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Semantics in religion and law
I’m still scratching my head over the furor with Pres. Obama and the Catholic Church about providing contraception for employees. As I understand it, the edict from Washington originally said all Catholic institutions had to cover/pay for/provide contraception for female employees. Church leaders and others had a fit about Obama’s “war on religion.” Obama came … Continue reading
Here’s how you transport a dog …
Monday David Axelrod, top campaign advisor to President Obama, tweeted this picture of the president in his armored limo, accompanied by the Obama family’s dog, Bo. The message read “How loving dog owners transport their dogs.” Snark! Pow! Zing, Mitt Romney. Let the games begin. *Actually, many experts recommend dogs be safely restrained in harnesses … Continue reading
Note to the GOP candidates
One of you will probably get your party’s nomination, but while you’re busy doing hatchet jobs on each other, I for one am getting thoroughly sick of you. At the rate you are shredding each other, the survivor will be in no condition to run a creditable general campaign. I suppose that’s fine with people … Continue reading
Government … two months at a time
I hate to ruin the pre-Christmas mood, but if I wait to comment on the payroll tax cut bill until after Christmas, it will be virtually irrelevent. Not that my opinions ever have any relevance in the overall scheme of things … Yes, the payroll tax cuts should be extended for the middle and lower … Continue reading
So the terrorists don’t have to
Imagine you are at the mall one day and suddenly you are surrounded by a bunch of strangers, arrested, and taken to jail. Then you are transferred to prison and ultimately to the infamous U.S. military prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. No one bothers to tell you that you are suspected of being a terrorist … Continue reading
Plan B: Politics trumps science
Something disturbing happened in Washington this week. No, it wasn’t election related. It wasn’t even Congress related. It was a single individual, Katherine Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services, deciding to overrule the FDA and its determination that Plan B, an emergency “morning after” contraceptive, is safe to be sold without a prescription to … Continue reading
Giuliani accuses Obama of class warfare
A lot of politicians have said a lot of irresponsible things over the years, but as we get closer to the 2012 election, the pols are really starting to get their knickers in a twist. This time it was former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani saying that Pres. Obama is responsible for the Occupy Wall Street … Continue reading
No one is ‘unelectable’ until the voters say so
I read an interesting opinion piece last night that concluded Barack Obama is unelectable in 2012. The author, Republican pollster Dr. David Hill, presented some pretty solid reasons for his conclusion, too. They certainly seemed to add up to “unelectable.” The obvious problem, of course, was that the author wasn’t considering the opposition. On paper, … Continue reading
It’s about damn time!
Finally!! All U.S. troops remaining in Iraq, some 39,000, are heading home and will be out of Iraq by December 31. What took so long? Pres. George W. Bush took his eye off the ball in Afghanistan and our search for Osama bin Laden and sent troops into Iraq in 2003, supposedly because Saddam Hussein … Continue reading
What’s sauce for the goose …
President Obama, in his recent jobs speech, noted the next election is 14 months away and the people American people can’t wait that long. Interesting he should chide Republicans for holding out until the election. A CSPAN telecast last night pointed out that the administration is doing everything in its power to delay court challenges … Continue reading
Carville advises White House to panic
Democratic strategist and firebrand James Carville posted an article on CNN today titled “What should the White House do? Panic!” Great story for CNN to trumpet all day. Great attention-grabbing headline. But “panic”? Come on, James. You’re too smart for that. Nobody thinks clearly in panic mode. Nevertheless, Carville makes some very good points and … Continue reading
Grow up, Washington
President Obama addressed the nation this evening. I didn’t watch. Speaker John Boehner addressed the nation with a response to the president. I didn’t watch. Instead of watching the umpteenth rendition of “I’m Okay; You’re Ridiculous,” I went to Congress.org and fired off yet another letter to the president, my senators, and my congressman. (That’s … Continue reading
Trump trumps Obama? WH releases ‘real’ birth certificate
This morning, in a belated effort to quiet the nation’s “birthers,” Pres. Obama finally released a copy of his original long-form birth certificate. This after spending taxpayers’ money to have an aide fly round trip to Hawaii to pick it up. The certified and perfectly legal short form was released during the 2008 presidential campaign, … Continue reading
Arizona birther law: Bring it on
The Arizona Legislature has passed a bill requiring presidential candidates to produce birth certificates to prove they were born in the U.S. in order to get on the Arizona ballot. If Gov. Jan Brewer (R) signs it, it will become law. The bill was instigated by “birthers” who hope to keep President Obama off the … Continue reading
Nothing he said
Last night President Obama tried mightily, in the loftiest of terms, to defend U.S. involvement in Libya. Yet the soaring ideals he espoused seemed no more applicable to Libya than to any other nation facing a rebellion. His reasoning seemed to justify intervention whenever someone violates not our security, not our economic interests, but our … Continue reading
Nothing he can say
President Obama will address the nation tomorrow night to explain U.S. involvement in Libya. Or at least, attempt to explain. How many times has he already tried to explain — first why he was keeping us out of Libya, then why we were going in. It made sense for us to stay out and let … Continue reading
Huckabee should forget the presidency
Mike Huckabee, former Arkansas governor and 2008 Republican presidential candidate, has been having quite a week. Not necessarily a good week, mind you, but it has garnered a lot of media attention. Which isn’t necessarily a bad thing for the man currently leading the field of potential 2012 GOP candidates. It started Monday with an … Continue reading
I’m a non-interventionist
Not long ago, I offhandedly referred to myself as an “isolationist.” That was incorrect. I am a “non-interventionist.” That means I think we should stay out of the internal affairs of other countries. The subject keeps coming to mind as I see politicians discussing Pres. Obama’s response — or lack thereof — to recent events … Continue reading
Cut heating assistance now? Seriously?
I strongly support cutting federal spending. Average folks know when they’re in financial straits, the first thing they need to do is tighten their belts and cut spending. I’m also well aware that the minute the government starts budget cutting, the entities feeling the cuts are going to object loudly. That said, I still strongly … Continue reading
I still don’t regret voting for Obama
A year and one day ago, I wrote that I didn’t regret voting for Pres. Obama. I still don’t, for all the same reasons. So little has changed that the post would be perfectly apropos today. This evening Pres. Obama will deliver his State of the Union address, or SOTU, as the media like to … Continue reading
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