Sarah Palin has been busy spouting off about Barack Obama's association with former radical William Ayers. This not withstanding the fact that during the time Ayers was actually practicing his radical acts, Obama was 8 years old, or thereabouts.

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Anyone planning on using Medicare or Medicaid in the future should read this article from the Wall Street Journal very carefully.

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But his ‘Old Fish’ remark was about McCain.

The McCain campaign has continued to scrabble around in the mud looking for things with which to attack Obama. During a campaign speech in Virginia on Tuesday, Obama said the following:

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You know the old saying, “Better the devil you know.” But I wonder, do we really want to stick to the Devil we know when it comes to the President of the United States?

Like many Americans, I’m skeptical of all politicians, even politicians who say their stand on the issues is the same as mine. After all, the very nature of politics means that no one can really promise that they will remain true to their convictions. Compromises are the name of the game and, many times, something dear to your heart will be sacrificed in order to achieve something even more important to the politician.

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Women voters who value their right to decide what to do with their bodies, women voters who place stock in basic family values, women voters who are concerned and knowledgeable about the global environment, women voters who are concerned and knowledgeable about energy will not be fooled by McCain's choice of Sarah Palin as a running mate.

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Oooooooo, there’s lots of buzz going on about McCain’s choice of Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate. The Republicans think she’s just the cure that Hillary’s disappointed supporters are looking for. Is she? Really? Let’s look a little closer.

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It’s painfully obvious that the Republicans know they have a losing candidate with a losing platform. They’ve nominated a candidate who has consistently aligned himself with the policies of a President that 82% of all Americans - not just Democrats, all Americans - are dissatisfied with, and the Republicans know they have made a drastic mistake.

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Oh, sweet Jesus, you've got to read THIS. Not only is it a very fine piece of writing, it talks about one of the most moving events to happen since the Presidential Primaries began.

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Phillip Butler was at the Naval Academy the same time as John McCain. In fact, he knew McCain rather well back in 1957-58. Phillip Butler was also a POW. He had been a prisoner for over two years when John McCain was captured and they were imprisoned together for several years.

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Drugs are a problem in this country. That’s not news, we all know that. Illegal drugs fuel organized crime, create further crime when addicts rob and steal to buy them, create hazards on our roads and highways when people drive while under the influence of drugs and they cost us millions in health care costs to treat the addicts and the victims of the addicts, mainly the babies born to addicts.

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A friend of mine once said that I was so biased toward Gary Oldman that I would applaud his performance in changing a tire. Well, Huey, I guess you were right because his role in this film is almost the equivalent of changing a tire and I still enjoyed watching him.

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According to The New York Times and
this article by Cecile Richards on the Huffington Post , the Bush Administration is set to put in place a new rule for clinics, hospitals, medical schools, etc. that receive federal aid, that will require them to hire employees who will refuse to dispense or prescribe certain birth control methods and who will refuse to perform abortions, for whatever reason, because of their religious beliefs.

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Here’s what the Constitution says about freedom of religion.

Amendment 1 - Freedom of Religion, Press, Expression. Ratified 12/15/1791

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

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When I read of the death of George Carlin I felt as though all the joy had gone out of the world. All of a sudden I was lonely and so bereft. Not exactly what he would have wanted me to feel, I’m sure.

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25 new people will be getting a Star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame next year, including Bill Handel of KFI Radio and Doug Morris.

I’m not sure which Doug Morris is getting the Star, the Actor/Producer/Director with fewer credits to his name on IMDB than most models or the Doug Morris who did visual effects for 1998’s Godzilla, or maybe there’s another Doug Morris out there that has never bothered with an IMDB listing. At any rate, someone named Doug Morris is getting a Star. And, of course, everyone’s favorite, Bill Handel. Bill Handel hosts a morning radio show in Los Angeles. I don’t live in L.A. and, even if I did, I don't listen to radio so, naturally, I have never heard of him. Somehow, I think I'm not the only one that's never heard of Bill Handel.

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