When you go out and vote in a couple of weeks, keep this in mind: No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any [...]
Politics
From Ted Quotes: “Don’t persuade, defend or interrupt. Be curious, be conversational, be real. And listen.” – Elizabeth Lesser There’s a real threat today. No, it’s not out of control spending. No, it’s not religious zealotry. These are symptoms of a larger ailment. It’s that our conversations about the issues about which we disagree are [...]
That is what a U.S. Marine is heard saying, apparently to a dead body as he and fellow Marines urinated on it. And as grotesque, horrific, disgusting, unconscionable, repugnant, or other strong negative emotion adjective of distaste that you might use to describe this most recent behavior of our few, and proud, there are some [...]
The Washington Post reminds us that today is election day. Which is kind of funny considering how much presidential election coverage our citizenry is exposed to. In my humble opinion, one of the many problems with American politics is that elected officials begin campaigning the day after they win. Which means full-term pandering to those [...]
With the impending House vote to assure that the phrase “In God We Trust” remains prominent on government “stuff,” I found myself longing for a new national motto. I don’t consider myself an atheist necessarily. I know there’s a lot that we just don’t know, and I am ok with that. Is the unknown a [...]
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