It must be campaign season. How else do you explain Jerry Brown’s recent fascination with investigations and allegations announced with lots of media in tow and advantageously timed to benefit traditional Democratic constituencies and issues? There is no doubt that the Brown campaign committee and political advisors are strategically planning the roll-out of official attorney general “investigations” to maximize public attention and perception. But what is most troubling about Jerry Brown’s use of the Attorney General’s office to campaign for his return to the governor’s mansion is that his cavalier press conferences, media interviews and announced investigations are only chasing…

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Democratic Whining Most of us know that violence and threats are completely unacceptable. And law enforcement officials can and should deal with anyone who uses violence to make their point. But the majority of Americans are ticked off and emotional about the Democratic healthcare take-over. And we aren’t going to be intimidated into backing down by members of Congress like Chris Van Hollen and James Clyburn who feign outrage but sound downright giddy with their new fundraising gimmick. “We are so outraged, so send us $5.” I’ve never seen so much whining from a majority party. While Democratic lawmakers and…

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Intolerance is Back Again I was recently having dinner with 3 others in New York City, in the heart of the West Village, when the table next to us leaned over and proclaimed that we were the problem with America. My friends and I were all shocked and perplexed. Did we know these people? Had they confused us with someone they knew? After calling us “bigots” and “ignorant” we realized they had been eaves-dropping on our political discussion during a quiet Saturday night dinner. Our opinions about Sarah Palin and women in politics were too much for them to sit…

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within the first few minutes of palin’s speech my phone started to light up with text messages. i could instantly tell that my liberal friends (and there are many) were nervous. palin the future president and next vice-presient of the united states had something to say. the messages started with simple admitions like “she’s doing well”. as the humored filled speech unfolded my text messages increased. “she’s doing well” became “wow”. the evening ended with scared muses and hostile phrases like “we still have 2 more months” and “but how many hockey moms could there actually be in america”. the…

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