One Term and So Much To Do

I know it is still to early to know the outcome of the next Presidential election but the signs are not good for the “center”. President Obama has lost his impressive public opinion poll numbers and it will be difficult to regain. Like Jimmy Carter, the harder President Obama tries “to do the [...]

Funeral Lottery

Well maybe it is not a real funeral. Maybe it is more of a memorial celebration. In any case Michael Jackson will be “honored” today with a lottery filled audience. One might never know why these people wanted to attend. Do they miss Michael? Do they want to see the [...]

Papal Poop

In his recent campaign financing trip to Africa, Pope Benedict brought the traveling press in on a revelation.  He informed his wide eyed companions that condoms would not help matters in AIDS torn Africa.  He went on to say, taking a page from the George W Bush library, “abstinence is the way to go”.  It [...]

The End in Sight?

General Motors and Chrysler are approaching the first “lets see your cards” date with the Federal Government next week.  Both companies are suppose to present “turn around plans” so convincing that the Feds will lend the second half of the promised bail out loans.  The outlook is not promising unless the Government decides it just [...]

Saving Detroit

Amongst the many who call for saving the Big 3, there are many others who cry out equally strong to simply let them twist in the wind.  Why should the American taxpayer bail out one of our most arogant industries?  Why should we reward ineffective management?  Why should we care?
The simplest answer to this question is [...]

How Religion Gets in the Way

Tuesday’s New York Times carried an article quoting Cardinal Edward M Regan that Rudy Giuliani had “broken” an understanding that the Rudy and the Cardinal had.  What could that possibly have been?  The answer turns out that because Giuliani is on record as supporting a woman’s right to choice, Egan had said Giuliani could not [...]

Third Parties

An interesting phenomenon is unfolding on the political scene.  Most candidates try to be all things for all voters while most voters are primarily interested in only a few issues.  Voters’ hot buttons tend to be those issues that they think about now.  It is only later and often too late that the voter realizes he did [...]

Why Iran and Not Pakistan?

The Bushcovites, otherwise known as the sons of Cheney, or at times simply an anal division of the neoconservatives, have been terribly confused about Iran.  On one hand they want Iran to stop supporting the insurgents in Iraq and on the other hand they want them to stop their nuclear development program.  So to make [...]

The Pope and The Bush

In the past few weeks, Pope Benedict XVI, has acted like Tony Blair in imitating a failed President.  The question is why?
1. Pope Benedict began the series of “why did he say that” campaign with a speech in Germany where he raised great caution about “Darwinism” because some could reach a conclusion that might question [...]

Butch and Sundance ?

The fearless twosome who venture only where it is politically safe are setting a magnificent example for our young people to see what bravery and courage are all about. “Five deferment” Dick Cheney and “Don’t give me a physical so I don’t have to fly” George Bush stand before us and castigate Congress for trying [...]