Truth, For a Change

Gerald R. Ford: A good man steering our nation through some truly bad times.

Published on 2006-12-31 13:29:00

President Ford had been labeled "exceptional" and "extraordinary" for many reasons. The shortest tenure of any President in the twentieth century. The only man to assume both the Vice Presidency and Presidency without being elected. The only President ever to pardon the man who put him into office. The list goes on. And yet in my book, these are not the most important reasons that this humble, unassuming man was so exceptional. These are merely the circumstances that helped to bring out the grea

Merry Christmas, one and all.

Published on 2006-12-24 01:08:00

It occurs to me, as we approach this Holiday, that much of what Christmas means to most Americans revolves around children. Whether that be the enduring symbolism of the Christ child, or the countless parents being reunited with their grown children and young grandchildren during the holidays, or all the things that we all do to make this season special for the children in our lives. It’s all about the children. As it ever was, I'm glad to say, so it remains.And it got me to thinking about my

It appears that bigotry is back in vogue these days.

Published on 2006-12-21 10:11:00

In one of my previous posts, I discussed the all-too-typical response by the holier-than-thou righties regarding the first Muslim member of Congress using the Koran in his swearing-in ceremony. The likes of Dennis Prager warned of the evils of "multiculturalist activism", and the fact that the act "undermines American civilization."Now we have a member of Congress spewing his version of good old red-blooded American bigotry regarding the same subject.Rep. Virgil Goode mass mailed a letter statin

The trolls ruined it for everyone.

Published on 2006-12-13 07:38:00

Due to a sudden surge in hit-and-run, unsolicited, unrelated comment entries to the blog, I have turned "Moderate comments" on in the blog settings.I apologize to the non-trolls out there for any inconvenience. As I said, they ruined it for everyone.I'll try to get your comments posted on a timely basis.Thanks for your patience, and thanks for reading the blog.Marlipern

Shall we change the Constitution to read: “We the Christians”?

Published on 2006-12-04 11:01:00

I don’t think so. And neither did the founding fathers.Yet now we have the all-too-typical hypocritical “conservative Christians” (an oxymoron) coming out of the woodwork, foaming at the mouth, full of fake outrage, all over a Muslim Congressman-elect, who has the audacity to NOT be a hypocrite regarding his own faith.Keith Ellison, the Democrat Congressman-to-be from Minnesota, and a Muslim, has stated that he plans on placing his hand on the Koran, rather than the Christian Bible, when h

We’re in this thing, so what the heck do we do now?

Published on 2006-11-27 12:36:00

I’ll freely admit, I’ve spent entirely too much time hashing over why and how we got into this mess we find ourselves in in Iraq. I’ve laid blame, I’ve pointed fingers, and I’ve gotten personal. And the entire time, with all my ranting and raving, posturing and postulating, I’ve offered no solutions, no ideas on how to get us out of this pickle. And that’s not like me. I’ve spent my professional life coming up with innovative solutions to complex problems, being the “idea guy�

The death knell for the conservative movement? I think not.

Published on 2006-11-14 12:36:00

In the week since the election, the talking heads on the left side of the political perspective have been gloating over the election results, as well as the so-called demise of conservatism in America. While I am admittedly happy about the results of the election, I certainly am not ready to put any nails into the coffin of the American conservative movement.Even some on the right are suggesting a conservative implosion in this country. A former director and trustee of the National Review, Austi

Great. Now don’t you dare blow it!

Published on 2006-11-08 10:50:00

Last night’s elections were a victory for the Democrats to be sure, but more importantly, they were a victory for America. In my opinion, balanced government is better government. And oversight is a very good thing. Perhaps, just perhaps, we will now have a chance to right some of the wrongs that have occurred in recent years.The Democratic Party has an opportunity here. And damnit, you’d better not blow it. Cause if you guys screw up, you won’t have to worry about the Republicans holding

I’ve got one word for you… VOTE.

Published on 2006-11-03 11:11:00

There’s so much I could say. I could go on and on about the scandals, about the hypocrisy, about the failed policies, about the divisive tactics, about the lack of progress on countless important issues, etc. But that’s not what this post is about.We live in a truly great nation. In my opinion, the greatest in the history of human civilization. And one of the things that makes our country so great is that we, as citizens, have the ability to determine the future direction of our nation. Or a

And now for something completely different...

Published on 2006-10-25 08:33:00

Right-wing uber-blowhard Rush Limbaugh has now come to the conclusion that Michael J. Fox is faking his Parkinson’s symptoms for dramatic effect. And this just in…News Flash….Through his amazing powers of observation and deduction, Rush has discovered more of those bleeding-heart-liberal-pinko-commie-tree-huggin-latte-sippin-vegetarian fakers…Max Cleland… Faking it. C’mon Max, pretending to lose both legs was bad enough, but adding the arm too? WAY over the top.Stephen Hawking… Fak