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  • Pilots and Presidents

    There’s a whole lot of buzz around the MSM and the interwebs about Wes Clark’s statements on Face the Nation yesterday. Here’s a clip from the show. Clark honored McCain’s service. As a former military man himself, it would be foolish to think he wouldn’t. Hell, I appreciate McCain’s military service and I wasn’t even…

  • Thin Skinned Politicians

    Nobody likes to be criticized. It’s uncomfortable. It can be troubling, discouraging and disappointing. But criticism, constructive and otherwise, is a part of life, particularly for those who serve an elected office. With a few exceptions, I have tried to base my criticism of politicians or aspiring politicians to issues of policy or strategy. Those…

  • Change™

    There’s been a lot of noise today about Change™. Some are disappointed that Obama has chosen to endorse Barrow in GA-12, some feel he’s shifting to the right, still others are getting the idea that we may not be able to believe in his version of change as much as we originally thought. The problem…

  • Pup Blogging

    I have, for quite some time, felt that I have the cutest pup in all the land. So, I submit to you…Bruiser… As you can see, he’s about to turn into the incredible bruiser…soon after he destroyed the camera.

  • Consider the SCOTUS

    Consider the SCOTUS Today, the Supreme Court of the United States, in a 5-4 decision, affirmed that detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have rights under the Constitution to challenge their detention in U.S. civilian courts. This is a significant victory for those of us who believe that justice must take precedent over contemporary conditions. Indeed,…

  • Fixing the Presidential Primary System – Part 3

    In the last two posts I’ve concentrated on the current proposals to remedy the problems with the Presidential Nominating process and the potential legal and constitutional challenges of implementing such remedies nationally. At the end of my last post I promised to include my solution. Since that time, Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) introduced a constitutional…