Part of the trouble with our current system of governance is that it takes so long and costs so much to gain and retain office, that only someone comfortably wealthy or in the pocket of wealthy business interests can afford to run. Factored into the equation is the tremendous amount of scrutiny most public figures, … Continue reading Strange Bedfellows: Politics in Post-Rational America
Category: Elections
Random Thoughts, 9 December 2014
If the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans are connected, why are they considered three different oceans? I think a better term for rush hour would be sitting in traffic wasting time and fuel hour. Giving GI Joe kung-fu grip probably wasn't as earth-shattering as it once seemed. I wonder what the six million dollar man … Continue reading Random Thoughts, 9 December 2014
November
Is there anyone out there who can legitimately say he or she is proud of the job the House of Representatives has been doing for the past two to four years? Let that question sink in a moment before answering, and while contemplating it, try to come up with a single, notable piece of legislation … Continue reading November