Politic
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Nostradamus and the Travails Of Grandchildren
by lynard Listen: Time for the annual pooh-pooh chorus at the mention of Nostradamus. The last time we visited the world of Nostradamus was in August 2025 (Nostradamus, Fidelity and Infidelity). We did not focus on his enigmatic prophecies (centuries and quatrains). Instead, we focused on the Epistle to King Henry II of France, written… Continue reading
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Exploring Definitions: Born vs. Naturalized in Law
30% of any given population will hold radically different views than the majority of the population. There is a diplomatic way of saying this: In most large, diverse populations, a significant minority—often on the order of a quarter to a third—will differ from the majority on at least some widely held social and political ideas.… Continue reading
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The Definition of Consciousness – Interlude
Me, I, My and Us, the MIMU of Self LISTEN: Virginia Supreme Court and The Law Adding Audio Files to Posts The Virginia Supreme Court took the unusual action of overturning the will of the People of Virginia as express by their collective voices–the vote. Upholding an article of the Virginia Constitution, essentially a law… Continue reading
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Boots in Democracy
In the February 22 edition of online Washington Post, former Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird, who served under President Nixon, makes some fairly strong arguments for not bringing back a national military draft. All the arguments Mr. Laird makes for not bringing back the military draft are valid. Our current military is heads above the… Continue reading
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The Collective Voice, Muffled But Heard
Sometimes a Republican conservative says something that really resonates. We know there are Republican conservatives out there who are not following the destroy-the-government, anti-Obama political script. These contrarians are out there and sometimes their ideas trickle into the media. Even some Republicans tightly in the grip of current Republican orthodoxy have flashing moments of common… Continue reading
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Recess is for Wimps – Or Senators
In Washington Post 3 February article, Sally Katzen gave a legal opinion of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruling that President Obama’s recess appointments are blatantly unconstitutional. Ms Katzen makes a very good and important point in this article but does not make it until the end of the… Continue reading
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Republicans Offer the Perfect Future – Redux
Frank Luntz , opinion writer in the WASHINGTON POST, wrote an article on January 11th in which he offered advice to the Republican Party. What I take away from Mr. Luntz’s article is that if the Republicans simply craft their message better, they will have a better chance of connecting with the American people. It’s… Continue reading
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U.S. House Democrats Elected with More Votes than Republicans
About a million more people voted for Democrats in the U. S. House of Representative than voted for Republicans. So what? Why are we suddenly looking at the vote differences between congressional Democrats and Republicans? It is amazing how a simple concept, democracy, can be turned on its head by ignorance. Well, maybe not so… Continue reading
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Guns Belong in War Zone
Posted by fellow guest blogger, Leslie, at I Love Congee. The massive killings at Sandy Hook Elementary School drilled a dark hole in every parent’s heart. Beautiful little children were murdered in their classrooms in broad daylight. All twenty-six people were killed by assault rifle and handguns. Our hearts were broken for the lose of… Continue reading