Monthly Archives: January 2012

BLOODLETTING It’s widely believed that our first president, George Washington, died from bloodletting, a standard medical practice in those days. Taking blood from a sick patient only makes that person weaker. Today, the world’s economy is sick, so ignorant fiscal … Continue reading →

SKEPTICISM Is it healthy when listening to politicians make promises that we adopt a skeptical posture? Or when lover boy promises a garden of roses, is it smart to play the doubting Thomas or the cynic? Where is the line … Continue reading →

STATE OF THE UNION A stirring delivery of optimism by the president was followed by the republican spokesperson, Gov. Mitch Daniels, who painted an America on the brink of doom and gloom. Gov. Daniels expressed deep concern for the 1.7 … Continue reading →

SELECTING PRESIDENTS The presidents Americans have selected over the past 100 years, makes one wonder whether the nation is showing signs of maturity, insanity or just plain down home humor? President Wilson promised to keep us out of the war, … Continue reading →

THE SMILE RULE Is it true the Republican members of congress have been ordered to avoid smiling on camera so that people will think they are serious? If Mitch McConnell ever smiled, I’d worry and call the paramedics. Same with … Continue reading →

SOPA Jon Stewart played a clip of a U. S. Representative coming on with that backwoods talk about how the SOPA bill sounded fair to him. Reminded me of an old Texas U. S. Rep., who thought you got AIDS … Continue reading →

IOWA I got nuttin’ agin’ Iowa. It’s full of good, hard=workin’ ‘mericans who enable us taxpayers to support their ethanol program, that drives up the price of food that increases the amount of world hunger. And their conservative bent demands … Continue reading →