“If voting made any difference… they wouldn’t let us do it.” Mark Twain One of the most persistent follies of the American people is our stubborn insistence that our vote makes a difference – that by voting, we decide who our leaders will be and what policies they will enact. But no matter who we vote […]
Remember when John McCain was supposed to be a viable Presidential candidate? Or how about Mit Romney… remember when he was considered a legitimate contender for the oval office? Somehow in both cases, these two Republican politicians were presented to us as valid Presidential candidates… right up until election day. After that, it became obvious that they were deeply […]
Most of us raised in this country have been subjected to a significant amount of behavioral conditioning… especially when it comes to what is out Patriotic Duty as Americans. It begins in kindergarten, when we are taught to Pledge Allegiance to the flag – well before we have any idea what the flag represents, or […]
