south carolina

Fool Them Twice

January 15, 2011

One of my great grandfathers was the last surviving veteran of the Civil War from Tennessee. William Nelson Morgan was known to everyone as Uncle Bill. He survived 2 days beyond his 105th birthday. I was 9 years old at the time. The lieutenant governor came to his funeral. Others waved what they thought was [...]

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Brutally Honest

September 23, 2010

Let’s do something that the Republican Party is totally incapable of doing. Let’s be honest. They have announced their Lemon Pledge to America, six weeks before the mid-term elections. Newt released his Contract With America six weeks before the 1994 mid-term elections. Let’s shine a little light on their lies and cynicism. Permit me to [...]

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Not The Real Thing

May 30, 2010

Did you watch Top Kill this Thursday? I bet you didn’t. That great entertainer, BP, decided that the government didn’t mean what it said when they said to make the video available. They decided you didn’t need or deserve to see what was really going on. While people were watching the entertaining video of Top [...]

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Pigs At The Trough

December 16, 2009

Have you heard? The economy is in the tank. Have you heard? Unemployment is in the double digits. Have you heard? Congress wants to give themselves a pay raise. Your Congressman needs that money more than your piggy bank does. You would just spend it on something silly, such as food, shelter, clothing, medicine or [...]

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