Politics
Solution to Government Gridlock: Term Limits
Perhaps if a splinter group of Tea Partiers (under a different name, please) embraced term limits as their sole mission, it could truly be called a movement. And more moderates like me might just join.
How Can Anyone Say No to This Health Care Bill?
Health care reform in its current state in Congress is as dead as my once white-hot passion for a Barack Obama presidency. But there’s still a chance to enact change, and to that end I’d like to propose a three-pillar bill that I defy anyone to find fault with.
Setting the Record Straight on Health Care Reform
Many people have received variations of an anti-health-reform chain email that claims to provide a page-by-page analysis of a House healthcare bill. Jennifer Tolbert, an independent health care analyst at a nonpartisan foundation that studies health care reform, called the email “awful.”
FACT CHECK: No ‘death panel’ in health care bill – Yahoo! News
Reporting doesn’t get much more neutral than the AP, and this report essentially calls Sarah Palin a fear monger: FACT CHECK: No ‘death panel’ in health care bill – Yahoo! News. Wasn’t it Palin who, during her farewell as Alaska’s governor, asked the media to “honor the American soldier” and “quit making things up”? Damn [...]
21st Century GOP: The Party of Fear
Dick Cheney, Rush Limbaugh and their ilk have taken fear-mongering to an entirely new level in recent weeks. I’ve been remiss in posting of late, but the GOP has inspired me to continue on a theme I started a few months ago and compile a list of “things chicken-shit Republicans are scared of,” based on [...]
Stimulus working in SW Va.
Southwest Virginia may be populated by a large “good Republican” majority, but they sure seem to be falling in love with a Democratic initiative: the $8,000 tax credit to first-time home buyers. http://snurl.com/d0mbo
Petri Dish Politics: It’s What’s for Dinner
Recent ruminations: Is Obama as sly as a tax-happy fox? Can an altruistic world view still be achieved? Are the Florida Gators heading back to the NIT? Find out now!
Government in the Sunshine Would Be Nice
Within seconds (give or take) of Barack Obama taking the oath, another more stealth transition took place when his administration launched the new WhiteHouse.gov website. And with that, the executive branch went Web 2.0.
Inauguration Day Should Be a National Holiday
Sure, I might be more excited about this Inauguration than any other in my lifetime, but such an important event that occurs just once every four years absolutely should be a national holiday.
Barack Needs to Give Merchandising a Rest
The Obama team, as brilliant in the field of marketing as they are, need to stop it with all the merchandising. A couple of days ago, I got a package from the Inauguration committee with an “official invitation” — heavy stock, embossed lettering, presidential seal. But in reality it was a direct mail pitch to [...]
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