by admin | Sep 10, 2018 | Politics
Bob Woodward is at it again. His new book is shaking Washington to its very core, leaving a standing president to whine and moan about how he is being treated unfairly and how the libel laws of the land should be changed to rein in all this bad publicity and hateful...
by admin | Jan 16, 2017 | Politics
I used to love the television show Time Tunnel. Every week, Tony and Doug would be transported to another place and time, while all the time, the Time Tunnel team was trying desperately to retrieve them from the vortex of time and space, usually against all odds. It...
by admin | Nov 28, 2016 | Politics
The elections are done. The unrest is not. For some reason, many of us can’t accept an outcome that doesn’t match our expectations. Instead, we once again bitch that we were ripped off, that the other side stole the election, blah, blah blah, blah blah!...
by admin | Aug 8, 2016 | Politics
One of my favorite movies is Dave. If you haven’t seen it, Kevin Kline is moonlighting as an impersonator of the President of the United States, doing personal appearances in some nondescript rural town. Through an unfortunate series of event, he finds himself...
by admin | Mar 14, 2016 | Politics, The Soapbox
This year’s election circus has taught me something. No, this isn’t some diatribe about the Republicans or the Democrats. Rather, it’s about lying and our increasing acceptance of it. As you’ve probably noticed in the presidential elections...
by admin | Oct 26, 2015 | Politics
The punchline to the headline is something I have long said, “If God had wanted us to vote, he would have given us candidates.” We’ve run out, you know. While I could go on and on about the local and state level, I will instead focus on the...
by admin | Jan 21, 2013 | Politics
Congress really needs a marketing professional, or at the very least, a skilled copywriter. More and more, Congress seems to be unable to capture the essence of a bill with a name that anyone can remember. You know those gems of the past, such as the American with...
by admin | Nov 8, 2012 | Politics
Tuesday’s election was indeed historic. Now, before anyone jumps up and down and hoots and hollers, I’m not talking about who won. Rather, I’m talking about who didn’t. A couple billion dollars passed hands in the past year or so, the most...
by admin | Nov 5, 2012 | Politics
If all goes according to plan, Washington State will lead the nation tomorrow in legalizing marijuana. Sure, some states already have legalized medical use of pot. We have that, too. But taking the federal government on and giving them a Washington State shaped...
by admin | Oct 23, 2012 | Politics
As noted a few days ago, I was so excited about this year’s presidential election that I threw my own hat into the ring at the last minute and cast my vote for well, me. I thought long and hard about this. After all, it’s a big decision to take this glam...
