Midwest Airlines CEO Tim Hoeksema is finally getting the attention he deserves and the public should join the airlines pilots in condemning his actions. Over the past several years Hoeksema has worked to slash employees, services and even the one thing that the public connects with the airlines — their signature chocolate chip cookies. That [...]

I just received a robocall (recorded message call) from State Senator Alberta Darling blasting away at State Representative Sheldon Wasserman. The crazy part is who she chose to do the talking — it was the discredited Republican mouthpiece that infects our local radio airwaves, Charlie Sykes. As I listened, I found myself asking, why in [...]

Here they are: My predictions for the Presidential race as long as turnout is as high as it anticipated to be. Normally I would have put Florida in Obama’s court but with all of the power that the Florida GOP leaders have in Florida, I don’t have any trust that their popular vote will reflect [...]

Had Republican Presidential hopeful John McCain chosen a brighter, less self-serving running mate, this would be an entirely different race. Sarah Palin was presented to the public at the Republican National Convention as bright, articulate and aggressive. She was happy to play the scripted role of vicious attack dog. It was when she didn’t have [...]

It may be unscientific and I don’t have access to any polling done in the State Senate district, but the signs tell a story.

I don’t know a lot of plumbers, but when Republican Presidential hopeful John McCain evoked the name Joe the Plumber, it didn’t mean a lot to me. Apparently, according to McCain, Joe is a simple guy who worries about tax increases and apparently McCain believed Barack Obama‘s plan would hurt Joe. Well as it turns [...]