Latest Comments

• Should Sarah Palin run for president in 2012?

  Wed Nov 17, 2010
  • I've always loved theater.

• First Thoughts: McConnell doubles down

  Thu Nov 4, 2010
  • McConnell's arrogant and uncaring attitude continues to make me sick. But perhaps it's enough to reawaken the sleeping middle class and remind all of us that hate and intolerance is the greatest roadblock to progress. Add greed, which seems to have been an important motivator for the GOP victory.

• Voters say they cast their ballots against Obama, Pelosi

  Wed Nov 3, 2010
  • I'm bitterly disappointed that an election was driven to insanity by irresponsible "coverage" that convinced people to believe what were only lies by the far right.

• House Republican Leader John Boehner described the Obama administration’s health care overhaul as a ‘monstrosity.’ Do you agree or disagree?

  Wed Nov 3, 2010
  • Health care reform is vital to the future for both employees and business owners. Some adjustments can be made, but we need to stand strong

• Should President Obama ask Gen. McChrystal to resign following comments attributed to his aides in a Rolling Stone article?

  Tue Jun 22, 2010
  • How can we maintain "good order and discipline" if McChrystal is openly insubordinate?

• Is President Obama doing enough to tackle the oil spill and its effects?

  Tue Jun 15, 2010
  • The pundits are having too great an influence on this one. President Obama is showing leadership and commitment. Let the man do his job.

• Tweets, sexting, unfriended on banned word list

  Thu Dec 31, 2009
  • Let's blast out "boots on the ground" and keep "transparency." The former is redundant beyond belief, while the latter is an admirable goal, albeit one that seems difficult to reach.

• According to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll, the public has soured on Obama's health plan. Do you think the overhaul's a good idea?

  Wed Dec 16, 2009
  • It's not the President's plan I'm concerned about, it's the mongrel-plan that seems to be developing in the Senate! What's wrong with these people???

• Should President Obama have defended war while accepting the Nobel Peace Prize?

  Thu Dec 10, 2009
  • His speech was thoughtful and thought-provoking. I accept his premise that just wars may be necessary to ensure peace.

• When do you plan to retire?

  Wed Oct 14, 2009
  • It depends, really, on whether I can afford it. Might just "die with my boots on."