This new type of campaign fundraising hit the news a couple of days ago. It’s what my mom would have called “tacky” and it smacks a lot more of desperation than of creativity. Just sayin’ … Continue reading Mom had a word for it
To Gov. Romney and Pres. Obama: Be advised that I’m not listening to you. The millions of dollars you, your campaigns, and your super PACs are spending to woo my vote are wasted. Worse than wasted. Counterproductive. I am not listening because I do not believe you. Either of you. Every word you utter, everything … Continue reading Letter to Romney, Obama campaigns
Must be the silly season for magazine covers. First Time magazine sports a bare-breasted mom nursing her three-year-old, and now Newsweek has declared Obama “The First Gay President.” The race to the bottom has really heated up, hasn’t it? Decades-old highly respected news magazines venturing into the realm of shock and misrepresentation, all to generate … Continue reading Seriously, Newsweek?
The New York Times yesterday featured an article entitled “Shift on Executive Power Lets Obama Bypass Rivals.” It discusses at some length President Obama’s announced intention to employ executive orders to bypass his obstructionist Republican opponents in Congress. While there is ample precedent for doing so, it dances at the edge of constitutionality. Ours is … Continue reading Executive orders legal but …
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 Semantics in religion and law
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 Here’s how you transport a dog …
