Archive for the ‘Random Musings’ Category
on a personal note
So I’m back with some debate thoughts. I have been busy with some other blogs, so I can’t promise consistent posting here anymore. I’ll do my best to keep up with the politics, since the 2012 election is critical to deciding our nation’s future going forward. But this isn’t where my heart and energy is right [...]
america
A couple days late….but I just love this quote from The Economist from someone named Bernard DeVoto. (I have no idea who that is, but I love what he said.) Here’s the quote: [American history] is the most romantic of all histories. It began in myth and has developed through centuries of fairy stories. Whatever the [...]
the why candidate
Jon Huntsman. Why is he running for President? The groups of voters he would appeal to already have several candidates who would satisfy their requirements. Are there enough of those Republican voters who would choose him over the other moderates in the field? I don’t see how he manages to get the attention of primary [...]
good questions
George Will on Libya: But if Khadafy can’t be beaten by the rebels, are we prepared to supply their military deficiencies? If the decapitation of his regime produces what the removal of Saddam Hussein did — bloody chaos — what then are our responsibilities regarding the tribal vendettas we may have unleashed? How long are [...]
two wrongs don’t make a right
Ground Zero Mosque – bad idea Burning Korans – extremely bad idea This goes beyond 1st Amendment rights and the legal arguments. There’s certainly a more reasonable legal argument to be made for the Ground Zero Mosque than there would be for a church burning copies of the Koran. What’s allowable as a result of [...]
cut the spending
Paul Krugman says that the emphasis on tax cuts and “starving the beast” is not producing the intended result of reducing spending. He’s right about that. Tax cuts are important, but they are only half of the equation. We really need to emphasize this more; because as valuable and useful as tax cuts are to [...]
the state of the middle ground
America was not designed to be run by elitists – nor was it designed for pure mob rule. What we need to find here is some middle ground – a government that will be responsive to the needs of the people without being subject to the whims of daily polling and public opinion that is [...]
more depressing news
Female Alias fans – join me in a moment of silence as we mourn the recent passage of our own Vaughn from the single life. Michael Vartan’s getting hitched, and in an interesting Alias-related side note — to a woman named Lauren. Guess it had to happen eventually. In all seriousness, I wish the guy [...]
dirty tricks
This is wrong, unethical – and somewhat boneheaded. But enough about what I think about the Dems’ new (old) trick to pass the health care bill. Let’s read what the Washington Post had to say about it (bold text my addition). Pelosi (D-Calif.) would rely on a procedural sleight of hand: The House would vote [...]
i don’t get it
Senator Evan Bayh (D-IN) won’t seek re-election to the Senate. Looks like the Democrat juggernaut is running into a few problems on its way to liberal utopia. It’s not just Republican obstructionists or tea partiers getting in the way of the Democrat agenda. Some Democrats, like Evan Bayh, object to the focus of this administration [...]
