Raised by Democrats, young, single, female, living in New York City, reading the NY Times, and making a living in the arts, after voting against Bush twice and railing against him for most of 7 years, I registered as a Republican, voted for McCain in the primary and took the unprecedented step of actively supporting him throughout the General Election. Was it because the GOP | Read More »
Romney’s mention of Big Bird pays brilliant dividends as Obama self inflicts a possibly fatal wound and doesn’t even know it. For all the disadvantages of having most of the print and televised media firmly in the tank for the Democrats – there are also a lot of silver linings. For example: Liberal media holds Republicans accountable (I suspect if one were to tabulate the | Read More »
The Obama campaign self inflicts a quite possibly fatal wound — and doesn’t even know it. For all the griping about the liberal media (which is valid) it’s easy to miss the silver linings that come with having most members of certain types of media hating us, our party, and all for which we stand. For one thing the liberal media holds Republicans accountable. If | Read More »
Our persistently crowded field could easily be the start of Romney’s undoing. Not to trivialize the matter but as we head into the next round of contests, I’m reminded of the Broncos in their final regular season game. They lost and, if the Raiders beat the Chargers, would’ve been out of the playoffs. But the Chargers won, and instead it was the Raiders who were | Read More »
What is a conservative? A few years ago I probably would’ve answered that a conservative was someone who is pro-life, pro-gun, & in favor of less regulation, low taxes, a free market economy, a strong defense, and stiff criminal justice laws. Now I’m inclined to see “conservative” as one of those amorphous terms that can be manipulated to mean whatever the base wants it to | Read More »
A teacher friend of mine who’s incredibly passionate about her job, told me a story that – better than anything else I’ve heard or seen- illustrates what an Obama Presidency means to the black community. She told of several formerly problem kids who’d had no goals, no work ethic, kids who literally were planning to just collect welfare, who overnight became inspired to study – to try | Read More »
Earlier today I walked past a couple of signs. The first said “Capitalism We Have A Problem” and the second “Make Love Not Capitalism” and thought how typical this was of anti-capitalist sentiment. The message is clear: capitalism is bad, evil, uncool, etc. communism/socialism is cool. It’s the romantic unexplored, rebellious, compassionate road not taken (never mind that it has been taken over and over and never with good results) but | Read More »
Another Bambi Diary. This one I wrote awhile back. It’s less topical now than it was – but hopefully y’all will still get it. My mom loves it – but it is rather goofy. ( I am a clown, after all) Dear New York Times, I have discovered the secrets of weight loss and wellness – please publish them immediately because I know your | Read More »
Dear New York Times, I’ve never been so outraged as when that ignorant South Carolina cracker Wilson insulted our President. I could’ve bashed his head in. How dare he interrupt Obama’s speech! How dare he accuse him of lying. Obama, of course, was lying but that isn’t the point. It’s a matter of respect . It’s a matter of decorum. Republicans are all bringing up Democrats booing George W. Bush during his State of the | Read More »
Everyone remembers what they were doing when they learned of the most devastating attack in our history and how they felt in the days that followed. When people are murdered some say their spirit does not rest. It stays earthbound and cries out for justice. I’ve never really believed that but going down to the visit the sight of the worst terrorist attack in our history | Read More »
Good government is like a good boyfriend/girlfriend, good acting, good management, even good clowning – it’s easy to take for granted… unless you’ve had the bad version. If your head is full of goo- goo fantasies, reality has trouble competing. Sometimes trial and error is neccessary. The sexy James Dean type who sits in front of you in history class might prove a distraction until | Read More »
It’s amazing how much you learn from clowning. I did balloons at a ceremony that celebrated the opening of a new building at an elementary school out in Staten Island. The principal spoke of how the school had been seriously overcrowded for years and they’d complained and been trying to get another building without success. Then one day a builder who was starting a business | Read More »
There’s been a lot of talk about the 47 MILLION uninsured in America today. The question is WHY are they uninsured? Some are illegal. Some want insurance but can’t afford it. Some have pre-existing conditions and no insurance company wants to take a loss by insuring them. An estimated 15 million are uninsured by choice. I fall into the uninsured-by-choice group. As a fairly young, | Read More »
When I read McCain’s remark “President Obama respects the Constititution” and saw there was no punch line…I momentarily understood the undying hatred he inspires in many conservatives. What WAS he smoking? And what’s gonna be the fall out if he’s caught with it right before the Obamacare vote? I mean how can Senator McCain, who spoke with such clarity on Justice Sotomayer’s lack of judicial restraint, possibly | Read More »
Diane Watson’s remarksthe other day sent me into a surreal Winston Smith like moment like “Am I the only one with a memory?” ”Think what you want about Fidel Castro” was such an utterly bizzare thing to say I actually googled Castro, brutality to make sure I wasn’t imagining the whole brutal dictator thing. Nah. From the Miami Herald: “According to Amnesty International, no other country of Cuba’s size | Read More »
It just occured to me that the most of the labels the left throws around about (the majority of) Americans who oppose Obamacare are some form of “ist” (for example: fascist, racist, alarmist, extremists, ideologically rigid capitalists) aside from the fact all these terms are derogatory – the suffix itself is a way of marginalizing the opposition. Not all ists are bad, but all “ists” | Read More »
One of the main arguments against Christianity is the whole ” how could a loving God allow such suffering, poverty, evil, disease, etc., etc.” question. The 2 main explanations I’m familiar with (grossly oversimplified) are: 1. God gave us free will and we mess things up ( if God chose freedom over PERFECTION we should probably value it too….)& 2. He uses suffering to bring | Read More »
I must confess to indulging a bit of despair November 5th. I felt like America was being thrown out of an airplane with no parachute and nothing to do but free fall to her doom. No checks, no balances – just Obama and a Democratic Congress -God help us! Early on I sought denial and delusion (didn’t watch the news and read only upbeat reassuring, sometimes koolaid laden articles | Read More »
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