Illegal immigration good or bad?

Illegal immigration is a hot topic in the ’sphere about now. I visit blogs of all political persuasions throughout WordPress.com, and I’d say opinion seems to run about seven against to three for an open door policy in the USA. I don’t possess the economic chops (or the intellect to acquire them) to comment on [...]

Presidential nonstarters for GOP

As a life-long resident of the South and recovering Southern Baptist, I am more than a little familiar with the so-called “religious right”. I think it’s pretty clear that the religious right is, for all practical purposes, the GOP’s base. Maybe I have a strong sense of the obvious, but I think the following is [...]

Michigan vs. Ohio State

Saturday numbers one and two square off in Columbus. What’s at stake is a place in the national championship game. Or is it?
There’s more than a little chatter that if the game is a good one, then perhaps the loser deserves another shot at the winner in the title game. In theory, I don’t have [...]

Democrats waxing or waning?

How long will it take for the hapless Democrats to shoot themselves in the foot? Not long, if the few days since they took Congress are any indication. They’ve already chambered a round and drawn a bead just behind their big toe.
It seems that hearings are in the works concerning the war in Iraq, and [...]

Alabama football in trouble

The natives in the ‘Bama football nation are growing restless. Redneck fans, inbred boosters, and an ego-maniacal radio show host have been calling for Coach Mike Shula’s head since the Arkansas game. The carping reached a fever pitch with the Tide’s loss to the downtrodden Mississippi State Bulldogs last Saturday. Now the editorial page of [...]

The day after

Well we have a new congress. Most pundits seem to think it’s a rebuke to the Bush team in particular and the status quo in general. So, what can we expect to change? Nothing anybody who isn’t represented by a powerful PAC calls for, that’s for sure.
Here are some things that almost certainly won’t change, [...]

Long live rock

There are times when I feel I’m clinging to sanity by the most frayed of threads. Most political seasons turn into these times. Strangely, though, it’s not the endless bs streaming into my mind in the form of political advertisements that’s irritating me. It is commercials, however. Two of them.
Try as I might I can’t [...]