by admin | Dec 18, 2010 |
Most of you know that I am of the progressive persuasion politically. It would even be fair to use the L(iberal) word about me, but this is not about partisan politics or political ideology. This is about chaos in our political institutions. It is chaos that is devolving to the level of a jejune food fight, and I’m disgusted. I’m talking about the United States Senate, of course. I know there are substantial differences in the agendas of the respective parties, and yes, I get it that getting and staying in power is a critical objective of all political animals….but what about the business of the people, what about the needs of the country, and what...
by admin | Nov 15, 2010 |
Eddie Chiles, the now deceased iconic Texas oil man and onetime owner of the Texas Rangers, didn’t say it first, but he excited public attention by a series of radio ads that were introduced by his signature line, “I’m Eddie Chiles. and I’m mad as hell”. Ultimately there arose a public response from some of the great unwashed in the form of bumper stickers that read, “I’m mad too, Eddie”. It was never clear to me exactly what everyone was mad about, but I got a pretty good idea from other of his rhetoric which complained of “wild government spending”, “runaway regulation”, and even “tyrannical bureaucracy”. Sound familiar? He even threw in that his...