President Obama Visits the Big Apple Last Night as GOP Spews Sour Grapes

Being President of this country has to be one of the hardest jobs on earth. Everything you do is subject to scrutiny. Last night the President and his wife went to New York for dinner and a play. This should have been a true non issue since this is not an unusual act, but some [...]

When Did We Start Campaigning for the Supreme Court?

Over the past couple of days I have seen Supreme Court commercials. You see a picture of the nominee Sonia Sotomayor and the voice over is of the president touting her virtues. I know this is in response to the vigorous campaign being waged against her, but it just seems a little inappropriate. The Supreme [...]

I Never Thought I Would Say This…I Agree With Newt Gingrich

 ”I would hope that a wise Latina woman, with the richness of her experiences, would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn’t lived that life,” Sonia Sotomayor October 26, 2001.
This statement was made by the Supreme Court nominee. I have a problem with this statement. The implication [...]

Black Kidnappers Strike Again or Another White Woman Lies About An Abduction

It happens at least once a decade. Bonnie Sweeten led Philadelphia police and the FBI on a wild goose chase. She called 911 and falsely claimed that she and her daughter had been abducted by two black men. Not just two men but let’s stress black man because that makes it a lot more scary. [...]

Desmond Hatchett Has So Many Children He Does Not Know What to Do

Desmond Hatchett is a 29 year old man with 21 children by 11 different women. Why do we know this man’s story? Because these children are being taken care of by the state.  He works a minimum wage job so he can not afford to support all of these children.  He says he is done [...]

The Morning After the Sotomayor Nomination Does President Obama Have Buyer’s Remorse?

The pundits started yesterday defining Sonia Sotomayor. Rush Limbaugh called her a racist. Mitt Romney said her nomination was troubling, John McCain said he did not vote for her when she was nominated for the Court of Appeals but he would give her a fair hearing. So what is so wrong with this nominee? There [...]

The Healthcare Industry or the Profit of Pain

A few years ago I was watching a Chris Rock special. He asked the question,”when was the last time doctors found a cure for anything?” He said in the past doctors had found a cure for polio, whooping cough and other diseases, but now there did not seem to be any cures being found. He [...]

Sonia Sotomayor’s Unlikely Journey from the South Bronx to the Supreme Court

Today President Obama nominated the first Hispanic to the Supreme Court. Sonia Sotomayer’s story is an American story. She was raised in a housing project in the South Bronx. Her dad died when she was nine so she was raised by a single mother. “Sotomayor later graduated summa cum laude from Princeton University and went [...]

Memorial Day: In Honor of those Who Died for Us

Some things we can debate, but some things we can’t. We honor the ultimate sacrifice that so many made so that we might live freely. Today we salute all of the men and women who sacrificed their lives for this country.
(Photo from the Chicago Tribune)

Tom Ridge Gives some Straight Talk to CNN John King

Every since former Vice-President Dick Cheney left office and came out in to the light of day he has criticized the new president. While appearing on Face the Nation he drew a line in the sand dividing the true believers from the others. He said if he had to choose between Gen. Colin Powell or [...]