Category Archives: Politics
Zen – Heinz, please
The problem with discussing social issues in public is that they usually end up being unsocial. Once we get beyond describing ourselves as Heinz 57 with legs … well that’s when the fight breaks out.
Filed under Civil Society
Dear Cable Outlets — you need to find a way to tweak Bill Maher’s willy. Now.
Bill Maher is on HBO which does not have ‘advertisers’, only cable outlets which send money. So how do you deal with rudeness that is vile? Rush Limbaugh was a disgusting figure in his attack on Fluke. Bill Maher actually … Continue reading
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Ron Paul, Red Dawn and Chinese Armed Forces in Texas
There is a very interesting new Ron Paul RevolutionPAC advertisement that focuses on foreign policy. One premise of the Ron Paul campaign has been that many of our woes around the world are self-inflicted. I would agree, although I am … Continue reading
Filed under Afghanistan, Election 2012, Libertarianism, Philosophy, Texas, War
Huntsman 2012 – Surging in New Hampshire. Next Santorum?
Survey sez that Huntsman is surging in New Hampshire with just three days to go before the election. Will it matter?
Filed under Election 2012, Elections, Politics, Republican Party
Alexis de Tocqueville Quotes – How many still apply to ‘America 2012′?
Alexis-Charles-Henri Clérel de Tocqueville, or known to most Americans as just Alexis de Tocqueville, wrote Democracy in America (1835) after his travels in the United States. de Tocqueville saw democracy as an equation that balanced liberty and equality, concern for … Continue reading
Filed under American History, Democratic Party, Politics, Republican Party
21 reasons Newt Gingrich won’t be the Republican nominee for president … and that’s the short list
Ezra Klein of The Washington Post has put out his 21 reasons Newt Gingrich won’t be the Republican nominee for president. Klein is a good level-headed thinker. Gingrich is a trainwreck waiting to happen. When it happens will be very … Continue reading
Filed under Politics, Republican Party, TEA Party
Zen – Juror and Jurist, Advocate and Devil’s Advocate
If you can’t argue against your own beliefs convincingly then you really don’t have strong beliefs to begin with. To me it seems only reasonable that if you wish to be an effective advocate then you must also seek to … Continue reading
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We are the many not the few — or so always goes the argument
We are the many not the few – if you don’t think too hard about this song it could represent almost any political philosophy. Makana, the singer, if he wasn’t wearing a Greek fishing cap and short goatee a la … Continue reading
Zen – Mold, Mildew and Evil
“All it takes for evil to thrive is for good men to do the bare legal requirement …” – Doug Rutkowski, or whomever he heard it from
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