Stars 'n Sparkle
A chronicle of my thoughts, opinions, rants and raves on subjects from politics, headlines, books, movies, TV, to food and recipes gleaned through years of experience and interest.
Latest Blog Posts
- Ready to Discredit on Nov 14, 2009
I read several blogs, news sites, and commentary each day. I notice that Sarah Palin's book, Going Rogue, has barely hit the book stores and many in the liberal press already have an opinion or her veracity and political viability. My order of her b...
- Teddy on Aug 29, 2009
I watched the mass of Christian burial for Ted Kennedy this morning, not as a fan but more out of curiosity. I haven't attended many funerals and not being Catholic, I was fascinated by the process as much as anything else. It struck me as I listened...
- Is it over? on Aug 21, 2009
Peggy Noonan wrote a piece in the WSJ today that listed all the reasons why the Obama group needs to give up on their health care proposal. And she spoke in the past tense as if it had happened. I'm not sure about that. The Democrats can pass any bil...
- The Changed Debate on Aug 15, 2009
Have you noticed how President Obama has changed the focus on the debate to make insurance companies the bad guys? I rather like my insurance while the track record for government offices is problematic. Consider the Post Office or the DMV. Do they i...
- Tit for Tat on Aug 5, 2009
I wonder what President Clinton and Kim Jong- Il talked about in their three hour meeting. The release of the two journalists was a fait accompli once permission was granted to go to North Korea. We have now given face time to a terrorist and bowed t...
- Fireworks on Jul 4, 2009
Fireworks began yesterday with the announcement by Sarah Palin to resign her governorship. I think the networks thought it would be a slow news weekend but just leave it to a woman to change her mind. The rumors run rampant, the bloggers are going wi...
- Bleak Summer on Jun 29, 2009
The current political landscape for conservatives is littered with broken dreams, failed votes, and party in-fighting. The Supreme Court provided one bright spot today in their ruling for the white firefighters but the dismal summer agenda of the Dem...
