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Army Bob: Another terrorist attack, another call for gun control
We suffered yet one more terrorist attack, and the good folks on the left once again fall back to the party line: it is not the criminal nor the terrorist,…
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The Muck Starts Here: State Legislature goes from bad to worse
Name one issue — guns, roads, wolves, pipelines, fracking, the Jamrat and her Coarser friend — our Michigan legislature hasn't made a hash of over the past eight to ten…
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Democracy Tree: GOP proposal gives unconvicted rapists parental rights
by Amy Kerr Hardin Having not written about the Michigan Senate for a spell, now is a good time to check up on them during their year-end rush. Though it’s…
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Yes It Is, It’s True: Working stiffs got only crumbs in trickle-down system
One of the most disturbing fables I’ve ever encountered is a story about a frog and a boiling pot. The frog is persuaded by his hungry enemies to enter a…
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Army Bob: Hillary failed critical test in handling classified documents
by Robert M. Traxler Quite frankly it is hard to understand how Former Secretary of State/United States Senator Hillary Clinton found herself in a situation in which she violated a…
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Democracy Tree: Time to intervene in state’s corruption problem
by Amy Kerr Hardin “In a world where invisible backers with unlimited resources can fund candidates they like and approve of — who will consistently vote their way — there…
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Basura: Perhaps we should legalize, replace our guns with flamethrowers
According to an article in the Cleveland Plain Dealer, there is interest in making flamethrowers available to private individuals. There are a couple of companies that think it might be…
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Ranger Rick: Lies, health and philandering husband wearing on Hillary
Watching the media circus with the Democratic and Republican candidates, the field will be narrowed in the next three months when the first primaries start to winnow out the leaders…
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Monday Moanin’: Some thoughts about being thankful for ancestors
By Jeff Salisbury When you rise in the morning, give thanks for the light, for your life, for your strength. Give thanks for your food and for the joy of…
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The Muck Starts Here: Our founding fathers weren’t particularly religious
by Barry Hastings Contrary to the belief of many (not most) American citizens, this nation was founded on a political, not a religious basis, as witnessed by Article 6, Section…