Many people will wax nostalgically about the losses of certain ambient marquee landmarks . When Aspenites decided to allow hyena and vulture investors to turn community into a $40,000 handbag mall, the watering holes of the vital Aspen outdoor set received their collective death sentence. The Belly... Read more →
Death in Iraq — What For?
I have a friend who comes from a military family. His father was USMC, he was USMC and his sons followed the familiar and familial path. They joined the Marines. Back in 2003, we discussed their impending decision. He felt powerless to stop them. I said to him some wars must be fought, if only for self... Read more →
Immigration Fence, A New Maginot Line
Often in history people have sought to prevent things seen as negative from ocurring. Humans, have legislated laws, built massive fortifications, encrypted data bases, constructed walls and fences. All have failed, when the nature of the demand and supply relationship, has not been addressed. Little... Read more →
Next, Program or accountability
With these elections in place, returning the country, to the way things were, during most of the Reagan years, the temptation to charge into holding the Republicans, and others, accountable for the Iraq war theatre of deception, is enourmous. That it should be done, is without question. The truth to... Read more →
A case for Republican treason
Treason; requires an overt act (the Iraqi theatre based on lies) and at least two witnesses. The offenses are: misprision of treason (criminal neglect by those knowlegeable of the treason, the cabinet at least; not acting on the pre 9/11 intelligence, WTC bombing, Khobar Towers, Embassy bombings,... Read more →
Voting
I have a lot of contempt for the Grand Oil Party composed of miscreant masters and mental midget rank and file sheeple, as a general rule, and on the national scale. There is not a single Republican in any state I would vote to send to the House or Senate. I hope my registered Republican friends will... Read more →
Vile Vermin, Scalawags and Scoundrels or Dummycrats
Quite honestly, this appears to encompass the entire spectrum of viable choices in the upcoming elections, when party affiliation is concerned. I am certain there are good and honorable Republicans and Democrats, on a specific basis. However, both major parties, are deserving of something more, than... Read more →
Pass the buck, be generous with responsibility
Wharf Rat has brought to fore, a single issue problem, as an example of negative change in our culture; substance abusers have no responsibility for their actions. The suppliers or the supplies are to blame. Imagine this logic: the dog made me step in the poop, well OK the poop made me step in the poop.... Read more →