Category Archives: News and politics

  Ah, the morning paper! For as long as I can remember it’s been a part of my life, and the few times that it hasn’t been delivered or I’ve been in an uncivilized place that doesn’t provide one I’ve … Continue reading →

  During the previous two presidential elections, the local Democratic headquarters was across the street from me, and I have to tell you the morning after the election was a pretty mournful moment. In 2004 they didn’t even come in … Continue reading →

  It’s not every day that you can wake up and say this is a day that for good or ill will live in history. The pen scratch has been made, the oval filled, the line drawn, so to speak. … Continue reading →

  I was extremely apprehensive Thursday night for the Palen/Biden debate. My emotional state was really most like my feelings before a Steeler playoff game. The difference between a football game and debate, however, is that at the end of … Continue reading →

  The idea that the government is the problem rather than the solution, which even today is bandied about by such intellectual heavyweights as Sarah Palin, has been around for a long time, but it really started to gain traction … Continue reading →

The other question that came to me while watching the conservative opinion channels is this – why are right wingers so turned on by war? What is it about destroying property, sacrificing young men and incinerating civilians that makes war … Continue reading →

I returned from a trip to Mount Pleasant, Michigan (O.K., I get the pleasant part, but there was nothing remotely resembling a mountain) pretty tired, and my favorite pastime in that condition is surfing – channel surfing that is. And … Continue reading →

It’s funny – it’s pretty evident that George W. Bush will be remembered as one of the worst presidents this country has ever had, yet the current crop of Republican candidates can’t seem to help parroting the essential ideas that … Continue reading →

  This is a portion of an actual legal document furnished by our friends at GDA:   COMPLAINT "NEW WORLD ORDER AGAINST MANKIND" COUNT 1 Vast conspiracy through Defendant’s for New World Order forcing the Uniform Commercial Code "UCC" on … Continue reading →

I’ve never been too impressed with Dennis Miller, not even back in the SNL days when everybody else thought he was cool. I guess it’s because we’re both from Pittsburgh, and I know that in every tavern in the city … Continue reading →