Monthly Archives: October 2008
Financial Crisis Makes Presidential Choice More Important
Is if possible to efficiently type on one’s laptop while hiding under the bed to escape the meltdown of our economy? And won’t the sinus infection from which I currently suffer be worsened by the dust that my political activities … Continue reading
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Vice Presidential Choice – An Important Indicator of Judgement
A long anticipated event for political junkies was the first Vice Presidential debate of this historical campaign season. As the starting time drew near, our household gathered around the television anxiously awaiting the moment with as much enthusiasm as a sports fan excited over the opening kick-off of the Super … Continue reading
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Mr. Webster Wouldn’t Like the New Definition of Elitist
Mr. Webster must certainly be making a valiant attempt to escape from the grave to update his dictionary to meet new 21st century definitions. The current wordspeak, seemingly straight out of George Orwell’s “1984”, has taken many words and twisted them into an intent that … Continue reading
The Right to Keep & Bear Arms
Thanksgiving is a terrible time to spend at our Neshoba County, Mississippi farm. The culprit that denies an escape from our hectic life is the beginning of deer season. The 78 acres that is an integral part of my heart … Continue reading
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Lesson’s Learned from the Election of 2006
Newspaper reports concerning the root cause of the election of Virginia’s new Senator appear to be a simplistic explanation of what was a much more complex choice. I am the moderate voter who delivered the Senate into the hands of … Continue reading
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Why One Changes Their Party Affiliation
Most of the time when things change in one’s life the reason is because that person have moved on. Life experiences continually amass to form a more solid base for beliefs. The evolution of our country’s major political parties has reversed that normal process. During … Continue reading
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Return of Dorm Rules Would Increase Student Safety
Why did the mysterious disappearance of VCU college freshman Taylor Behl have to end so sadly? The beautiful young face in the newspaper pictures should have returned safely to her dorm room. Her story should have continued with a college … Continue reading
And That, Virginia, is Why Tim Kaine is Governor
Drawing simplistic political conclusions from election results appears to be an ingrained habit of the Virginian Pilot editorial staff. A scant 12 hours after the polls closed the newspaper proclaimed the Kaine gubernatorial win to be a validation of the … Continue reading
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Congestion Tolls – A Terrible Idea
The new “congestion toll” study proposed by VDOT is a good reason to clean house. And the Commonwealth of Virginia needs to use a big broom to sweep this malfunctioning agency clean. The theory is to price tolls based on … Continue reading
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Do You Know What it Means to Miss New Orleans?
It has been a long time. The sights and sounds of New Orleans had been relegated to the back room of a full middle aged mind. It took a heart wrenching performance by Aaron Neville to bring the memories rushing … Continue reading
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