Skip to main content

Posts

Showing posts from October 1, 2004

So, what did you think of the presidential debate, then?

I actually was quite impressed by the debate last night. It had substance, they talked about the issues, and it was as serious as the foreign policy challenges facing the next president are. If you watched the whole debate, and came away agreeing with the positions and arguments of Bush or Kerry, you can make a decision right here, right now, whom to vote for. In fact, that is what you should do, because the chief responsibility of the president is foreign policy, war, and peace. Let Congress handle the domestic policy issues primarily. The president is diplomat-in-chief and commands the world's most powerful military, as well as the world's most powerful weapons. For the still-undecided: If you agree with Kerry's foreign policy, but can't make yourself vote for him for some other reason - you think he's a tax-raising wacko, out-of-control liberal - vote for Michael Badnarik. Please don't vote for Bush. We'll all live to regret it if you do. If you thi

Purple Rain - the first weather complaining of the year

Current Weather conditions : 43, light rain. Windchill 35 degrees. That's three degrees away from freezing, folks. Welcome to Minnesota. When I went outside for lunch today I was shocked, shocked to discover there was cold weather going on in this state. Gee, I wonder if the presidential candidates will be "swinging" through here again? I hereby declare this the most miserable day of 2004! (So far). Reader wonders - why did you post this? Answer: I always wanted to "hereby declare" something. Plus, we Minnesotans are always looking for an excuse to blog about the weather.