Every senseless death is a tragedy. This being said, depending on one's perspective, rationale can be offered as to why one death is more tragic than another. Recent headlines mourn the unfortunate death of Savita Halappanavar, a 31 year-old woman who died apparently because she was denied an … [Read more...]
Let's all play a guessing game. The first person to correctly guess which political party this woman, identified as Lindsey Stone, is affiliated with, wins a thumbs up! But seriously, do we need more than one guess even given our two party system? … [Read more...]
Workers at retail stores such as Wal-Mart are planning a walk-out in protest of being required to work on Thanksgiving. On one hand I can sympathize with the workers who, by and large, want to spend time with their families like everyone else. Their claim is that people shouldn't be kept from … [Read more...]
Not long ago I offered why I believe liberals will never be pro-life. In the post I referenced President Obama's view that babies are punishments, and contraceptive activist Sandra Fluke who called babies barriers to success. Well, recently I was in a debate which was recorded for the … [Read more...]
Over the course of the past six weeks or so I had been engaged in a debate with Justin Sheiber of Reasonable Doubts, the topic of which is: "Is Abortion Murder?" Justin sent me the invite through social media and I gladly accepted. In many circumstances I might be hesitant to accept such an … [Read more...]
(Examiner.com) -- One day after endorsing gay marriage proposals in Washington and Maine, President Obama told MTV viewers Friday that he would not be pushing gay marriage in his second term, ABC News reported. According to Obama, "it would be up to future generations of Americans to implement … [Read more...]
Recently Ann Coulter was uninvited to speak at Fordham University after pressure from the University president. This unfortunately, is nothing new. More often than not, when a speaker is protested and shouted from a venue it is a conservative message that is being stifled. It doesn't seem to be … [Read more...]
This past election cycle was significant for reasons other than re-electing President Barack Obama. The citizens of four states: Maryland, Maine, Minnesota, and Washington voted on and approved ballot measures legalizing same-sex marriage. In only one other instance has this issue been put to the … [Read more...]
OK, so after some time to let the dust settle and having dismantled the noose from my basement rafters, I think we can see some good news and bad news about the next four years. I certainly don't think the hyper-Conservative outlook of America morphing into a North Korea-esque full on … [Read more...]
This: Only costs this much: + The American Electorate sold its soul. … [Read more...]
Above is my electoral map for today's Presidential election via RCP. I think Obama can and may win some of the states I have designated as a toss-up, but as you can see, it doesn't matter a whole lot. What's correct, what's incorrect? What would you change? Create your own … [Read more...]
Thinking back over the past few months of this year's campaign season, I am amazed at the number of people willing to support President Obama for a second term based on his effort. Much like in my previous post on effort vs. results, there are folks out there willing to re-elect Obama because he … [Read more...]
__________________________________________________ Isn't it something how history has a way of repeating itself over time? All it took was about thirty years or so for us to need a modern version of Ronald Reagan to save us from a modern version of Jimmah Carter. Listening to Reagan's recount … [Read more...]
When speaking about those who might vote for Republican hopeful Mitt Romney, comedian (I use the term loosely) had this to say: If you're thinking about voting for Mitt Romney, I would like to make this one plea: black people know who you are and they will come after you. Let's all try to be … [Read more...]
The following is from the American Thinker and requires no further comment from me: The BLS reported the October 2012, U-3 unemployment rate at 7.9 percent. As Rick Moran says, "... the economy added a middling 171,000 jobs." (By the way, the U-3 unemployment rate among blacks is 14.3 percent, yet … [Read more...]
Living in New England I have the unfortunate pleasure of living like many Floridians and Carolinians, in that my area of the country was directly hit by Hurricane Sandy. So far the power has been out since mid-Monday with no real hopes of regaining electricity (which also translates into cable, … [Read more...]
It's no surprise to anyone who follows the platforms of American political parties that nearly universally speaking, Liberals and Democrats are pro-choice when it comes to abortion. But it wasn't until recently that I think I have stumbled upon why that is. We all remember -- well, those of us who … [Read more...]
Sometimes liberal thinking leaves me scratching my head. I'm going to give this contributor the benefit of the doubt and say he's at least 13 or 14 years-old: (Democratic Underground) -- Let's say that you have the ability to print your currency using your computer printer, and every merchant … [Read more...]
___________________________________________ PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: [Comment at 1:47 mark] you're right, I mean, that's how our free market works, but I've made a different bet, on American workers. I get the overall point the president was making. The problem is that he is able to recognize … [Read more...]
Note: I realize the following commentary may be controversial and seems to be backwards at first blush. So while reading this please try to keep from 'reading between the lines', 'interpreting my views and arguing as though my view and your interpretation are identical', and trying to figure out … [Read more...]
Sifting Reality 
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