Politics
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‘N’ is for…
I’m thinking of making a haiku: Nigh is Night. But then I remembered Spiro T. Agnew’s famous phrase… “In the United States today, we have more than our share of… Read more.
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‘M’ is for …
Mistaken (for the) Messiah. {Origin: < Late Latin (Vulgate) Messīās < Greek Messī́ās < Hebrew māshīaḥ literally, anointed} I was reading somebody’s article or blog (if I stumble across it… Read more.
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‘G’ is for Graft
Sometimes this blog challenge is too easy. I say that now, but just wait until Q, X, & Z raise their venomous little heads (I will, of course, be ducking… Read more.
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‘F’ is for Fraud
FRAUD. I’ve got a whole shitstorm of ‘F‘ words that I can use about the subject(s) forthcoming. But I’ll try to stay focused and linguistically unprofane. My original focus was to… Read more.
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‘E’ is for Entropy
4. a doctrine of inevitable social decline and degeneration. The definition which requires pointing out what a doctrine is: noun a particular principle, position, or policy taught or advocated, as… Read more.
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‘D’ is for Détente
The idea for détente came about at the beginning of the 20th century, the term coined in French, as that was the official international language. The difference between it and… Read more.
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‘A’ is for… Audacity
The online dictionary defines audacity as: —noun, plural au·dac·i·ties. boldness or daring, especially with confident or arrogant disregard for personal safety, conventional thought, or other restrictions. effrontery or insolence; shameless… Read more.
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An Election
A long time ago, in a country very similar to ours, there was an election. Fact is, it was this country. The election of 1828 pitted J. Q. Adams vs. Andrew… Read more.
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Where In The World Is Edward Kowalski?
Catching up on blogging Read more.
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Media Spin
A simple report on the current debates Read more.
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Wipeout
Chutzpah. Hubris. Obama. It takes a certain type of person to run for office, much less for President of the United States. The candidate is different from the office holder.… Read more.
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AmeriFAIL
Only the latest in the continuing saga of anecdotal evidence that this grand experiment in representative government, we have failure to lead in the legislative branch; oppressive leadership in the… Read more.
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Here We Go Again
If it’s September, then it must be budget time in Congress. This article over at Federal News talks about protecting intelligence community workers from the big, bad sequestration monkey. There’s… Read more.
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Rambling Rant
Much ado about nothing on recent stories in the news this week. WBDJ shooting, while horrible, doesn’t begin to touch on the number of gun violence deaths in America. Personally,… Read more.
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Some Things Are Just Wrong
For those of you who have never been there – or traveled overseas in general – this may not interest you very much. Those of you who have, or have… Read more.
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Rants Unto the Ether 