The daughter of a friend of mine recently graduated from high school. During her time in school she participated in exchange programs in Japan, Israel and England. I think it’s great that American students learn about other cultures. One area that is overlooked in this process is other American cultures. I’ve travelled all over the US for the last four … Continue reading
I’ve travelled all over the former Confederacy and I’ve witnessed an interesting phenomenon the further south you get. Up north you hear references to the Civil War. Once you get about 20 miles out from Washington, DC it becomes the War Between The States. Cross below Virginia and it becomes the War for Southern Independence. I’ve travelled the byways … Continue reading
A few months ago I started to write a post decrying the Obama is Hitler signs at Tea Party rallies. I never finished it as things cooled off and it seemed like the Hitler analogy was just a passing trend, like Crocs. That is until news came in today of a billboard put up by the North Iowa … Continue reading
One of my favorite songs from The Rocky Horror Picture Show has the line “Let’s do the time warp dance.” Those of you that have thrown toast at a midnight showing of this cult favorite will know what I’m talking about. California is now offering its very own version of the time warp dance. Jerry … Continue reading
I recently watched a movie called Idiocracy. It takes place 500 years in the future and is scarier than any horror movie, those are fake and this is all too real. The basic premise is that the type of people who are guests on the Jerry Springer Show are popping out kids at a higher rate than … Continue reading
Party flipping Senator Arlen Specter (D then R then D again-PA) and author of the “magic bullet” theory in the Kennedy assassination, has set a new standard for slinging mud in his primary race against Congressman Joe Sestak (D-PA). By way of background, Joe Sestak is a retired Navy admiral who is the highest ranking former military … Continue reading
The Daily Beast’s John Avlon provides his take on the most influential voices of the American center. As John Avlon points out in his essay, 42% of Americans now classify themselves as Independents. We are the fastest growing movement in the country but you wouldn’t know it with all the attention paid to Democratic/Republican partisan politics. When will either of these parties realize … Continue reading
The Tea Partiers have hit new heights, or lows in this case. The FBI is investigating an incident at the home of the brother of Congressman Tom Perriello (D-VA). Apparently a Tea Party activist in Lynchburg, Virginia, Mike Troxel, was angry over Perriello’s vote for the health care bill. He posted Perriello’s address on-line and encouraged fellow whackos to “stop by” … Continue reading
Page from RNC memo The only thing we have to fear is… In a recently leaked fund-raising memorandum, the Republican National Committee highlighted their strategy for the upcoming 2010 elections. In a word, fear. Oh, and the hackneyed socialism card again. The Republicans have played the fear card for the last several cycles. It works in … Continue reading
You would think that when one party controls both Congress and the White House they would make great forward strides together. But history over the last few decades has proven just the opposite. The American political system is based on checks and balances. It’s proven to be an effective way of governing. Some of the … Continue reading
in·de·pen·dent (ĭn’dĭ-pěn’dənt) adj. Not governed by a foreign power; self-governing. Free from the influence, guidance, or control of another or others; self-reliant: an independent mind. Not determined or influenced by someone or something else; not contingent: a decision independent of the outcome of the study. often Independent Affiliated with or loyal to no one political party … Continue reading
This blog is being set up for the majority of those out there, those that think for themselves without being led by the nose by either of the current political parties. Stay tuned for more.
