Gingrich a Synonym for Stupidity?
Newt Gingrich told an audience at Harvard University that child labor laws are stupid. He also suggested that schools fire union janitors and replace them with students who would get paid to clean their schools. […]
Category: Words to Think Upon
The worst escalator story EVER
Jill Y and I were comparing escalator stories to see who could come up with the worst one. I was telling her about the time I saw Paris Hilton on an escalator. As soon as […]
‘One Hour to Madness and Joy’
Daylight Savings Time ended Sunday morning, which means everyone finally got that hour back that they lost last Spring…. Or is that just what “they” want us to think? I mean, think about it: taking […]
One in Seven Billion
The U.N. estimated that as of Monday, October 31, the world population reached seven billion people. Throughout the world, scores of children have been crowned the seventh-billionth, which will only result in a Highlander-style Quickening […]
A Child’s Smile Won’t Melt Michele Bachmann’s Heart
Michele Bachmann said in a campaign stop in Iowa that she does not feel compelled to help children whose parents entered the country illegally. In her own words “Their parents are the ones who brought […]
Strip Search for Scrabble Contestant?
The tension was building. Two players were locked in a life-and-death battle for the title of Champion of the Whole World. Okay, it was in Scrabble, but it was still a big deal – for […]
If my elected official is a person …
The Supreme Court ruled last year in Citizens United v. FEC that money is the same as speech, giving further currency to corporate personhood. Money is a big motivator and you can find some highly motivated […]
Another Sentiment for #OWS
If my elected official is a person, why does it feel like I’m dealing Bank of America? Why do I feel like every time I get a letter or an e-mail from my congressman […]
Sentiment for #OWS (Occupy Wall Street)
If our elected official is a person, why does it feel like I am dealing with Exxon-Mobil? Why do I feel as I am being asked to bend over so they can apply some […]
Three Steps off the Porch into Hell
A few weeks ago while I was sitting on my porch I started pondering the content of the GOP debates on the local and national news stations. These debates have helped me to form a theory on politics. If you […]