A sentence from President George W. Bush’s address to Ms. Mostoller’s class at Alice Deal Junior High School in Washington, D.C. on October 1, 1991: “Write me a letter — and I’m serious about this one — write me a … Continue reading →
Strong words for a title, no doubt. But justified, I think. In the short 4 months that I took off from blogging (I didn’t visit my political links at all), I am just shocked at how sharply the environment has … Continue reading →
The following is a continuation of a three-part series by Sara Robinson, published on August 11, 2009 on the Campaign for America blog. At the end of the article; I have added two links, one to an explanation of how … Continue reading →
On September 11, 1970, Spiro Agnew, in an address to the California Republican state convention in San Diego, uttered these famous words (crafted by William Safire): “In the United States today, we have more than our share of the nattering … Continue reading →
Yesterday morning, I learned that Van Jones had resigned from his position in the Obama administration. On March 21, 2009, I wrote a post in which I explored the role of faith in advancing the goals of progressives. I learned … Continue reading →
Over at Black Agenda Report, Bruce Dixon has some choice words for Barack Obama. This altered picture is the “hook” that makes you want to read what he wrote: A lot of progressives are getting tired of President Obama’s waffling … Continue reading →
0n May 10, I posted an emotional piece, entitled Crispy Critter, in which I said that I was going to take a break to retrench and reflect on what I had learned in the previous 8 months. Today is also … Continue reading →
Contrarian that I am, you shouldn’t expect me to glorify Memorial Day – I’ll leave that to others. Yes, I am a veteran (U.S. Navy, 1968-1972), but I don’t want anyone’s thanks, because I joined (after losing a college deferment … Continue reading →
I haven’t posted since April 26th, the longest since I started this blog back in September of last year. The reason is that I’m burned out — I’ve delved so deeply into the “conservative” mind that is so prevalent in … Continue reading →
The following is a letter from Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT). What do you think? Representative Spencer Bachus is one of the only people I know from Alabama. I bet I’m the only socialist he knows. I’m certainly the only one … Continue reading →