Entries Tagged as ‘Politics as Usual’

August 3, 2009

Immoral Politics “Let me step onto my soap box.”

Of all the artsy farts, I am probably among the most conservative.  Small government, low taxes, global warming is overrated, etc.  You know, everything you hear on talk radio, I’m on-board.  Except I am a little more to the right than most conservatives.  I don’t even think that morality should play a part in politics. [...]

July 16, 2009

A Tale of Two Houses

#1 A 20 room mansion (not including 8 bathrooms) heated by natural gas. Add on a pool (and a pool house) and a separate guest house, all heated by gas. In one month this residence consumes more energy than the average American household does in a year. The average bill for electricity and natural gas [...]

April 24, 2009

It’s a Pity…

It’s a pity that the benefits of marriage don’t apply to everyone and some couples are desciminated against. It’s a pity that a city can tell private businesses where their patrons can smoke (or can’t.) It’s a pity that free speech is just an idea and that unpopular words, pictures, or ideas are censored.  It’s [...]