we like it or not, Barack Obama is the “Jackie Robinson” of presidential politics. That’s just the fact. And like Jackie he is going to have to go through a LOT of stuff to make...
View ArticleJealous John McCain carps about campaign celebrations
"Jealous John" spent the week carping, crying and complaining about his competitors campaign celebrations.So Sad...!Jealous John's jaundiced judgement, madly mistook the message for the messenger, and...
View ArticleNew Obama Strategy to combat "Celeb" Ads revealed!
Obama Invites McCain to CelebfestNew report from the Washington Independent....After failing to come up with a successful way to defuse the devastating "cele" campaign stategy by the McCains camp War...
View ArticleRussian - Georgia Conflict: Why Now?
A very informative article from Stratfor.com gives a very good rundown on the background and current status of the Russian-Georgia conflict.Read the full article here... Russo-Georgian War and balance...
View ArticleThe Luxury of pouting...
Many years ago, back when the most dignified thing we could call ourselves was Negroes, and the world was still very much segregated black and white, I sat on my front steps - a little boy with an...
View ArticleJohn Legend sings... If you're out there...
John Legend sings...A New Anthem for Denver Convention - Night 1.(I tried to post this yesterday, but couldn't get the embed right, for which I apologize. Hopefully you can see it this time and enjoy...
View ArticleWho is best prepared to lead...
The question is asked, is he prepared to lead? It is an important and relevant question.But you cannot assess the adequacy of preparation without first deciding the more important questions of...
View ArticleTruth as an offense...
It has been repeatedly noted in recent days, how the McCain/Palin campaign has veered off the straight and narrow and become the most dishonest in recent memory. Even the "Main Stream Media" has begun...
View ArticleExplaining the madness of the market meltdown...
Several months ago, before the current crisis, I saw a YouTube video by John Fortune & John Bird on the South Bank show which explained with perfect lucidity the current market crisis....
View ArticleTrumpka on Obama and Race...
Back in the day, when I was an active Union representative in a virtually all White industry, I certainly ran into more than my share of racism among Union members. And I certainly attended more than a...
View ArticleSelling the rescue...
Over the past two weeks there has been a ton of debate over the condition of our financial infrastructure. The Administration says the situation is dire, but a scad of economists have opined "not so...
View ArticleFor Swing voters...
Okay... I know someone is going to yell at me... tell me it's been done, or it's improper...But whathehey!Here's some Barack for the swing voters among you...
View ArticleCanadian Parliament Lockout!
Find transition politics fascinating? Think the Democratic Primary was mesmerizing, did the general election have you on pins and needles... well buddy, you ain't seen nothing! Take a gander at our...
View ArticlePatriotism in a Time of Peril!
On September 11, 2001, our nation came under attack by an unknown enemy. Lives were lost, hundreds of millions of dollars in property damage was suffered and Americans came together in an awesome...
View ArticleCan we stop the political contest and act like we care???
You’ve heard the statistics... 47 million people without health insurance. 14,000 people who lose health care every day.You’ve heard the accusations and recriminations... death panels, socialized...
View ArticleNever forget... his life is on the line!
Admittedly I’m about as old as dirt. And I’m so old school that I’m probably one room. But that fact gives me what you might call the long perspective, so if you have a minute, stay awhile and res...
View ArticleA (fictional) President's Response to Cantor
What with our esteemed House Majority Leader decrying the "mob" of OWS... I thought perhaps he could use a reminder..."America isn't easy. America is advanced citizenship. You gotta want it bad, 'cause...
View ArticleHealthcare's 800 Lb. Albino Gorilla
Writer/Social Scientist Jerrold Auerbach once noted that learning the law was the process of learning how to take two things inextricably bound together and thinking about one, without thinking about...
View ArticleBehind the curtain: Syrian mistake?
Watching the commatariat "analyze" the weeks events in the Syrian drama has been a bit of a head scratcher for me. Why, suddenly, would folks seem to believe that one of our most strategic thinking...
View ArticleWelcome to Our Quadrennial Political Matrix
“Let me tell you why you’re here. You’re here because you know something. What you know you can’t explain. But you feel it. You’ve felt it your entire life. There's something wrong with the world. You...
View ArticleMy Choice
The political season is raging and we are being called upon to choose between candidate A, B, or C, between political party A, or B. The voices are loud, the campaigns fierce, the choices stark and too...
View ArticleSay you want a revolution...
Over the past year or so of political wrangling, I have been very tempted to weigh in. But I put off writing about the Sander’s/Clinton primary for the most obvious of reasons, I had nothing new to add...
View ArticleYo Bernie-iacs Don Be effing around!
Let me break this down as simple as I can. I see you waving that vote around like you don’t think it’s loaded. But that vote is a dangerous thing! You keep messin around with it you gonna hurt...
View ArticleEnough!
We’ve had three days to deny, cry and look for scapegoats. It’s time to get to work!I don’t care who woulda, coulda, shoulda… it’s done!We have a country to try to save and friends and neighbors to...
View ArticleIf You want to Drain the Swamp… Don’t Feed the Alligators!
So… Red America wanted to shake up Washington to get something done. Problem is they decided to go about it without understanding what was going on.If you listen to many Trump supporters you will hear...
View ArticleThe Cost of Crying Wolf…
Back when I was a child my Mom used to read us kids the story called “The Boy Who Cried Wolf”. As the story goes… there was a young kid who lived in a small village who was given the job of taking the...
View ArticleTrump works the refs, while McConnell and Ryan flop!
He’s at it again… lying, making false accusations and blaming everyone but himself for his miserable performance. That’s the President.Trump has decided that he will amp up his old ploy of working the...
View ArticleThe Most Essential Debate Question No One is Asking
When President Obama was sworn in as President in January 2009, he was confronted with a severely damaged economy, resulting from the sudden economic collapse in the waning days of the Bush...
View ArticleThe Game IS rigged! ...because the Republicans rigged it, and intend to keep...
The President keeps saying the game is rigged. By this he means that somehow the “Deep State” Democrats have unfairly fixed the political rules against him and his party.He knows of what he speaks.The...
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