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T. Boone Pickens
I will admit I have not researched everything T. Boone Pickens has planned for his energy solution, but I will say that just his initiative may be the kind of thing we need right now. When people start putting there own time and money into plans there is a lot more at stake.
We need to quit with the political rhetoric and get on with solving the real problems that face this country. And as long as we keep getting caught up in the political games, we are not going to get anywhere, fast. One thing I heard Pickens say, that [...]
Why Are Gas Prices So High?
For the most part I think I am a pretty intelligent guy, and for the life of me I can not answer this question.
It is getting crazy. Friday our local gas prices went up about 5 cents. I filled up somewhere near the top of that price range, around $3.49 a gallon. And that price was still there on Saturday.
On the way to work today, just 2 days later, that same gas station had the price at $3.61 a gallon.
Now c’mon people, what is up with that. Really, what is causing the gas prices to go up 15 cents almost [...]
Ron Paul is the Peter Pan of Politics
After the last Republican debate in South Carolina I think I have finally figured Ron Paul out.
Ron Paul is the Peter Pan of Politics. No matter how much he wants me to believe, I still know he can not fly.
During the last debate in South Carolina Ron Paul made George W Bush look like an oratory expert. I can not recall anyone being so far off base as Paul appeared to be. At one point the person asking a question even had to ask Ron what he was responding to, because it did not sound like anything that could be [...]
Political Debates
I know I am getting old, I watched both Political Debates this week. Not totally focused, every minute, but, I watched them.
I think I might vote for the first candidate that answered a yes or no question, with, a YES or NO.
Every candidate goes on and on, running over, talking on and on when it is obvious that their time is up. If a guy can not follow simple instructions, can we trust him as our Commander in Chief?
Respect, it’s a thing of the past
Respect is something that has been lost on people and it is getting to the point where respect will soon be extinct, at least in Amercia.
There is a new cartoon television show about our current President. Like him or not, this is not good. It is one thing to have free speech, it is entirely different to be disrespectful of your leaders and country in a manner that makes the world look at us as a democracy run amuck.
And we wonder why the rest of the world no longer respects us, we do not respect ourselves.
New TV Show - Political Idol
Now here we go, let’s just do the next election with a new TV Show called Political Idol. All 100 candidates that have announced plans to run can try out. We keep Simon Cowell for fun and add 4 more judges, a conservative, a liberal, and 2 more random judges.
Each week candidates can perform anything they want, a poem, a dance, a song, or anything else they want.
Then we call in our votes and narrow it down. With a little over 500 days left before the next election, it’s the perfect time.
John Kerry says Military people are not educated?
Once again, looks like John Kerry is the best thing for the Republicans. Kerry insulted anyone in the United States Military by saying…
“education, if you make the most of it and you study hard, you do your homework and make an effort to be smart, you can do well. If you don’t you get stuck in Iraq.” Source : John Kerry
According to some reports, Kerry just messed up a punch line. And that is believable, but, what he said was probably what he was thinking. And now it seems he has upset both Democrats and Republicans and cancelled [...]
Serious Atomic Threats
It’s starting to feel like we are going back a few years to the days of worrying about Nuclear War and everyone thinking of building bomb shelters in their backyards.
First Iran and now North Korea. I guess I am not as up on world events as I need to be, but, I am very unclear at was has changed so drastically over the last couple of years to bring Nuclear Weapons back into focus.
It is obvious there was a nuclear device exploded at Pyongyang on Monday. Now what happens? And where is the talk about our National Missile Defense? [...]
Speed Linking 10-06-2006
I am not up to date on the Mark Foley story, but, I am sick of hearing his name already. Why does the MSM continue to focus on everything that is negative in this world?
Google is on a roll. More like a massive snowball rolling downhill, they have released so many excellent systems over the last 6 months it is amazing. And they have gone back and updated a lot of the older systems. Just look at the list:
Google Reader
Google Groups
Google Personalized Home Page
Google Gadgets
Google Base
Google Maps API v2
Google Calendar API
Google Web Toolkit
Google AJAX Search API
Google Checkout API
Google Gadgets for [...]
If you want to join the Circus, move to Jackson, MS
This is one crazy place to be. I have been here for almost 10 years and I still walk around wondering about it. I have lived in several states, mainly Texas and I have never felt like I understood Mississippi.
It is a beautiful place, and it has some of the nicest people in the world, but, it is really a crazy place to live.
When Frank Melton was running for Mayor of Jackson it sounded great, a man on a mission that would take all the necessary actions to straighten out the crime. Now that agenda appears to be totally upside [...]
Gasoline Prices
I know I am in trouble now. I got excited about paying $2.43 for a gallon of gas yesterday. That is down from around $2.80 just a couple of weeks ago.
Did someone convince the oil companies that they had enough profits or are they just teasing us?
$2.43 is still ridiculous, but, I am glad to see a little relief. Now if gasoline prices would drop some more I could afford to go to the grocery store.
Never Forget !
In a lot of ways it already seems that we have forgotten what tragedies struck us at the hands of terrorists on September 11, 2001 (911).
Please do not forget. As we forget how critical these events were in our history, it will certainly change the course of our future. We need to be aware that those who attacked us, are still on the loose. We must continue to be concerned for our country’s security, even if it means we are “put out” a little with procedures at our airports, railways and ports.
Is it World War III ?
As long as I can remember I have wondered what World War III would be like. Not if, but, when.
As I watch the news and see the Media publishing private comments by world leaders that was picked up by a microphone, I can not fathom how anyone can see that as right. No wonder we can’t win a battle anymore, we tell our enemies everything. And if that was not enough we have our own people trashing our leaders and making us look like a small fragmented society instead of a world leader.
I admit my ignorance on the critical issues, [...]
Isolationism as reverse psychology
Sometimes, thoughts just pop in my head and I wonder if they have any possible real value?
With all the problems in the world community today and the inability of fixing anything by anyone, I wonder what would happen if all of a sudden the United States just pulled out of every place that is not our soil and proclaimed…
“We are now going to practice Isolationsim”
Kill each other, we don’t care, go ahead, really, it’s ok. We believe we have everything we need to protect ourselves and our borders are now closed. It’s going to be a little tougher on [...]
An Illegal Alien Allegory
I received this in an email, and there is no obvious credit given to the original author. It is worth posting. Excellent analogy of the Illegal Alien debate.
“Recently large demonstrations have taken place across the country protesting the fact that Congress is finally addressing the issue of illegal immigration. Certain people are angry that the U.S. Might protect its own borders, might make it harder to sneak into this country and, once here, to stay indefinitely. Let me see if I correctly understand the thinking behind these protests.
Let’s say I break into your house. Let’s say that [...]
Illegals boycott America, we boycott Cinco de Mayo
On Fox & Friends this morning there was an interview with Bob Griggs. Bob is promoting a boycott on Cinco de Mayo day in retaliation to the planned boycott of America by the illegal aliens on May first. Excellent idea !
The illegal aliens believe they can cripple our economy, and they may have an impact on it, but, I think it is ridiculous that illegal aliens are in the United States boycotting the United States.
How have we got ourselves into such a position to allow outlaws to march in our streets ? And illegal means illegal, period. I have no [...]
Interesting Google Ads
I have discovered that if you use a Contextual advertising system such as Google Adsense you have to take the good with the bad. Several ads have been running on this site that really go against my personal views. I am trying to keep up with the filters, but it is time consuming.
So please remember, the small print….
Advertisements you see may not reflect the opinion of the management of this blog, you must be 18 years of age or older to qualify, tax and title not included and some side effects may cause extreme emotional discomfort by anyone who actually [...]
These guys are good !
Totally unbias humor, ya gotta love it.
A new Political Network?
This sounds like an excellent idea. I thought I might be the only blogger on the planet with these feelings, Thanks Political Football !
The answer to your question is NO, you are NOT the only one who is sick of Party Politics. Political FootBall echoes your sentiments. Heck, maybe we can even start our own political network. A network that began with just two reasonable bloggers who are fed up with the status quo and willing to make a stand.
Come on people. There has to be more of us out there. Are you with us?
Link : Political FootBall… kicking the [...]
Sick of Party Politics
Am I the only person sick of Party politics?
Yes, I think one party is better than the other, and I probably agree with 70 - 80% of their platform. But the rhetoric and bashing is driving me crazy. It seems nothing is about what people want anymore, it’s about which party can smear, attack and destroy the other side.
I would like to see one day, just one, where no one in the United States says the words Republican or Democrat. If you think someone is making a bad decision or is doing something stupid, then say that, without using the [...]
Justice Scalia Denies Flipping Off Reporter
Now here’s news. When I heard about this it made me lose sleep. Was it really true, oh the horror. Did he really use that gesture on a reporter? Could you imagine anyone getting so upset with a member of the media that they would sink so low?
Oh wait, this just in, it was the old Italian gesture of dismissal not the American gesture of ……
My faith in Justice Scalia has returned.
FOXNews.com - Politics News - Justice Scalia Denies Flipping Off Reporter: “Justice Scalia Denies Flipping Off Reporter”
Movie Quotes
I’m going to do Movie Quotes today, but I can’t resist touching briefly on politics first. I did a column for this morning’s paper in semi-defense of Sarah Palin, suggesting that we should focus on her record, statements and actions...
Kardas of the day: The sweeter side of politics
Kardas of the day: The sweeter side of politics Posted 9/5/2008 by Joseph Askins All it takes is a lollipop or two for Alderwoman Vi Daley (43rd ward) to get Michael Kardas' support. Kardas ran into Daley outside her Lincoln Park office last month, as he was scouting out some photographs for the North Side-centric October issue of New Homes. See more of Kardas' pictures and thousands of our own on the YoChicago Flickr photostream. See more in Vignettes
Rethinking the nation state
Amnat phunthi lae attalak thang chatphan: kanmuang watthanatham khong rat chat nai sangkhom thai 2 (Power, space and ethnic identity: cultural politics of the nation state in Thai society) (2008) by Yot Santasombat et al (ISBN: 9789740541387). Published by the Princess Sirinthorn Anthropology Center, this 339 page volume is the result of field work by a new generation of researchers whose ideas challenge existing orthodoxies in Thai thinking. Here is the contents page and introduction for in
Christian Mothers, Pastors, Writers, Students Communicate Their Opposition To A Feminist Vision of Family Life and the American Presidency
Within twenty-four hours of the announcement that John McCain was inviting Sara Palin to serve as his Vice Presidential candidate three things happened. First, the Press was inundated with a seemingly endless barrage of announcements from neo-conservative organizations offering unqualified support for the selection of Sara Palin as a Vice Presidential candidate. Second, we met Sarah Palin and discovered not only that she is the mother of an infant, and that she returned to politics three days a
POLL: Did The Republican National Convention Address Your Concerns?
This week on the JOURNAL, Bill Moyers spoke with media and politics expert Kathleen Hall Jamieson about the Republican National Convention. What issues are on top of your agenda? How would you rate the convention speakers' handling of them?
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