Political Insanity: The Bev Perdue Legacy
It’s often noted that Albert Einstein defined insanity as doing the same thing over and over and over again and expecting a different result. Apparently the Democrats in
It’s often noted that Albert Einstein defined insanity as doing the same thing over and over and over again and expecting a different result. Apparently the Democrats in
“As ye sow, so shall ye reap.” My mother, who was an excellent seamstress, had a saying satirizing that Biblical phrase: “As ye sew, so shall ye rip.” It was her way of saying when mistakes are made, you will have to rip them out. (Genius, no?) It was also her way of accepting that […]
Vice President Joe Biden sticks his foot in his mouth so often that he’s developed athlete’s tongue. The news flash comes when Biden doesn’t say something eccentric, unpredictable, or just plain stupid. So it was no great revelation to hear he’d accused Tea Party Republicans of behaving like terrorists during the debt limit debate. It’s […]
I think often about the predicament our country is in, and every now and then I feel a fury rising inside of me. This week’s “Debt Ceiling Deal” was a betrayal of the American people on many levels. Do you remember when the Grand Old Party took control of the House just a few short […]
Let us thank the Tea Party. Finally, a group of representatives who stand up for the taxpayers and the American Way of Life. What they have done is historical and outstanding. In the face of threats, lies, prognostications of impending financial doom and the world coming to an end, they stood their ground. An apt […]
Let me see if I can make sense of President Obama’s debt policy for the United States. Oh, that’s right. Nothing makes sense from this President. While he is on TV discussing how concerned he is that America might default on the nation’s debt, it was only less than a year ago that he directed […]
Racism has evolved. Historically a social barrier, it has become a contemporary political tool. That’s not to say racism is nonexistent. Racism exists aplenty, in and toward all races. Our world is filled with people who harbor illogical hatred based solely on race or ethnicity. Race relations would take a giant step forward if only […]
When the National Mall’s Port-A-Johnnies are shut down. No kidding. It happened before in 1995. It will happen again in 2011 or something very similar. President Gerald Ford, one of the greatest spending bill veto-wielding Presidents in the history of the American Republic, coined the phrase: ‘Our long national nightmare is now over’ when he […]
Fear is a very powerful emotion. Fear can paralyze you into inaction, or stampede you into doing things you would not ordinarily do. In certain situations fear can be beneficial; it can heighten your senses when you’re facing danger, stimulating the adrenalin necessary to survive or the sense to avoid the situation altogether. But more […]
The current debate over raising the federal debt limit brings into focus the brokenness of our “Rule of Law”, the United States Constitution. Never in the original design of the document were 536 citizen legislators (One President, 100 Senators, and 435 Representatives) intended to have the power to pass laws that would put our country […]