Category Archives: General Politics

The culture of fear, uncertainty and doubt in American politics was dealt a staggering—though not fatal—blow yesterday when the country overwhelmingly chose to ignore the negative campaigning of Senator McCain, Governor Palin and the GOP and instead focus on hope … Continue reading →

It looks like Mr. Bush has said he will veto any measures from Congress which allow taxpayer dollars to be used for the destruction of human life. This is supposedly meant to prevent federal funding of abortions, but it’s OK … Continue reading →

Over the last several months, and leading up to the recent elections, there was a lot of talk about immigrants, usually those here illegally. Much of the talk has revolved around how to grant these folks some sort of legal … Continue reading →

Many Republicans have this whole “defense of traditional marriage” thing they believe in. It’s code for “no gay marriage” of course, and just about everyone understands that. I’ve always wondered though, just what is “traditional marriage”? If I remember my … Continue reading →

Every week I listen to Meet The Press, generally via podcast (since MSNBC’s video sucks with no support for Macs), sometimes on KCBS. This week, Barak Obama was a guest, and he was as literate, intelligent and forthright as he … Continue reading →

President Bush did something he’s never done since taking the Presidency. No, not tell the truth! Silly rabbit. No, he issued his first-ever veto, choosing to go against research geared toward find cures for several deadly diseases (using stem cells). … Continue reading →

Every so often, a blog entry writes itself, I merely act as the conduit. Here’s an example. I’m a staunch Liberal. I identify with the Democrats. I’m fervently anti-Bush. So it will come as no surprise to anyone that I … Continue reading →

Mr. Bush and the Republicans constantly talk about this ongoing “War on Terrorism”. Putting aside the ability to wage war on an idea (that’s been beaten to death), how do we know when we’ve won this particular war? In most … Continue reading →

Below is the email I received from Senator Feinstein’s office in response to my email encouraging the continued investigation of the illegal wiretapping programs authorized by Mr. Bush. (Better late than never.) Thank you for writing to me about recent … Continue reading →

Spring is here and with it, the national pastime, baseball. Baseball fans are a dedicated and knowledgeable bunch, and they will boo you lustily for any reason or no reason at all. And so it was Tuesday. The team in … Continue reading →