Politics
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I Know This Has Happened To All Of You – at least once
You’re dealing with some bureaucracy, playing phone tag, faxes getting corrupted, documents got chewed up by your dog (or in the case of bureaucrats – their boss, the computers, or… Read more.
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USA R.I.P.
This was on a custom license plate I saw while driving home (have to live with this graphic instead). I didn’t see the driver of the SUV, as the vehicle… Read more.
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Morality Plays and Drugs Pay
I laughed my ass off when I read this headline. Not that I disbelieved the possibility and plausibility of such a discovery. I was just surprised at the public announcement… Read more.
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We’re Doing Just Fine, Politicians. Thanks For Asking!
The reason for this simple post is because I usually try not to include deep details about my personal unemployed status. This other post hits waaaaay to close to home… Read more.
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Are You Bullshitting Me?
It was with shock and amusement that I read news reports about Rep. Jim Moran (D-Virginia), about to retire from Congress after a run of twenty-four years, making comments and supporting… Read more.
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Is It Double-Talk When Dealing With the Two-Faced?
Just finished reading a story on Yahoo! News about another potential round of Base Realignment and Closures. (BRAC) It appears that Congress doesn’t want to perform another round of pondering… Read more.
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What? Me, worry?
This article over at # Federal News Radio came out a few days ago. I’m not certain if the article has any substance. It talks about federal workforce veterans and… Read more.
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And Then the Supreme Court Hands Me More Ammunition
I started my effort on this posting a week or so ago. I got despondent, bored, whatever – the powers that be will find a way around an issue to… Read more.
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Offense by Superiority?
“Abraham Lincoln was revered as a man who did not ‘offend by superiority’,” – Emerson. If this condition (my title) is truly an offense, then what does this say for… Read more.
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The Rich Keep Getting Richer; The Poor, They Just Stay Poor
Ever notice how all the fat cats turn out to be white? I took this postings’ title from lyrics in the David Allen Coe song, ‘Jimmy Buffett’. It’s a very… Read more.
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We’ve Come To Save You From Yourselves!
Clockwork Orange Prison Scene (because I couldn’t find an image of the Herbert Lom scene) Two articles from across the pond. One from The Guardian on Monday, the subject is… Read more.
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Nine Nations of North America, or the Six States of California
From the Nine Nations of North America book Nine Nations of North America, or the Six States of California I immediately thought of this book, Nine Nations of North America,… Read more.
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Sometimes A Simple Phrase Shall Suffice
I’m not a great fan of Mr. Krauthammer, based on my impression of him on the talking head shows. But this article is, in editorial parlance, tight. Whiskey-5-Hotel, as one… Read more.
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I’m all right, Jack!
That was my first thought when I read this story, courtesy of the ACLU. Not because I had a negative attitude from reading it, but because I agreed with the… Read more.
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