Archive for November 2008

I’m Thankful for The Passage of the 20th Amendment

November 28, 2008

I’m thankful Barack Obama will be President in late January.  I’m especially thankful for the passage of the 20th amendment of U.S. Constitution, which changed the inauguration date from March 4th to January 20th.  Franklin Roosevelt was the first President sworn in on January 20th, 1937(his second term of office). I’m thankful I grew up [...]

Hey Religious Right: You Lost, Deal With It!

November 18, 2008

A 6 week old baby could sum up the following best: “goo goo, ga ga” CNN’s Rick Sanchez reported on a church marquee that reads “America we have a Muslim president. This is a sin against the Lord.” Mark Holick is pastor of The Spirit One Christian Center in Wichita, Kansas where the sign is [...]

All Good Things Must Come to An End

November 8, 2008

We’ll meet again, don’t know where, don’t know when, But I know we’ll meet again, some sunny day. Keep smiling through, just like you always do, ‘Til the blue skies drive the dark clouds far away.

GOP Wants Palin’s Wardrobe Back

November 7, 2008

The LA Times reports — Reporting from Phoenix — Sarah Palin left the national stage Wednesday, but the controversy over her role on the ticket flared as aides to John McCain disclosed new details about her expensive wardrobe purchases and revealed that a Republican Party lawyer would be dispatched to Alaska to inventory and retrieve [...]

Greatest Schadenfreude Moment Ever

November 6, 2008

Normally, I think schadenfreude (taking pleasure in the misfortune of others) is not a good thing to indulge in.  Makes you weak — you want to feel good about yourself?  Buckle up, work hard and excel.   Don’t get your jollies off other people’s bad luck, no matter how bad you perceive them to be.   But [...]