The Pursuit of Truthiness

  It’s not easy to find the truth.  Even when you do research by looking for unbiased views to form a clearer perspective, the information available, although vast, can be based on conflicting analysis, points of view and political influence. The other day someone mentioned to me as we talked about the financial situation in…

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The Bridge From Selma

Today marks the 50th anniversary of “Bloody Sunday,” the violent assault at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma on marchers protesting black voter suppression.  I don’t need to use hyperbole here, nor is this a liberal-biased perspective; history, through its black and white lens, reveals clearly the systemic racism that led African-Americans to march for their right to…

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An Empty Bag To Stand Upright

The assertion is often made that entitlements, which are, of course, taken from our taxes, “enable” poverty and that perpetuating circumstance is the goal of liberals. To counteract this cycle, many people propose that we (tax payers) take a position to inspire the poor to better themselves, because taking responsibility for their plight and hard…

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Losing My Religion

I made a bold statement to some conservative friends over drinks. I said: “Conservatism is like religion and requires blind acceptance of its dogma without being self-critical.” First blood had already been drawn as I was being (with reasonably good nature) teased as a liberal. Actually, there is a name for my observation, it’s called…

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Backstage at SNL’s 40th

Last weekend I went to the “Saturday Night Live” 40th reunion.  I had two Willy Wonka Golden Tickets to the biggest event on earth (that weekend, at least) and I took my 15 year old son, Chris.  To summarize what I will soon detail, it was the time of our lives. This wasn’t my first SNL reunion.  I…

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“I am he as you are he as you are me and we are all together”

What are you?  Are you a Republican because you are conservative?  Are you aligned with liberal causes because you are a Democrat? Which came first?  Your party affiliation or your conservative ideology?  Are you a liberal, by nature, and, therefore a Democrat? Where did your socio-political philosophy come from in the first place?  Was it…

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The Preamble Scramble

Someone came into my office the other day and said, “I’m becoming a Libertarian.  I’m tired of big government in my life and I’m tired of government in my paycheck!” I understood where he was coming from; I don’t enjoy writing the tax check to Uncle Sam, either.  But, I also don’t enjoy paying the cable bill; it’s just a…

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