What the McCain ad is REALLY about - and it's not celebrity
"Call me, Harold"Ring a bell? That what the tag line to the ad run by Harold Ford Jr.'s (successful) opponent in the 2006 Senate contest in Tennessee. That ad had nothing to do with Tennessee voters...
View ArticleClarence Thomas: An (unreported) penny here, a penny there
[Please forgive me if this has been addressed already. I didn't see a reference to it in any of the diaries.]So what's a few pennies among friends, right? Not much, except when those paltry pennies...
View Article"There is a good limb to swing her up to."
My grandfather, born in the 1880's, was a circuit riding minister in the mountains of north Georgia. Before he died, he had trouble sleeping so he would get out of bed, sit by the embers of his wood...
View ArticleGenealogy: How do you feel when you find out your family owned slaves?
When I first started researching my family's history, among my first sources were the federal census records. I'd find a name - "is the age right?" Yes, fantastic! "does the spouse's name match?"...
View ArticleGenealogy, by accident
AAAHA! I finally came up with a topic for the Genealogy and Family History Community diary I have to publish today! Ok, just one small problem – there’s no way I have time to research and write it....
View ArticleGFHC: Rural Georgia, the 1950s, and Sherrod Brown
Genealogy doesn't just trace our ancestors, it also describes the history, family by family, of our country, and tells the story of how we became the people we are. I'm taking some license this time,...
View Articleoooohh. Noooww I get it.
Yesterday started out pretty hopeful. I saw snippets of Fox launching the "exclusive!! never before seen!!! sure to be the race's game changer" tape of Obama that was, like the Holy Roman Empire,...
View ArticleRomney? Obama? Nope. The winner is this guy.
The Republicans are wetting themselves they're so fired up by what they think of as Romney's clear win. And to the extent he got his base excited and kept his donors dedicated to those big checks,...
View ArticleA modest proposal ... to protect gun owners
Our rights under the Constitution are sacrosanct. One of those rights is the right to keep and bear arms. Another - and equal - right is our right to vote. And - tsk tsk - it's just sad how badly we...
View ArticleBarney Frank says he'd be open to the Senate?
I was suffering through Morning Joe today, and it was truly suffering. Rolling my eyes through all the "Sure, Obama got the best of the deal, but he shouldn't get any kudos because he doesn't smooze...
View ArticleImmigrants are ignorant and stupid (GFHC)
These immigrants are the most ignorant and stupid people of their own country. They can never adopt our language or customs, anymore than they can adopt our skin color. They used to not get involved...
View ArticleMaybe Ted Cruz has his own 11 dimension chess game
So my (very Republican) husband and I were following our usual routine of watching TV and arguing about politics during the commercials. This particular evening, I was ranting about what a...
View ArticleChris Christie and my visit to the lion's den election night
So my spouse got invited to join the happy crowds at Chris Christie's re-election victory celebration. Blah. But I'm enough of a history buff that the lure of seeing him in person is enough so that...
View ArticleAn apology........about 40 years too late
I have a regret that has stuck with me over 40 years. It comes back to me occasionally. I'll be waiting in a line, and suddenly it pops into my mind.When I heard of Mandela's death, it brought it all...
View ArticleNo, I'm sorry but the GW Bridge is NOT the IRS.
This a rant, not a long, fact-rich diary. I am so sick of the pundits all day yesterday and now again this morning, all comparing how Christie is handling the bridge scandal to how Obama handles the...
View ArticleNew Jersey is downgraded: Another contribution to Christie's election campaign.
Fitch today downgraded New Jersey's bond rating - again. It's now an A, which is one level lower.Fitch Ratings cut its credit rating on New Jersey one notch to 'A' on Friday because of the state's...
View ArticleMajor upheaval in Chris Christie's cabinet
The diary title says it all. I'll be honest - I have no idea whether this is 1) normal mid-summer chamges; or 2) a sign that the internal folks who are leaving don't think Christie has enough of a...
View ArticleWhat the heck is going on?
This is more of a question than a diary. But what the heck is going on?? First United grounds all its fleet this morning, now the New York Stock Market has stopped all trading.Are our IT systems in as...
View ArticleWhat Chris Christie has in common with Kansas
OK, so you're Chris Christie. You're running for president and jostling with all the other people running for president. You need to separate yourself and show you deserve the mantel as head of the...
View ArticleAny progressives in VA but south of NoVa?
We are in the process of moving to the Tidewater area, specifically Williamsburg. I've met a lot of wonderful people here. It's not appropriate to talk politics or religion with people you've just met,...
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