1460 Days
1460 Days. That is what the remainder of Barack H. Obama’s political legacy entails. As Mr. Obama is inaugurated for the second time, he confronts the boon and curse of being re-elected…and the reality that the clock is ticking. And [...]
A Modest Proposal On The Debt Ceiling
There will continue to be a lot of talk about solutions to making sure the United States avoids the arbitrary debt ceiling, which is expected to be reached in February. Barack Obama has said he refuses to negotiate on the [...]
Police In Every School? Not As Insane As You Might Think…
A politician, with the support of the National Rifle Association, fairly recently suggested that we spend hundreds of millions of dollars in federal grants to place more police officers in schools and help even the youngest kids cope with their [...]
Why Obama Can’t Override The Debt Ceiling
No, this is not a blog post about the legal implications of Obama’s alternatives to avoid the debt ceiling. That is a nice discussion to have, but basically that comes down to this: 14th amendment solution is likely not legal, [...]
A Movement Without A Party?
At some point, you have to question whether you have a clue with what is going on in politics. Why are conservatives even a political movement any more? Who could have imagined, before or after the election, that you [...]
Most Anticipated Movies for 2013
I do a list of my most anticipated movies of the up coming year, mostly so I can keep track of what I really want to see. Here are links to past years: 2010, 2011, 2012. Most years, I end up being [...]
Top Movies of 2012
That time of the year again. After a sub par 2011, I thought 2012 was filled with enjoyable, and some transcendent, movies. It was an amazingly strong year. In mid-summer, my #8 movie was ranked in my top two [...]
Could We Have Prevented Sandy Hook?
The tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut leaves a nation with broken hearts, tears, and many, many questions. I know that on that day, my elder son was in school, my younger one at daycare…and I had the [...]
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey: Movie Review
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again, is probably J.R.R. Tolkien’s most read book. Although the follow up books composing the Lord of the Rings are an amazing piece of literature in both scale and substance, it is The Hobbit that grabs [...]
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