Many are anxiously awaiting the results of the latest Zimbabwe Presidential election.  Robert Mugabe, who has been know to “intimidate” voters in the past has once again been charged with this from outside sources.
The country’s electoral commission said the count is taking longer because officials must certify results from local and parliamentary elections held the […]

At one of the most popular cheese steak restaurants in Philadelphia, Geno’s, the Commission on Human Relations has ruled that a controversial sign is okay.
In a 2-1 vote, a Commission on Human Relations panel found that two signs at Geno’s Steaks telling customers, “This is America: WHEN ORDERING ‘PLEASE SPEAK ENGLISH,’” do not violate the […]

The Wall Street Journal has a front page article today about farm subsidies and the income of farmers.
Today, farmers make up less than 1% of the U.S. population, and agriculture production is dominated by large, industrial farms that have annual sales of $1 million or more. In 2006, average farm household income was $77,654, or about […]

A recent Gallup poll shows that the Democrats’ heated battle will hurt them in the General Election against John McCain.
But only 59% of Democratic voters who support Clinton say they would vote for Obama against McCain, while 28% say they would vote for the Republican McCain. This suggests that some Clinton supporters are so strongly […]

I just wanted to post and let everyone know that I DO still exist.  I have been very busy at work, and I just have not made the time to blog when I get home.  Plus, nothing has really caught my fancy as of late.  I am in a little bit of a slump…
The basketball […]

My wife and I made a last minute decision to go to the Steven Curtis Chapman concert in Chattanooga on Friday evening.  It is about a 1 hour and 45 minute drive from home to get there.  I called and they said there were plenty of tickets remaining, so we just picked up a couple […]

For Christmas I received Tim Russert’s Wisdom of Our Fathers on audio CD.  This book is a follow-up to Russert’s book Big Russ and Me: Father and Son: Lessons of Life about Tim Russert’s own father.  This book was a collection of letters Russert received from sons and daughters about their fathers.  I don’t know about the […]

Barack Obama yesterday laughed off claims of a joint Clinton-Obama ticket, especially one with Clinton at the top of the ballot.  As I previously reported HERE, Senator Clinton had opened the option of having Sen. Obama as her Vice-Presidential selection.  Obama stated:
“I don’t know how somebody who is in second place is offering the vice […]

I attended an event tonight in Knoxville with Paul Jacob, set up by Ken Marrero and the Tennessee ConserVOLiance.  The event was also attended by Right Wing Johnny.
So, you ask, “Who is Paul Jacob?”  The Wikipedia page has a pretty good excerpt:
In 2005 and 2006, Jacob worked with an Oklahoma group, Oklahomans in Action, to […]

A 17 year-old foster child in the state of California (where else!) has been denied the right to sign up for the Marines and the $10,000 signing bonus that goes with it.  Why?  Because the judge disagrees with the Iraq war.

Los Angeles Superior Court Commissioner Marilyn Mackel denied 17-year-old Shawn Sage’s request to join the […]