Monthly Archives: December 2008

I believe in Santa Claus!

  A very Merry Christmas to all!   …to quote a priest questioned about Santa Claus: Fantasies …. are doors to wonder and awe, a way of touching something otherwise incomprehensible. Santa Claus, I believe, is like that. No one has … Continue reading

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New terrorist chant: Ready! Aim! Shoe-t!

  Listening to the news about "how terrible" it was to have that Arab reporter throw his shoes at President Bush, my mind flashed the Next Generation in vests for the well dressed terrorist:  rather than bombs (which obviously are … Continue reading

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Wouldn’t it be a wonderful world…

     ….if terrorists only threw shoes? All of the Arab experts say that "showing someone the sole of your shoe" is the ULTIMATE insult.  I suppose stoning, throat cutting, shooting, gassing, hanging, exploding, disemboweling, gouging out eyes, driving nails … Continue reading

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I don’t want Congress to protect “the taxpayer”…

  I want our congressmen and senators to protect OUR money.  Even the poorest of us, even if illegal and not on welfare, pays taxes embedded in the price of everything they buy.  When the government wastes money, it not … Continue reading

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“Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice…”

  I’ve been watching C-SPAN again.  (CAUTION!  Watching our congress can be dangerous to your health!  NOT watching congress can be dangerous to our collective wealth!)  The particular subject of the week is the bail out plans for the "Big … Continue reading

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Help the Auto Industry… but fix “To Big to Fail” problem

  May I insert an opinion here guys??  First, I agree with both of you but more strongly I would like to suggest that somehow we need term limits for all our representatives in Washington.  I realize how difficult this … Continue reading

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