People have taken issue with my blogs because I take so many pot shots at the folks in our Federal government. Part of the reason is that I’m a Baby Boomer and that’s how we see the government … Viet Nam and Watergate. And besides, they keep giving me so much ammunition.
Be that as it [...]
Entries Tagged as 'U.S. Politics'
The State Department Gets Something Very Right
April 11th, 2008 · No Comments
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Super Delegates; And the Point is What?
February 14th, 2008 · 1 Comment
I always thought of myself as a bit of a political junkie, just enough of a pundit that I got it right almost as much as I got it wrong.
But when this Super Delegate issue raised its head not long ago, I was caught napping I must say. Where did Super Delegates come from … [...]
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Democrats, the Disenfranchised and Hillary
January 28th, 2008 · 1 Comment
I’ve always thought the system we use in the U.S. to nominate a president was a train wreck.
Back in 2000, the Democrats were angry, beyond angry actually, that Al Gore lost the election because of the disenfranchisement of voters - especially African American voters - in Florida. The hanging chad was nothing compared to people [...]
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The Clinton’s Good Cop, Bad Cop
January 24th, 2008 · No Comments
I’m one of those blue state guys who hadn’t really made up his mind about my candidate of choice for president. But I have to tell you, I think Bill and Hillary are helping me make up my mind pretty quick by convincing me it shouldn’t be either of them. Let me see, which one [...]
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Maher Needs to Wait for the Writers
January 19th, 2008 · No Comments
I’ve been a huge fan of the outrageous Bill Maher for many years. For the most part, his guests are inciteful - and inciting - and usually lean pretty left of center. As best a guy on HBO can though, I think Maher has tried to have conservatives on board to attempt to present another [...]
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So Why Abbey Road?
January 15th, 2008 · No Comments
The choice to start a personal blog wasn’t tough. I’ve been writing one at Jetwhine.com for over a year so I didn’t even give the technological leap a second thought. Writing personally is almost a relief.
No constraints here. Jetwhine is about the aviation industry.
But Abbey Road … that’s a bit of a soundtrack.
Seemed like a [...]
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