This might come off as more of a rant than anything else but it’s something that bothers me a great deal and this is my avenue to express my concerns. Crosswalks allow pedestrians to travel from one side of a street to the other at a predefined roadway intersection. Many of these intersections have pedestrian… Continue reading
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Poverty
Welfare is a great talking point for Republicans. “It’s my money and I want to keep it! It’s socialism!” Great. Keep going with that. By the way, do you believe in social security? Do you complain when you receive that check each month? That’s socialism. You should probably return it. An article in TownHall discusses how… Continue reading
The Ultimate Punishment has No Place in a Flawed Justice System
The United States justice system is flawed. Period. Show me someone who truly believes that no one in this country has ever been wrongfully convicted and I will show you someone with no concept of reality. Wrongful convictions happen all too frequently. Witnesses are confused. Prosecutors withhold evidence. Defense counsel is inadequate. The jury doesn’t… Continue reading
Terry Jones Arrested
The controversial Gainesville, Florida, pastor was arrested Wednesday with 2998 kerosene soaked copies of the Qur’an in his pickup truck bed. According to his website, he planned to burn all copies in the Tampa Bay area on Wednesday. I guess he had a lot of s’mores to make. Mr. Jones is a hateful, spiteful individual… Continue reading
MLS in Orlando
It’s actually possible. The USL championship game last weekend, which the Orlando City Lions won, procured a record crowd of almost 21,000 fans. That’s impressive considering this is a minor league soccer team. What does this mean for the city? Well, both Orange County Mayor Jacobs and Orlando Mayor Dyer are supporting a new stadium… Continue reading
Forced Association
Stop me if you’ve heard this before: Gay marriage is not legal! You can’t force me to accept gay marriage, that’s a violation of my Constitutional rights! I have the right to associate or not and I don’t want to associate with those people! I’m certain you have heard those or similar comments at some… Continue reading
Florida 49
I live in suburbia. I am made fun of by several friends quite religiously. Many of them know I spent many years living in Chicago and wonder how I could go from such an urban area to such a non urban area overnight. Let me tell you, it took some getting used to, along with… Continue reading
Drinking to Sophistication
The Orlando City Council was set to vote Monday on a proposed ordinance to extend alcohol service at downtown bars by one hour on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. The City Council decided to postpone that vote but let’s take a look at its implications. Many cities allow alcohol service well into the night. When… Continue reading
Who Let Justice Scalia Out Again?
Justice Scalia is a brilliant man and no one can argue with that. But, he holds some rather antiquated viewpoints and he is not quiet about expressing those views. Last week, Justice Scalia spoke to a group of people in Montana: In an apparent reference to the court’s recent decisions on gay marriage and benefits… Continue reading
We Don’t Always have to Agree
Really, we don’t. And that’s okay. In fact, I think it’s desirable. Most certainly, we don’t have to agree across party lines, but that’s not even what I’m referring to here. I’m referring to not having to agree with people within your own party or ideology. That’s also okay and, again, desirable because it shows you… Continue reading