The Republican Party over on the GOP.com are asking for you to sign a petition (quick follow the link now) to open up Hillary Clinton’s library (by which they mean Bill Clinton’s presidential records). I’m sure they realize that the Bush Administration, when they came into office in 2000, locked down all the Reagan era … Read more
If neither Dennis Kucinich nor Ron Paul is your first choice in this year’s civic decision that you should be making, I suggest that one of them should be. There is no doubt that democracy has been diminished for their exclusion from multiple debates. The reasoned arguments from the edges are what sometimes steers a … Read more
Next step on my attempt to see if the past history of pre-Presidential experience can be a guide to what it takes to be president: James Madison. I have to admit that while the first three presidents came easily to my tongue, I struggled to remember number four to no avail. I just haven’t used … Read more
plastic bag nightmare 004 Originally uploaded by Zainub Twice today as I commuted I saw cars with plastic bags entwined beneath them. Yes, your US$50,000 car looks very nice. Just like your new pair of heals with toilet paper hanging off of them. What’s wrong with us? Minimally we need to start taking the bags … Read more
Q: What was the first amendment proposed to the United States Constitution?
The third president, twelve years into a new government, Thomas Jefferson had plenty of work ahead of him when he came into office. He presided over the Louisiana Purchase, the Lewis and Clark Expedition, and the addition of the Ohio Territory to the Union. Born in 1743, Jefferson became president in 1801 (age 56), presided … Read more