“A wise and frugal government, which shall leave men free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned – this is the sum of good government.” – Thomas Jefferson Poor Tom.  If he were alive today to see what he [...]

“Change doesn’t come from Washington. Change comes to Washington.” “Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.” -President Elect Barack Obama Ah yes.. the buzzword of the 08 election.  Change.  Well, the constituency [...]

“All the perplexities, confusion and distresses in America arise not from defects in the constitution or confederation, nor from want of honor or virtue, as much from downright ignorance of the nature of coin, credit, and circulation. “– John Adams Well, with all the bad news about the credit crisis in the news, today our [...]

The political playoff season is over. It’s been a long, nasty dirty fight, but it looks like the Democrats have finally made a decision as to who they are sending forward in this year’s political championship series.

“A vote is like a rifle; its usefulness depends upon the character of the user.” – Theodor Roosevelt Well since it seems that for the most part the Republican primaries are over, I’ve found myself paying more attention to what’s going on the other side of the aisle. That’s when I ran into the Super [...]

Well, it seems some time has passed since last I graced the pages of Moodspins with a rant. My apologies to my readers for that, but sometimes life has a way of putting a stop to things like online political rants for a time. In any event, I’m back and should be on a rather [...]

“The American people spoke out for a return to civility to the Capitol in Washington and how Congress conducts its work, and Democrats pledge civility and bipartisanship in the conduct of the work here, and we pledge partnerships with the Republicans in Congress and the president, not partisanship” – Nancy Pelosi That’s the cry that [...]

“Are we in like Manner to be given up to the Disposal of the East India Company, who have now the Assurance, to step forth in Aid of the Minister, to execute his Plan, of enslaving America? Their Conduct in Asia, for some Years past, has given simple Proof, how little they regard the Laws [...]

“My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and is not either to save or to destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slave I would do it, and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves I would do it; and if I could save [...]

It’s funny how quickly the collective memory of people fades. Nothing points that out more to us than anniversaries though. Monday was the 5th anniversary of 9-11 and much like 9-11-01 my morning started out with me waking up, hopping into my car and heading off to do my morning routine. Granted, this year I [...]