Author: Steven D

GOP candidate: “Incest is so rare”

That was the comment made by a Republican Congressional candidate John Koster. Here’s the audio of his statement: I know you may have seen this already at the Great Orange Satan, but I felt I needed to respond personally...

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Good Polling News Mean Nothing

I can still remember watching Mary Martin in the 1960 NBC production of Peter Pan, asking me and every other child watching the boob tube to clap to show we believed in fairies, because, if we all clapped enough, by God we could...

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Not if Romney and GOP Congress Elected

The lede from Reuters this morning regarding the political impact of super storm Sandy: Oct 31 (Reuters Point Carbon) – Monday’s mammoth storm that caused severe flooding, damage and fatalities to the eastern U.S....

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America Conflicted

I just saw this excellent article in the Guardian about why so many Americans hate government right up until the time they need it’s help. The author, Paul Harris, makes a valid argument for why Americans only seem to love...

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I Can See Sandy From Lake Ontario

We are expecting 20-25 foot waves on the Lake Ontario shoreline tonight and winds as high as 65 mph after midnight. I live about 5 miles from the Ontario shore line. That if anything brings home to me the immensity of this...

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