culture of corruption
Where is My Piece of the Pie?
The government gave out money to irresponsible homebuyers to help bail them out of their bad mortgages. But we were responsible and didn’t buy more house than we could afford, so we paid for our neighbor’s mortgage and continued paying for our own as well.
The government is giving money to people to buy new cars [...]
Welcome To The Change
So, with Obama set to appoint Rahm Emanuel as his Chief of Staff, arguably the most important person in the White House after the President, many of you are probably wondering who he is. Here’s a quick bio:
Rewarded with job as White House political director in January 1993. Demoted by June. Resurrected by taking on [...]
What Hath God Wrought
“The people have spoken, and now the people will be punished.” — Ed Koch, NYC, 1989
Think on this:
“I feel like we’ve got a righteous wind at our backs here, but we’re going to have to work. We’re going to have to struggle. We’re going to have to fight.” — Barack Obama (Presidential Candidate), Virginia, October [...]
I’ve Called my Congress Critter — Have You?
My Congressman voted against this “crap sandwich” bailout bill on Monday. My Senators voted for it (and they’ll be hearing an earful from me when I can get through the switchboard).
This morning I called my Congressman’s office (all five, actually) to thank him for voting against the bill on Monday and to urge him to [...]
We’ve Lost Our Darned Minds
Firs things first: John got sent on an unexpected business trip to Omaha, NE this week. His plane is probably starting it’s decent right about now. Yep, there he is:
He’ll be back on Friday morning, so it’s not so bad this time; although rumor has it that I might be getting sent back to Huntsville [...]
More Change You Can Believe In
I swore that I wasn’t going to write about OsamaBama again, but I just can’t resist with such easy fruit hanging in front of me.
Part I – The Crazy Rev
Thanks in part to staying up entirely too late on Sunday night, I got up late on Monday morning and had the good fortune of being [...]
Change You Can Delete
I wrote a follow-up to my original “The Audacity of Racism” post yesterday, but pulled it because I was afraid I had gone a little far into right field. Now I’m really feeling sorry that I did. The quote it was based on was this:
“Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. preached the Christian tenet, [...]
