Entries from December 2008

December 26, 2008

This Time

This time we want to do what Barack Obama told us to do in his major speech on race:
“This time we want to talk about the men and women of every color and creed who serve together, and fight together, and bleed together under the same proud flag.”
It’s time to fly our governing flags at the most prominent [...]

December 22, 2008

Christmas at the State House

It’s time to celebrate the holiday season with a huge Christmas tree on the grounds of the State House.  Let’s see, where is the most prominent place to put an enormous Christmas tree?
I’ve got it!  At the busy intersection of Main and Gervais.  But the Confederate Soldier Monument is already there.  What ever should we [...]

December 3, 2008

Priority Schmiority

How can we judge what’s the most important priority of our state legislature?  Perhaps we should conclude that their most important issue is the one that they thought was the most important to get the public’s opinion on:
“Amendment 1: Must Section 33, Article III of the Constitution of this State be amended so as to delete [...]