The Civil Rights Cha-Cha

Doesn’t it seem like every time you take a step forward, you take two steps backward?  We’ve witnessed history in the making, electing our first (half) black president, the shift in power between parties, and the vast numbers of voters who chose to make a difference. We’ve overcome obstacles that years ago we thought [...]

Obama’s Foreign Policy: More of the Same

All should be pleased and relieved with the election of Barack Obama as President. In addition to the clear indication that the people of the United States demand a change from eight years of Bush, the fact that an African – American has achieved the Presidency is a major step for civil rights. [...]

Well, now that THAT’S over…

Now that the general election is finally over, after 22 long months of campaigning, mudslinging, debating, discussing and stress eating, it’s finally time to sit back, crack open a cold one and forget about politics until 2012…

The Night Before Tuesday

‘Twas a night in November, a Monday, in fact, as the president sat, bags yet to be packed. He thought of Obama, that arrogant snob, saying “In 24 hours, I’m out of a job!” He worried about his good friend Johnny Mac, who he wished had done more with his swift-boat attack. “Sure, he’s not [...]