Pity the nation whose people are sheep, and whose shepherds mislead them. Pity the nation whose leaders are liars, whose sages are silenced, and whose bigots haunt the airwaves. Pity the nation that raises not its voice, except to praise conquerors and acclaim the bully as hero and aims to rule the world with force … Read more
So far, Arizona state financial projections expect a $600 million shortfall this year. Last year the state legislature was forced to accept a ‘mere’ $600 million tax cut. One might be tempted to see a certain symmetry in those figures, but it’s just a coincidence. The budget shortfalls that are likely to result from last … Read more
I’m like a dog with a particularly nettlesome bone with this issue. I seem unable to move on… Anyhow, the Resident has given me fresh energy to worry my bone. He made a scurrilous final question comment during yesterday’s press conference claiming essentially that Democrats hate the military. He’s not alone in saying such things, … Read more
The Manchester, New Hampshire Republican Committee reports that their GOP straw poll resulted in an astounding win for Ron Paul with 66% of the vote. The next nearest competitor was Fred Thompson with just 10%! This points to a possible upset in NH far more disruptive of the GOP status quo than McCain’s 1999 upset … Read more
For the vast majority of you who likely missed it, here’s a podcast of me on KXCI’s ’30 Minutes’ talking with guest producer Elaine Schramm about Drinking Liberally. For those of you readers who haven’t heard of Drinking Liberally or attended one of our parties, please visit the mother site or the local site. Listen … Read more