The End of Silence

I promised some people I’d let them have their day yesterday and give it a rest until after the inauguration.  Well, the inauguration is over. Some thoughts… The Hollywood movie that was the nomination process and the general election are over too. Back to the real world. All of the people who were afraid of [...]


Big Election Day Turnout? Eh-It Depends

I early voted, but I went out for lunch to day and cruised by a couple of polling locations while I was out.  Here’s what I saw:   At A.L. Lotts, there was plenty of parking and no apparent line at 11:59 am.  It didn’t look like much was going on there outside of a [...]


Sorted Out–Here’s My Problem With McCain’s Speech

I really liked what John McCain said about the lessons he learned as a POW and his desire to stop living for himself and living for his country. I think that’s a great message, and I’m sure it resonates with a lot of people. It may actually help him that he doesn’t deliver this message [...]