Sorry for my absence from the blog. Here are some quick thoughts and observations for a Tuesday … How does UPS deliver packages to your house? My daughter Hannah was talking about spaghetti recently, but I was thinking of something we could make on the grill. I asked her if we could grill the spaghetti. She of course looked at me with sympathy and said “Mom, you can’t cook spaghetti on the grill – itread more…
I tuned into the CPAC (Conservative Political Action Conference) live feed at 4:30 to get the results of their straw poll. Personally, I was unhappy with some of the things being said and the mentality of the crowd. I didn’t take notes, but here’s what I learned: 95% of the attendees are unhappy with President Obama A majority of attendees are happy with republicans in congress (sure, the republicans are doing such a great job …read more…
Michael Steele, the former Lt. Governor of Maryland, a Roman Catholic and an African American has been selected the new Chairman of the Republican National Committee. Ken Blackwell (also African American) would have been preferable, but Steele is better than Duncan, Anuzis, or Dawson. The Wall Street Journal followed the multiple votes live on their website. At first it looked like Duncan would retain the seat (that would have been a HUGE mistake). Near the endread more…
Former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge said Sunday (this was AFTER McCain’s appearance at Saddleback church) he thinks Republicans would accept a vice presidential candidate who supports abortion rights. But, he said, whomever John McCain picks as a running mate should defer to McCain on the issue. McCain opposes abortion rights, but he riled some conservatives last week when he suggested his running mate could — like Ridge — support abortion rights. “What he (McCain) was sayingread more…
By now you have heard that John McCain has said that he would be open to having a running mate that is pro-abortion, affirming yet again why I have not and will not support John McCain. Earlier this morning I heard about a minute of a democratic party talking head discussing McCain’s running mate options. I did not catch this person’s name, but she made the following comment: “The choice for McCain comes down to whetherread more…
