Category: Politics

Money in Washington Pt.1

While I’ve been listening to political discourse for a while, some of what has been coming out of Washington lately is enough to make me blow a gasket.  …


A tale of two quotes

I had a very interesting experience this morning while reading World Magazine.   It started when I read a quote from Christopher Dodd (Sen D-CT) stating “No one will know until this is actually in place how it works.” The thought came to me, (not for the first time) “How could such foolishness exist in…


30 Pieces of Silver or $300M

I’m sure you recognize the 30 pieces of silver the Chief Priests paid Judas Iscariot to betray Jesus.  But how many of you recognize the $300M Harry Reid used to get Mary Landrieu to betray her oath of office, her conscience and the American people….


Health care bill eliminates choice and competition

I know, I know… one of the goals of the health care reform bill is to “provide competition” in the industry.  That just doesn’t make sense to me and I think I finally came up with a way to explain it……


A Neighbor’s view of the NY 23rd Election

I don’t live in New York’s 23rd district, but I live near by and I’ve heard  an awful lot about it.  When the local republican party choose a left-of-center (Dede Scozzafava) candidate over a right-of-center one (Doug Hoffman) to go against the democratic candidate (Bill Owens) in the general election some interesting things started to…


Governing with Bribery

As I look at the state of campaigning for our governments offices (federal, state & local), I noticed one common theme.  It seems that just about everyone who is running for office is telling me either they will give me something or that their opponent(s) will take something away.  Since this is a common campaign…