Now the storms were bad enough, but this really hurts. To live through those two monsters, was bad enough, but now our traditions are taking a kick in the private parts too. In a usual year, prices usually drop below a dollar a pound for crawfish, after the Lent season starts way down here where I live. OK, some of us might still get some, but not like in the past when area residents were not suffering from the...
Monthly Archives: January 2006
Kennedy: A Vote Against Alito Is a Vote for Progress
"In evaluating Supreme Court nominees, there is no more important question than whether they are dedicated to equal justice under law. Judge Alito is a highly intelligent man, but his record does not show a judge who is willing to enforce the constitutional limitations on executive power when government officials intrude on individual rights. His record does not show a judge who is open to the claims of vulnerable individuals asking only justice against powerful institutions. His record does not...
Ohio, We Have a Problem
“If it wasn’t for Ohio John Kerry would be president.” How many times have we heard that, even more than a year later? I recently did an analysis of Dem and GOP vote percent totals dating back to 1944. The good news: only a couple of democrat candidates actually got a higher percent of the Ohio vote than Kerry got. The bad news: only a couple of democrat candidates actually got a higher percent of the Ohio vote than...
Why Privatizing Social Security Really Failed-and Why the GOP will Try Again in 2006
In the aftermath of the failure of Congressional Republicans to even bring “privatization” of Social Security to a vote many theories swirled around political circles as too why this was so. Didn’t Bush have a “mandate” to bring about great “change” after the vote in Election 2004? While pundits beleatedly admitted the election was a lot closer than they initally thought, some theories- all with a grain of truth to them- did emerge: 1) The Democrats stayed united against...
Happy New Year: The Year of the Citizen
Cross-posted from Freedom’s Fire, Brightly Burning, with minor edits. I want to wish all our readers a happy, healthy and productive year in 2006. I hope we will work together to bring real, positive change to America and to our nation’s role in the world. There is much to be done, but it will be rewarding work. Two inspiring quotes come to mind: Margaret Mead: Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world....
Bush State by State Numbers Still Low
Survey USA has released the December numbers of President Bush’ approval ratings broken down by state. Forget what you may have heard about Bush’ approval ratings improving. The fact remains that in only 9 states does Bush have an approval rating higher than his disaproval rating. Meanwhile, Bush’s disapproval rate is at least as high 53% in all the Kerry states and is a whopping 62% in Ohio. His disapproval rate in Missouri is 52% (to 44% approval) and...
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