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January 25, 2012

The Lost Art

“Politics is the art of the possible, the attainable … the art of the next best.” Otto von Bismarck I did my yearly duty of enduring the State of the Union Address. I have done this every year when not … Continue reading →

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Tagged as barak obama, abraham lincoln, nancy pelosi, mitch mcconnell, president ronald reagan, seal team 6, state of the union, mitch daniels

August 5, 2011

Return to the Great Montana Dude Ranch Sleepover: Padre Steve’s Cure to Politics as Usual

I wrote this about a year ago and after the fiasco that we have endured during this long and all too painful year think that it is time to revisit the topic. Since I have been rather morose of late … Continue reading →

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June 8, 2011

“Rushing” to Whack Weiner, “Revering” Palin and other Loose Thoughts

WARNING: Alan Shore Alert! Yes this will be a tongue in cheek and somewhat over the top observation of American life, religion and politics that you might see in the closing arguments of Denny Crane’s friend Alan Shore (James Spader) … Continue reading →

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Tagged as alan shore, american idol, andrew breitbart, anthony weiner, bishop eddie long, boston legal, carlos zambrano, chicago cubs, chris wallace, church scandals, end of the world, fox news, glenn beck, harold camping, john edwards, lamestream media, lapd, nancy pelosi, napoleon bonaparte, napoleon bonaparte quotes, narcissism, national enquirer, national guard, natural disasters, north carolina state troopers, paul revere, politicians, preachers, pundits, sarah palin, speeding tickets, unholy trinity

April 7, 2011

Dumb Guy Things: The Male Hormone Causes Brain Damage….I’m Proof of It

Last night my friends I violated “Shafer’s Law” which is “let’s not do dumb things.” The etymology of term goes back to my Commanding Officer while I was the Brigade Adjutant at the Academy of Health Sciences back in 1988. … Continue reading →

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Tagged as brain damage, budget crisis, bullies, cantaloupe, cheez-its, congresswoman michelle bachmann, creation story, democratic party, dumb guy things, expiration dates, government shut down, male hormone, nancy pelosi, original sin, pita bread, republican party, tea party, wimps

April 6, 2011

An Unnecessary Condition of Affairs

“The war… was an unnecessary condition of affairs, and might have been avoided if forbearance and wisdom had been practiced on both sides.” Robert E. Lee I am always attracted to military leaders with a tragic and honorable history, men … Continue reading →

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Tagged as 2011 budget battle, afghanistan, american civil war, bank bailouts, banking crisis of 2008, campaign contributions, confederate congress, corporate control of political process, dehumanizing enemies, democratic p, executive branch, french revolution, history of the world part one, home foreclosures, iraq, jacobins, libertarian party, libyan intervention, mel brooks, nancy pelosi, napoleon bonaparte, politicians, preachers, pundits, republican party, robert e lee, robert e lee quotes, siege of petersburg, supreme court, tea party, the balkan wars, the balkans, theodore roosevelt, thomas jefferson, Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) of 2008, us house of representatives, us senate

April 1, 2011

Egads! The Whole Country is Offended by Each Other!

We live in a country that has transformed itself into one of the thinnest skinned, easily offended and offendable bunch of folks in the world. It doesn’t seem to matter what political affiliation, religion, race, gender, socio-economic group or Dodger’s … Continue reading →

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Tagged as bloom county, democratic party, easily offended, liberals, nancy pelosi, offensiveness, political extremists, Politics, republican party, tea party, the virtue of moderation

March 28, 2011

Another Sign of the Apocalypse: No Number One Seeds Left in the NCAA Tournament

Signs of the Apocalypse? Well my friends there are wars, rumors of wars, natural and unnatural disasters Iranian Ayatollahs proclaiming that the Mahdi is coming so Iran can beat the snot out of all the infidels and all the number … Continue reading →

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Tagged as 12th mahdi, arizona, butler, champion, dick cheney, duke, final four, four horsemen of the apocalypse, george mason, gilbert gottfried, iran, kansas, kentucky, lsu, mr ed, nancy pelosi, ncaa men's basketball tournament, odu, ohio state, oprah, pitt, president obama, secretariat, syracuse, trigger, uconn, university of florida, university of indiana, university of michigan, university of north carolina, university of richmond, vcu, villanova, vulcans, wars and rumors of wars

January 9, 2011

The Day after the Attack on Congresswoman Giffords: Pointing the Finger of Blame without Evidence and Raising the Extremist Language to a New Level

Aftermath of the attack on Congresswoman Giffords: What Next? A day after he shot and wounded Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, killed Judge John Roll and 5 others and wounded 11 more innocent people the motives and beliefs of Jared Lee Loughner … Continue reading →

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Tagged as american renaissance, attacks on elected officials, attacks on judges, caitlin parker, congresswoman gabrielle giffords, conservative blogosphere, distrust of government, federal reserve, gold standard, government mind control, illiteracy, jared lee loughner, judge john roll, nancy pelosi, newsbusters.org, newsmax.com, political assassinations, political extremists, political left, political right, political violence, political vitriol, tea party, twitter, unconstitutional laws, united states constitution, violent political language, weimar republic, white supremacists, World Net Daily

August 7, 2010

The Great Montana Dude Ranch Sleepover: Padre Steve’s Solution to Politics as Usual

Sleepover on a Dude Ranch anyone? I don’t know about you but as a passionate moderate I am fed up with the nasty politics as usual that is killing our country. Our political ruling class appears to be hell bent … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: nancy pelosi

The Lost Art

Return to the Great Montana Dude Ranch Sleepover: Padre Steve’s Cure to Politics as Usual

“Rushing” to Whack Weiner, “Revering” Palin and other Loose Thoughts

Dumb Guy Things: The Male Hormone Causes Brain Damage….I’m Proof of It

An Unnecessary Condition of Affairs

Egads! The Whole Country is Offended by Each Other!

Another Sign of the Apocalypse: No Number One Seeds Left in the NCAA Tournament

The Day after the Attack on Congresswoman Giffords: Pointing the Finger of Blame without Evidence and Raising the Extremist Language to a New Level

The Great Montana Dude Ranch Sleepover: Padre Steve’s Solution to Politics as Usual

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