I stumbled upon an interesting article in Business Week by Newt Gingrich. He makes the case that adolescence is a concept that was invented in the 19th century to keep young kids out of sweat shops and coal mines and is now an outdated idea. He postulates that if children transitioned directly to young adulthood [...]

So my blog has been decidedly political the past few month (when I actually posted anything). Like many Americans this week, I’ve been going through sort of an introspection. I realize that over the several years I’ve gotten complacent about my political, fiscal, social views. I’ve been disenchanted with the current version of the Republican [...]

This years election will change the way candidates are selected and campaigns are run forever.
According to opensecrets.org, as of October 27, 2008 the two candidates combined had raised just shy of 1 billion dollars (that’s nine zeros!) Barack Obama raised just shy of three quarters of that at $639 million and spent $573 million, John [...]

… and we all get to lie in it….

Just for fun…

John McCain thinks giving folks a tax break is socialism, I call it opportunity.”
- Barack Obama
“It’s not that I want to punish your success. I just want to make sure that everybody who is behind you, that they’ve got a chance for success too. My attitude is that if the economy’s good for folks from [...]

These roasts at the Al Smith Charity Dinner last night were a well needed breath of fresh air.
John McCain Brings Down The House - Al Smith Dinner Part 1

Part 2

Obama at Al Smith Dinner -Part 1

Part 2

Portrayal Of Obama As Elitist Hailed As Step Forward For African Americans

Here’s a great take on Sarah Palin from FoxNews.
A Bible Lesson for Sarah Palin: King David and the Coat of Mail
But there may be another story that fits Palin’s dilemma: In the story of David and Goliath, the young, future king decides that he will take on the 9-foot giant and goes to King Saul [...]