Sorry

Sorry that the material has been little and far between of late.  Other things have taken precedence.  Not that there has not been material.  I just haven’t had the righteous indignitude I usually have.  School starts in a couple weeks, I am sure I will write more consistently then. 

Sorry, I’ve been on vacation

In the time since I have written on this blog, there has been so much to write about.  In the politics of personal achievement, Michael Bloomberg has declared himself an independent.  This is a thinly veiled move to run an independent challenge for the Presidency.  While I like a lot of his politics and don’t like the primary process which polarizes candidates and nominates “dividers rather than uniters” I am concerned about his 5 billion dollar fortune.  Another politician who is “in touch” with real Americans.  The Army is considering increasing the length of combat tours.   This is just the latest example of a war fought by a few while the rest of us are not asked to share any of the burden (see the only country to implement tax cuts in a time of war in the history of the world*).  Perhaps my favorite has been the book I am reading.  I am more and more convinced that Sean Hannity has some sort of pictures of something illicit going on at Fox News.  How else do you explain his continued employment at a news organization that is other wise so “fair and balanced”.  That is all I have time for now but, coming soon are Jim’s rules for participating in the election of 2008.

*I admit I did not spend a great deal of time checking this fact, it just seems intuitive

Rant #72

Sorry it has been so long since I said anything political.  I have been preparing to dig a hole (insert your favorite Presidential hopeful joke here).  My rant for today returns to to that time honored topic of money.  For like the 10th time, money is not speech.  For you un-nuanced political ideologues here is the scoop.  In economics, money is used to vote for the products and companies we prefer.  In the political realm, we vote in a different way.  IT’S CALLED VOTING!!!  All other uses of money in the system are called: bribery, kickbacks, influence peddling and the like.  And the next time some political hack tells you different send them my way.  Have a nice day.

On this mother’s day….

It is a good time for a reminder that being a parent means being a parent, not a friend.  That means you love your child unconditionally and do what is best for them.  Sometimes this might mean sacrificing so your child can have more than you had.  Sometimes, though, it means that they can’t go somewhere or have something even though they want it.  Raising your child is your charge, not keeping them happy.  I have witnessed too many parents of one of two ilks.  One who gives a child everything they request, never question what a child tells them and always takes their side no matter what.  The other pays no attention to their children, don’t care what they do and is uninterested in their child’s problems.  Both abandon their responsibilities.  Though it takes a village to raise a child, you first have to have good parents.  On this mother’s day I would like to thank my mom (you to dad) for being a good PARENT.

Another sad comment…

I read on the MSNBC website an article about how in the face of hurricane Katrina, the countries of the world offered help and support.  In the usual way that our government seems to deal with other countries, we have not collected, not used or outright refused the help.  Meanwhile, look at New Orleans.  Tell me we couldn’t use those resources.  If we were the stockholders in a company that performed like our government would we accept this kind of performance.  The real irony here is that this Republican led administration is supposed to represent the party of economic performance.  Would the Republicans who own and work for companies accept this kind of performance.   This is yet another example of partisan loyalty outweighing the needs of American’s.  If political parties in this country acted as they should, the Republican party should be taking care of this rather than the Democrats politicizing it. 

A sad day

As a Minnesotan, today is a sad day for me.  I was just on yahoo and learned of the passing of Herb Carneal.  For those who don’t know him, he was the radio announcer for the Minnesota Twins.  Being a 30 something in Minnesota, I grew up listening to him on the radio broadcasting Twins games.  My greatest memory will always be the last call at the end of the 7th game of the ‘87 World Series.  I can still recall the whole moment, where I was standing in my kitchen at 11 years old.  Reardon pitching, McGee hitting, Gaietti to Hrbek for the last out.  Herb was the voice of the Minnesota Twins since the 60’s, way before my time.  I will miss his smooth delivery.  I will miss the way he described the action without intruding upon it.  There was nothing like a sunny, summer afternoon sitting outside and listening to the Twins on the radio.  There are some big shoes to fill in Twin’s territory.

welcome

As this is my first post I suppose I should explain my purpose.  My purpose is to rail against the lack of common sense in modern life.  While my interests are mainly political I will range from politics to the legal to the obsurd.  If you have some common sense you may enjoy so stay tuned. 

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