Will post a new rant later this week. Have gone to Arizona to attend to family business. Thanks for checking back in....

I'm going to depart from ranting about politics today. Yesterday we learned that the "King of Pop" Michael Jackson had died and my first reaction was to focus more on the unsavory aspects of his later life but as the evening wore on I was reminded of a few things. First and foremost, no parent should ever have to bury their child. This is a personal issue for me as I had the unfortunate experience of witnessing my parents suffer through having to say goodbye to their son, my brother. Whether you loved Michael Jackson or hated Michael Jackson the sad truth is that his death is a tragedy for his mother

Yesterday morning I wrote "And I have a little advice for the Republicans in office, get your acts together or prepare to wander the political desert in perpetuity. Rising stars like South Carolina's Governor Mark Sanford can't just disappear for a few days without suffering the scrutiny of the press. Fair or unfair it's a reality that Republicans better get used to." Since writing that yesterday morning we have learned that the disappearing act of Gov. Mark Sanford was a little more heinous and a lot less innocent. By now everybody has learned that the Gove

Today is going to be kind of a buckshot day, mini rants because I have a lot on my mind. My post Obama press conference thoughts are as follows, on the topic of Iran the bellicose rhetoric of the President yesterday earned praise from conservatives and a general feeling of it's about time. I haven't commented much on this topic because I happen to agree with the President's tentative approach thus far however, where we part ways comes when Obama begins to parse words in a fashion reminiscent of former President Clinton's deposition performance. In his press conference yesterday when pressed on the is

Can it be?  Is the shine fading, is the new car smell wearing off?  During the latest press event for the star of America's newest reality show, President Obama saw questions from a press corps that were more pointed and served up answers that were more defensive.  The atmosphere in today's press conference was distinctly different as reporters began to question rather than fawn over the leader of the free world.  Pressure over the economy, worries about the mounting deficit and the ambitions he has to add to that deficit along with questions about his handling of the post election rallies and subsequent government crackdown on the people of Iran has exposed at least part of Obama's mortality.