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10/24/2004

My Choice For President '04

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I’ve been surprisingly ambivalent about the upcoming presidential election. It’s been hard to get excited about either candidate, but the th...
10/22/2004

An Endorsement For Low Voter Turnout

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Thanksgiving Day, 1980. The Chicago Bears are marching down the field late in the fourth quarter against my hometown Detroit Lions. Our defe...
10/08/2004

There Ain't Gonna Be No Draft

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Is there a draft in here? One would think so with all the rumor and speculation flying around talk radio and the internet that the federal g...
10/01/2004

Sink or swim, It's Your Choice

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This is the tale of two young women and personal responsibility. Both came to work for me not long out of high school. Both had diplomas fro...
9/10/2004

Who Cares Where Bush & Kerry Were During the War

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Is there anyone else out there who thinks all this yammering about our presidential candidates’ whereabouts during the Vietnam War is rather...
9/09/2004

Red Car Syndrome

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 All lies and jest.  Still a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest. – Paul Simon, The Boxer While discussing the merits o...
9/03/2004

Two Americas? Whose Fault is That?

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If the Kerry/Edwards ticket thinks it sees two Americas, they should take a look at my house. I’m sure they’d see two families – the Haves a...
9/01/2004

Prediction for 2008

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Right after the Republicans took over congress in 1994, when Bill Clinton was at the depths of despair regarding his popularity, I predicted...
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8/27/2004

Treating Oil Like a 19th Century Buffalo Herd

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Are we acting like the old buffalo hunters in the late nineteenth century? I once heard it said that as the bison disappeared, hunters had t...
8/20/2004

Let Kids Be Kids

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Growing up, there were these three solitary trees that loomed far in the distance from my house. They always seemed to be calling us – come ...