The Tell-Tale Voice

True! nervous, very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am; but why WILL you say that I am mad? I am a political junkie after all. This election season has been like no other; can’t you see that? The feverish election had sharpened my senses, not destroyed, not dulled them. Above all [...]

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Quoth the Maverick… “Vote Four More!”

Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary,
Over many a long and arduous speeches by forgotten bores,
While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a clapping,
As if some great crowd of rednecks rapping, rapping ‘pon convention floor.
`’Tis some rookie,’ I muttered, `frapping upon the political door -
Only this, and nothing more.’

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I Pledge Allegiance… A Work In Progress

A short history of the intelligent design of our moral oath to our nation
(under God, with liberty and justice for all)

1891
I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
1892
I pledge allegiance to my Flag and to the republic for which it stands, [...]

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Put These Wall Street Criminals Where They Belong

Economic “Maestro” Alan Greenspan defended his record recently saying that the responsibilities within the Treasury Department are not an exact science, and nothing is foolproof. He explained that in forecasting markets if they get it right 60% of the time they are doing very well. So, 60% is doing very well? This means that [...]

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Where’s Powell Been? Oh! That’s Right, in Hiding.

Colin Powell’s recent endorsement of Senator Barack Obama for President left me wondering where Powell’s been all these years. We haven’t seen much of him since… when was it? Hmm….. Oh! I got it! Since shit went south in Iraq. That’s right. Now I remember. He was a [...]

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