“America isn’t easy. America is advanced citizenship. You gotta want it bad, ’cause it’s gonna put up a fight. It’s gonna say ‘You want free speech? Let’s see you acknowledge a man whose words make your blood boil, who’s standing…
Category: My Soapbox
Ask! Tell!
I am soooooooo excited that the military’s “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” policy about homosexual relationships was ended this weekend. I’m sure this comes as a surprise to no one because I’ve written about this before and about how I think…
The Best Minds of My Generation
I’ve been reading a lot of obituaries of the recently deceased Special Envoy Richard Holbrooke. This man is a. ma. zing. Seriously. He had been involved in every major foreign policy situation since Viet Nam. A graduate of an Ivy…
Things I’d Rather Do Than Join The Westb*r* Baptist “Church”
Have you heard of Fred Phlep$ (I’m not spelling his name because I don’t want to give him more search hits)? If not, you’re lucky. He’s a disbarred lawyer and raging bigot who runs a “church” out of the basement…
I Won’t Ask If You’re a Homophobe If You Don’t Tell Me You Are
I’ve been watching the hearings on the military’s report on the impact of allowing gays to serve openly in the military on CSPAN for the past couple of days. This is the report that collates the results of the survey…
Happy Holidays. All of Them.
A couple of years ago, I was a frequenter of a message board for moms, moms-to-be and aspiring moms. At first it was a fun place to go and discuss the kind of things that no one in real life…
Next on Cable News, Nothing Important
I am a news junkie. When I used to commute in a car I would listen to NPR to pass the time. In fact, the reporting on Big Tobacco’s cover-up of health studies related to cigarettes is what led me…
My Soapbox: Campaign Finance
Boy, that post title doesn’t inspire much confidence does it? It sounds like a Sunday morning talk show kind of topic. Well, I can be funny about it! Ok, no I really can’t. But a reader asked a question in…
My Soapbox: That Nervy Broad From Alaska
Warning: If you like Sarah Palin, you might want to stop reading now because this post will make you angry. If you keep reading, please know that nothing you write in my comments section will make me like her any…