I’m supposed to be writing something else write now, but I foolishly checked the news on CNN.com one more time. Something got me so riled that I can’t go on until I compose this. I even have another post underway, but that’ll have to wait…
I read an article that discusses the national security issues for […]
Here’s an equation:
Democratic-controlled Senate + Democratic-controlled House + Republican White House = not much happening.
Call me pessimistic, defeatist, cynical, fatalistic, negative…choose your favorite adjective. I despair of partisan politics, which seems to be standard operating procedure in Washington. Perhaps because the other party is so “wrong,” perhaps because of party pressure, or perhaps out of […]
In the car, on the way to a dentist appointment, I happened to catch some of Eliot Spitzer’s State of the State Address. He said some things that were interesting, some ideas, legislation proposed, etc. But what really got me to focus was this quote,
You can’t change the world by whispering.
This is one […]
There’s this poster I’ve seen…it’s of an infant, wide-eyed and wondering as infants so often are. The caption states: “Question everything.” That’s what babies and youngsters do; everything is new, so they want to know about it all.
“Why do I have to do that?” […]
I am not afraid of bin Laden.
I am not afraid of Iran.
I am not afraid of North Korea.
I am not afraid of terrorism.
I am not afraid of Islam.
I am not afraid of Christianity.
I am not afraid of Atheism.
I am not afraid of faith.
I am not afraid of public schools.
I am not afraid of teachers.
I am […]
