We the People

"Government can do certain things very well, but it cannot put hope in our hearts or a sense of purpose in our lives." I like that one. Sums it up nicely. There are undoubtedly some things that the government – any government – can do well. Very well…

This year sure seems to be having its problems with voting. There are those in the Carolinas who are finding out their email requests to receive absentee ballots weren't valid. Nevermind that the request was sent via a link on the board of elections page saying that it…

"Your security is not in the hands of Kerry, Bush or al-Qaida. Your security is in your own hands." I've been saying that for three years. It is simply not the responsibility of the government to protect us in every circumstance. There will be events that are not…

In North Carolina, we have "no excuse" early voting. Essentially it means that we have a time period (I think it's a couple weeks) prior to election day, and at any time during that time period, we can go in and vote, no questions asked. This year, somewhere…

Okay, at least eight more days. If it's like the last time, we might be in for weeks more – but at least the advertising bonanza ought to be over in eight more days. I'm sure they will start up again in the next year or so, as…

So Teresa Heinz Kerry (is that hyphenated?) has apologized publicly for her comment about Laura Bush. Yippee….

I found it interesting that during the debate last night, Dubya mentioned the "L" word. Sorry, pervs, not that "L" word. The other one. Liberty. It is really an excellent word, isn't it? I was just surprised to hear it from those lips. There are several definitions of…

Okay, I realize that the congress really isn't non-stop. They take breaks like the rest of us. Heck, they probably take more breaks than the rest of us. But let's think about it for just a minute: Congress has existed, generally speaking, for nearly two-and-a-half centuries. Is the…

It seems that the governor of Illinois is planning to do more digging in the can of worms that is the prescription drug trade. By trade, I simply mean the process for getting the drugs to people who need them – not that he is involved in drug…

Another batch of statistics is out – this one showing the percentage of our income that goes to different expenses. What I don't get is why the government can leave out the largest expenditure that any of us are likely to have – taxes. In the last year,…