As I blogged tried to warn my fellow Americans – a couple of years ago – in Our winter of Discontent post, Dear Leader Reader had much help from overseas including call centers in Palestine – yes the Gaza Strip – during his 2008 campaign. Moreover, others (like the… Continue reading
Cover of Animal Farm: Centennial Edition Not that long ago, when we thought Animal Farm was just fiction, we read: ALL ANIMALS ARE EQUALBUT SOME ANIMALS ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS. Now we know – it not fiction. Now we know that one man/woman one vote – Not so much!… Continue reading
All politics is local – as Tip O’Neil was so often quoted as saying … And right Tip was- on so many levels! But, if that is so, why do so many House of Representatives get elected on one platform then go to DC and vote against the wishes and… Continue reading
Socialism is: The Great Lie – by which everyone can all live at the expense of someone else. The new national health care plan is part of “The Great Lie” for if neither you nor I pay – “Who Pays?” So who pays and how? (TANSTAAFL) For if you have… Continue reading
Fantastically – the “right to vote” is conferred on every US citizen – both natural born and naturalized alike. Of course, there are some restrictions! I mean, they don’t let children vote, non-citizens aren’t allowed to vote (though some suggest they might, thanks to motor-voter bills in many states)… Continue reading
Well the voters have had their say. And now “the markets” – the Stock Market – or at least those that invest in them have spoken as well. These investors are the men and women who actually have “a stake” in the outcome. You might say that this is… Continue reading
…on (Presidential) Election Day in the United States, we do not hold a national election – each state conducts it’s own election for a slate of representatives (electors). So we have instead 50 (more when you count Puerto Rico and other US protectorates) distinct and separate elections conducted by each… Continue reading
