Anyone who lived through 9/11 will never forget that day. For myself, I still remember everything I saw and felt in minute detail. The disbelief. The horror. The concern for my friends in the city. And the creeping certainty that nothing would ever be quite the same again. Much has been said on this day … Continue Reading →
The Detroit News is 139 years old today. Happy birthday and many blessings to this fine publication on the path to the next one. Thanks for letting me crash here for some of those years. [Photo via Detroit News on Facebook.]
Time to take a quick break from politics to give a shout out to my favorite event in the greater Detroit area. Looks like the picture perfect weather is drawing happy crowds to the Dream Cruise. Of course there’s always a few complainers. But for me, I don’t care where they hold it. I just … Continue Reading →
I was surprised to learn how the Mormon Church makes money. I had no idea they were involved in so many for-profit business ventures: First among its for-profit enterprises is DMC, which reaps estimated annual revenue of $1.2 billion from six subsidiaries, according to the business information and analysis firm Hoover’s Company Records (DNB). Those … Continue Reading →
The nation is looking for the Obama that spoke so well at the Democratic Convention in 2004 that it made his name a household word and propelled him to the front of the line as the next Democratic nominee for the presidency. President Barack Obama will speak again to the nation tonight in his last … Continue Reading →
Tonight, yet another Republican candidate debate has taken place. And while the mainstream media and Democrats salivate over the latest Republican battle royale, here are a few fun facts to ponder and not lose sight of as to why the selection process is so important: Since January 20, 2009 (Obama’s Inauguration Day) – On average, the government has spent $6.6 million every … Continue Reading →
I’ll just keep it simple. Referring to my post on Mitticus Taximus, I’d like to clarify things regarding the Washington Post mockup originally posted there of President Obama cracking up at the South Carolina results. 1. I know it was fake. I loved it. Of course, people who have never read the WaPo or considered … Continue Reading →
One of the big ideas that Republicans are pushing is voter ID laws. The implication being that voter ID’s would somehow solve all of the election fraud in the US. Unfortunately voter ID cards would only solve one form of election fraud, which also happens to be one of the least prevalent. Additionally the fervor … Continue Reading →
Okay then, if everybody is going to keep making such a big deal out of it, Mr. Romney will release his darn tax return. But only one. From 2010 and an estimate for 2011. That’s good enough for Newt who says as far as he’s concerned, the issue is behind us now. But it’s really … Continue Reading →
The results of the first three 2012 Republican Party primaries have to be disconcerting to their base and the party establishment. Let me preface this by saying that I support Mitt Romney. With that out of the way, neither of the four remaining candidates have the full support of the party base. The candidates have … Continue Reading →