Tag Archives: Politics

Not Quite Part of the Solution…

Posted on August 20, 2009 by paul

Yet again, I’m going to be fashionably late getting this out, but it’s been sticking in my craw for a little while now, so here goes nothing. For all the attention paid to the back-and-forth over healthcare, our ongoing difficulties … Continue reading →

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GOP Gunning for Pyrrhic Victory?

Posted on March 3, 2009 by paul

At any time, coming out of anyone’s mouth, it’d be outrageous, even unthinkable. Why, then, has the GOP’s desire for Barack Obama to fail–not at the ballot box, mind you, but as President and Commander in Chief–become not just more … Continue reading →

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Bailout Botheration

Posted on January 13, 2009 by paul

Those of you who contributed so generously last year to the floating hospital have probably wondered what became of the money. I was speaking on this subject only last week at our up-town branch, and, after the meeting, a dear … Continue reading →

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The Lieberman Dilemma

Posted on November 21, 2008 by paul

He’s been stripped of a minor committee chairmanship, so Joseph Lieberman got off easy. Too easy, if you ask many on the left; after all, they’ve been crying “treason” since the Senator from Connecticut hit the stump to campaign–hard–for John McCain, … Continue reading →

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This is Not America

Posted on October 28, 2008 by paul

If you’re reading this, you may not be an American. If you’re an Obama supporter, you most certainly–at least by some people’s reckoning–are not. And the top man on the Democratic presidential ticket? Nope, not an American either. Ignoring the … Continue reading →

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And There is No Map…

Posted on July 30, 2008 by paul

One explanation that I hear given for Barack Obama’s success is that a lot of white people somehow hope that voting for him will, in effect, let them off the hook for the long and complicated history of race relations … Continue reading →

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Citizenship 101 (or, Are You Smarter Than An Immigrant?)

Posted on July 2, 2008 by paul

So much for “Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader.” One game show I’d actually tune in to see would be “Are You Smarter Than An Immigrant?” Here’s why: immigrant bashing has never, unfortunately, gone out of style in this … Continue reading →

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It Was the ? of Times…

Posted on June 24, 2008 by paul

I read an article recently that puts a magnifying glass up to a small chunk of the zeitgeist, wondering aloud (or on paper, at least) whether we’re living in the worst of times. Granted, these are not the best of … Continue reading →

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Plus Ça Change… The Change Dilemma

Posted on June 5, 2008 by paul

High hopes accompany Barack Obama’s apparent nomination for the Democrats’ top spot this fall, just as some on the GOP side think that John McCain will bring their party, and the country, real and lasting change. If history–both long-term and … Continue reading →

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A Dubious Anniversary

Posted on May 1, 2008 by paul

It’s now five years to the day since President Bush unilaterally declared an end to the Crusade War On Terror  Fight Against Global Extremism Glorious Struggle Against Islamofascism War in Iraq, which was meant to find Osama Bin Laden democratize the … Continue reading →

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