Has anyone else had a conversation with another Obama supporter that includes the above sentence ? This conversation occurred with my best friend over the weekend as we discussed our mutual candidate. He has been supporting the man for longer...
Grassroots
I came across this comment and was compelled to share: A haiku poet wrote the following and submitted it for approval to his teacher: A dragonfly Remove the wings Bright red pepperpod! The teacher disapproved strongly and suggested this: Bright...
Tearing Wings Off Dragonflies
We all have very high standard and ideals and are desperate to see this country great again. That feeling is felt to the left and right of the spectrum. We want a sense of safety and security back, yesterday. Problem is that...
The Limits of Labels
When a Navy vessel is under attack or suffers a catastrophic emergency the ship's captain declares general quarters. Without a second thought, thousands of individuals (conservatives and liberals) drop everything they are doing and come together as one cohesive unit...
General Quarters, General Quarters – All Hands On Deck
For the last 40 years, America has lived George Orwell's worst nightmare. It was a bit more subtle than Orwell had imagined, but our domination by powerful men was no less complete. We have been fed propaganda instead of news...
In Defense of a Good Offense
Flying back from my uncle's wedding in Oregon, I was sitting next to a towering 70-year-old former school teacher and superintendent whom I'll call Mr. Montana. He mostly ignored me while I read my book during the first half of...
American Dialects
Remember how frustrating it has been over the last eight years to speak to obstinate Baby Bush supporters, the twenty-three percent of Americans who still approve of the guy? Hillary has her own twenty percent crowd as well that is driving...
Goodbye Twenty-Three Percenters
"We have been told that we cannot do this by a chorus of cynics. They will only grow louder and more dissonant" - Barack Obama, January 8, 2008So it was then and so it still is as we move into...