Category: National

Primary principles

I am an advocate of primaries. Anything that increases participation in our democracy is a good thing. Saying it better than I ever could is Frank O'Leary, the Treasurer in Arlington: The closed caucus (aka the “smoke-filled room”) is an insiders’ game. [...] The firehouse primary is a move in the right direction. While selection … Continue reading Primary principles →

2008 Presidential Ticket quiz

Y'all had so much fun with the Book quiz, I figured that we should give the Presidential Ticket quiz a shot. Below is the very first answer that I got when taking the quiz. Note that who is at the top of the ticket 😆 Is she running? You're Pelosi-Edwards! As Nancy Pelosi, you stand … Continue reading 2008 Presidential Ticket quiz →

Update: male vs female, black vs white

In my earlier post on this subject, I mentioned that what prompted the post was seeing Clarence Page on TV. I emailed Mr. Page to alert him to the post. Mr. Page was kind enough to email me back. In that email, he pointed out that he is not of the general opinion that a … Continue reading Update: male vs female, black vs white →

Male vs female, white vs black

Watching the Sunday morning political shows is always entertaining, if not informative. Sometimes, the talking heads are so full of themselves that I just laugh. Of course, the hottest national political topic these days seems to be Barack Obama. This post isn't about him, but expect one (or more) from me on him soon. Clarence … Continue reading Male vs female, white vs black →

Shirley Chisolm

Using WordPress.com's cool tag surfer, I was looking at some other blogs that talk about the same things that I do. I ran across this post about NY Congresswoman Shirley Chisolm and it took me back to that day twenty-five years ago when I had the opportunity to meet and speak with Congresswoman Chisolm. (Click … Continue reading Shirley Chisolm →

Words to live by

Once again, one of my favorite columnists in the Virginian-Pilot comes thru with a great column. Saturday's Issues of Faith by Betsy Wright Rhodes is not a list of New Year's resolutions. Instead, she provides us a list of things words to live by. No doubt some of these belong on my favorite quotes page. … Continue reading Words to live by →

Peeking out

I've been taking a few days of well-deserved rest. Given that it has been almost two years since I've had any real time off, I figured I'd better grab it now while I can. But a couple of things have come up over the last few days that I wanted to comment on. So, I'm … Continue reading Peeking out →