Last month a new Miss America was crowned. Unlike many of her predecessors, she did not have blond hair, or blue eyes, or creamy white skin. Rather her skin was darker, her hair was dark and her family had moved…
The war on our freedoms
When George Orwell wrote the famous “1984″ where “big brother” (government) had cameras to watch everything you did, although political, it was also science fiction. The realities of such an endeavor at the time seemed mind boggling and that a…
Terrorism, The real threat to our Freedom?
With the bombings last month in Boston, and the ultimate capture of one of the suspects, law enforcement immediately were on the airwaves talking about their intention to interrogate him. They broadcast to the world that they had no intention…
Buying Votes Investing in the true America
One of Billy Joel’s famous songs is titled “Only the Good Die Young”. Last month, during the Thanksgiving Holiday, Steve Swander passed away, having suffered from mesothelioma; a form of cancer normally associated with asbestos. Steve truly was one of…
Election 2012 Pontifications ignore Observations
We wouldn’t be columnists if we didn’t have our own slant on the 2012 elections. Unfortunately, our article comes out nearly a month after the elections and therefore, some of what we will say may be stale already, but nonetheless,…
Judgeships The legacy that matters
Make no mistake about it, we traditionally vote for the Democratic party candidate. There have been some exceptions and we anticipate those exceptions in the future. That is not to say we are thrilled with the Democratic party but rather…
Political Speeches are a matter of perception
Every four years the First Amendment in its majestic beauty and its shameful ugliness is paraded around for all to see. It is in the form of the political speeches, political rhetoric, the political advertisements, the political pungency and…
Parallel Arguments for guns and pornography
At the time of the writing of this article the shootings in Aurora, Colorado are still fresh in our minds and only a few days old. Many are still in the hospital and families are still grieving and the…
Political First Amendment. Put your money where your mouth is.
We hope all of you had a great holiday season and that 2012 brings you and your loved ones a good year. It almost seems like the world is put on hold from Thanksgiving through January 1st and in some…
Grass roots in a field of hypocrisy
We so badly wanted to write this month’s article on some of the comments that have been made during the Republican debates for the Presidential nomination. Our favorite, which apparently also is the media’s favorite, was the comment made by…