I'm a former Republican, now a libertarian-leaning, independent, who was left feeling let down and betrayed by the Republican party. I am now trying to mend the error of my ways.
So, the much feared speech is now history. The country has survived. Our children have returned from school much as they left. They’ve not joined the new Hitler youth. They haven’t morphed into pint sized socialists. Of course, the doomsday sayers and tinfoil hat brigade will have you believe that is only because they shed [...]
I just got done watching Barack Obama address the nation for the first time as President Elect. I couldn’t help but to be touched, inspired and moved by not only his words but the simple fact of witnessing history tonight.
As I watched, I thought of all the comments I’ve read online, at various message boards and blogs, about [...]
I’m an Alaskan, not an American. I’ve got no use for America or her damned institutions.”
Joe Vogler , founder of the Alaskan Independence Party
You would think that someone with questionable associations of their own wouldn’t be lobbing charges of “palling around with terrorists” at the other guy.
While Sarah Palin has been on stages across the [...]
He’s an Arab.
No, ma’am. He’s a decent family man.
This was a recent exchange between John McCain and one of his supporters. Most of the reaction that I’ve read and heard about this so far has been to comment on John McCain’s “defense” of Barack Obama or to point out that the McCain campaign’s rhetoric is beginning [...]
Ok, back to the rant on Palin a bit later…
For the moment I’d like to take a detour to the subject of the economy.
I am not an economist, nor an accountant. I admit to having only a rudimentary grasp of the economic issues facing our country (and in turn the world) and there are some [...]
Today is truly a sad day in American history. We, as a nation, owe an apology to our children, grandchildren and all the future generations that we have allowed to be saddled with this massive debt called the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.
We have let fear and scare tactics override our better judgement and [...]