Republican Old Guard Vs. Tea Partiers
The call for sanity from Joe and Jane Republican that many of us have been waiting for appears to be starting. Speaking for myself, I know a lot of sane, moral, educated, intelligent Republicans who...
View Article“Fiscal Conservative” Tea Partier Owes Over A Hundred Grand in Child Support
Hypocrisy is unspeakably distasteful to me. I think that’s most of my problem with the whole Tea Party movement. The gist of what they’re saying sounds logical to those who aren’t educated in the...
View ArticleThe Gabby Giffords Gun Raffle Debacle
Somehow, the outrage I expected over the poor taste vis a vis the gun target looming over U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords’ district in light of the life-threatening injuries she received during...
View ArticleSo What’s the Dealio With This Herman Cain Guy?
I was having a conversation with a friend a couple of weeks ago when he asked my thoughts on Herman Cain. I’m embarrassed to admit it, but my initial reaction was, “Who the hell is Herman Cain?” His...
View ArticleHanky Panky Allegations Catching Up With Herman Cain?
It kind of goes without saying that, whenever a politician starts to gain celebrity status, the skeletons start rattling out of the closets. Sometimes it makes a difference, other times it doesn’t...
View ArticleRomney Taking Vaginas Into Consideration Regarding Running Mate
The names being tossed around as possibilities for Mitt Romney’s running mate are many and varied. Actually, they’re really not … everyone under consideration holds pretty hard-core right wing views,...
View ArticlePaul Ryan: A Legitimate Danger to Women’s Rights
I have to admit, I was pretty shocked when Mitt Romney announced Paul Ryan as his running mate. I’d been almost positive his veep candidate would be female, in large part because Romney’s ratings...
View ArticleRape, Republican-Style
Todd Akin recently made headlines when he brought the phrase “legitimate rape” into our lexicon. Akin is a representative from Missouri who was running for Senate. The quote that put him in the...
View ArticleMy State Almost Tried To Ignore The Constitution
I live in North Carolina. That’s the United States east coast. My state has the Biltmore in the beautiful mountains to the west, Charlotte with major banking institutions in the southwest, well-known...
View ArticleThe Last American Badass
I loved John McCain—not the John McCain that ran for president—but the real one. When McCain rain for president he compromised himself and went ultra conservative to get the conservative vote. He also...
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