First of all, do yourself a favor and watch this movie: http://www.philosopherkingsmovie.com/ The defining moment during this Republican presidential primary season came for me when Newt Gingrich suggested that school systems get rid of most of their janitors in order to hire students. It wasn’t just what he said, it was the subsequent response and lack [...]
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Gingrich, janitors, the 1%, and you and me
Posted in Essays & Inspirations, On Society, Politics, Work, tagged class warfare, Democrats, janitors, Newt Gingrich, Politics, Republicans on January 17, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
RIP Teddy Kennedy
Posted in Essays & Inspirations, On Society, Politics, tagged Bobby Kennedy, Irish Catholic, John F. Kennedy, John McCain, New England, Orrin Hatch, Ted Kennedy on August 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Image via Wikipedia When you’re an Irish Catholic growing up in New England in the 1960′s and 1970′s, you’re going to have a certain affinity with the huge Kennedy clan. And that’s true even if you don’t fully embrace the politics. While I was too young to remember the assassination of John F. Kennedy, I [...]
Defending John McCain
Posted in Essays & Inspirations, On Society, Politics, tagged John McCain, Keating 5, POW on November 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In my last post, I went after those that unfairly trash Barack Obama. As I read the tweets from various people on Twitter and read the posts from various left wing blogs, I once again can reaffirm my belief that political left can be as vicious as the political right. John McCain has been accused [...]
