I just finished reading an article from the online version of Fortune magazine written by a former congressman and former head of the Democratic Leadership Committee, Harold Ford, Jr. The article states that the President should do the following: Don’t raise taxes on companies. Don’t create new regulations on businesses. Cut taxes on every form …
Category Archives: politics
What Bothers Me
I’ve got about fifteen things churning in the back of my head, so you may see a bit more of my writing than my typical glacial pace. The first thing is this article from The Boston Globe talking about how we don’t really care about facts anymore, especially in political discourse. The reason why it …
Getting Your Driver’s License
One of the rites of passage for most people is when they finally get their driver’s license. The absolute sense of freedom that it provides is empowering to a teenager. I had to wait a bit to get mine. I didn’t take driver’s ed until I was 17. However, a lot of kids took the …
Politics
Yeah, I voted for the winner. However…. There are a lot of people that see Obama’s election as a magical event, something that will change the world. I’m of a slightly different opinion. I think the event that changed the world was the willingness of people to vote for him. As far as I’ve seen …
Politics
Just so y’all know, I’m a left-leaning person. I’d like to think I have enough sense to know what’s right and what’s wrong with this world, but I know that one person, no matter who they are, doesn’t have everything. I do think that this current administration has done more to alienate the rest of …
Can This President Do ANY Worse?
Sigh. Double sigh. Makes me want to go out a lie to a grand jury right now…
Another Link On Politics
What does America want?
And here’s some food for thought
From Daily Kos
An apt headline
Happy birthday to Laureen
Happy birthday to Laureen Well, it’s a crazy day. 1. Today is Laureen’s birthday. Since I’m a gentleman, I’ll refuse to divulge how old she is. One of the things Laureen wanted for a birthday present was to have her BURP (Babies and Understanding the Realities of Parenting) mommies and babies over on Thursday. Sounds …