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Mitt: Did I say that out loud?
Years ago I was a political junkie, but I kicked it. Turned out it was pretty easy to get the political process monkey off my back when the campaign content and tactics got so distasteful that I...
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It’s still the economy, stupid
Any system that tries to make candidates for public office come together in one place to talk about what they intend to do if elected is a positive for civic discourse. This week the two major party...
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You’ll never see the debates the same way ever again
…after you have a look at this from Bad Lip Reading: “Eye of the Sparrow” indeed–hilarious!
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The powers that be control the message—even more than you know
Here is another depressing argument that the reality you and I inhabit, and feel comfortable most days saying we have some control over, has been sanitized for our protection. The New York Times...
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Demand more
I’ve been trying like hell to ignore the presidential campaigns, and with a good deal of success: mostly, because I cannot conceive of what a life without respite from politics would be like, no matter...
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Just like a little love, campaign truth is hard to find
You hold your breath…you make a wish…and you’re disappointed when it doesn’t come true. And then you remember that things don’t happen just because you wish them to. Such is the case, not very...
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The 47% fallout at Fox, as told by Jon Stewart
It has been great fun to watch the political circus play out around last week’s revelation of Mitt Romney’s campaign gaffe—or to put it another way, that chance for the rest of us to hear the truth...
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For me, there’s really only one choice
Four nights of debates, finally over; I slouched in my comfy recliner with a determination to listen to what was said rather than make clever refutations or point out logical missteps (I was mostly...
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Congratulations, America
We did some good things out there in those little voting booths yesterday…most of us…but a hearty “good on ya” to everyone who took the trouble to participate in the process beyond just running their...
View ArticleA few thoughts on the events of the day
Though there is no doubt that he did it—even he admits it—I was not surprised that the United States Senate declined to convict President Trump on the articles of impeachment today. Disappointed, yes;...
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