A PAUSE….FOR THE CAUSE (plus a rousing chorus of….Tomorrow….Tomorrow) The President’s state of the union speech to Congress, yesterday, was a good one. Though long on evocative and inspirational themes, and short on –what- and –how to- specifics, it was
January 26, 2011
ALLONS ENFANTS…. (it’s time for a day of glory) Rouget deLisle never could have imagined how much of an impact the stirring lyrics of his anthem would later have on so many other parts of the world….beyond France. His intent
CALIFORNIA PUTS A TRIUMVIRATE IN CHARGE (Moonbeam Brown, Nuisance Newsom, and Never-Say-Die Harris) Once again, the voters of California have proven that “democracy” let’s folks vote dumb….as well as smart. To expect this trio to come up with anything effective
THE PASSING OF AN EXTRAORDINARY PATRIOT (an unsung hero to all but the Hmong people) I only met him once, at the Plaines des Jarres, up in the highlands of what was then the Kingdom of Laos, when things were
TUCSON (another wing-nut from out of the woodwork) The shooting event in Tucson is another horrific example of what may be going wrong with our society. Not to downplay or dismiss the tragic impacts and consequences on so many lives
ARE WE TO BE PRO-ACTIVE PROBLEM FIXERS…. (or just continue being high maintenance whiney bitches, yapping from the sidelines about them?) Any thinking citizen and taxpayer of this great republic must realize by now that our economic and political structures
COLLECTIVE READING OF THE CONSTITUTION (reading it is fine…but will this Congress comprehend what it’s reading?) The 111th Congress is now gone. Long live the 112th Congress! In the aftermath of last November’s political earthquake, we now have a new