Category Archives: philippic

Would it be wrong to suggest that Michael’s death is not likely to be an event important in our lives?  Iran is in insurrection. Obama is fighting seemingly everyone trying to get meaningful health care reform into a system plagued … Continue reading →

The perfect is the enemy of the good. — Voltaire What can I say when very intelligent people stand back and say that neither/none of the viable candidates running for President deserves their vote?  They are very intelligent, and therefore … Continue reading →

From the BBC: “Several years ago, I asked for and received forgiveness from God and my wife in confession and marriage counseling,” said Louisiana senator David Vitter after he was identified as associating with DC Madam Deborah Palfrey. 1. I … Continue reading →

Within this first week after the Democratic Congressional victory the bar conversations and blogs are already filling with the futility of choosing between Republicans and Democrats. With a world-weary air, folks are lamenting the Tweedle-Dee Tweedle-Dum two-party system, yearning for Real Choices. … Continue reading →

A friend just moved his family — including school-aged children — into San Francisco. This week on the first day of classes, when the time came to greet the two children coming home on the school bus after their initial … Continue reading →