“I never believed there was one code of morality for a public and another for a private man.” – Thomas Jefferson Last week I officially announced my endorsement of Senator Bernie Sanders for President of the United States. Conventional wisdom is that it is not politically expedient for a congressional candidate to make a primary…
Month: October 2015
Crazy on you!
I was reading an MSN article on why people voted the way they did last year. Most of the people who voted Republican were pretty consistent as to what two issues defined the races for them. The issues that concerned them the most were expanding government, and economic progress (or the perceived lack of). Other…
Press Two for a Zombie
Maybe it’s just me. Maybe everyone else uses technology flawlessly and all of the sources of new technologies work for everyone…except me. If it is just me then I’d like to vent my frustration and, perhaps, someone will come forward to help. I think it’s a sham. I think we have programmed ourselves into believing all…
The Shooting Paradigm
“Guns don’t kill, people do.” That is often repeated by the NRA, the pro-gun lobby and 2nd Amendment “purists” to defend the possession of firearms and to get guns off the hook after violent crimes. It’s such a seemingly logical turn of a phrase that it’s embraced in that community as Soundbite Gospel. But, it belies the real situation and betrays…