Darke Musings

Liberty. A word that helped found a nation, but do we really understand what it is? Liberty. Sacred notion, or tarnished idol? Liberty. Bastioned serenity or the truest form of self-mockery? Liberty. Do we water the tree or let the fruit perish in to the grim gray of totalitarianism. What does... Sign in to see full entry.

A word to those who read these pages. Listen to your own heart in matters of politics. If you choose to be lead make the leader worthy of your following and reject anyone that would use your for cross purposes. Remember that liberty is a gift not a right. Rights are things we all see and hold in... Sign in to see full entry.

How many brands did you carry on yourself today? Those labels of corporate sponsored acceptance that let us know we've arrived and help to define us as a group. How many, and why, both hotly contested issues that we all should really consider more. Why? In an age, where national symbols have... Sign in to see full entry.

What would you do with 388 billion dollars? No, it’s not a trick question, however it is one that Democrats had better be asking themselves. 388 billion is the amount of money that America’s patchwork of private insurers waste every year on healthcare delivery. Pretty impressive huh, the right to... Sign in to see full entry.

DISCLAIMER: Todays blog deals with a sensitive subject and may contain material that will trouble some. Please Consider this before you read. Thank you: Raven Darke. Somewhere there are a single set of eyes that have seen the horrors that he has caused. Out there somewhere is the man who can answer... Sign in to see full entry.

A picture is worth a thousand words; the image conveys both the intent and the message. On the streets today that message might as well be “smile you’re on candid camera.” Raven Darke here in a very serious role for a moment. I am returning the favor to DamonLeigh, who was inspired by one of my... Sign in to see full entry.

Have you lost count of the bodies yet, as they arrive in singular numbers on the tarmac? Death by a thousand cuts, causing us to bleed out through the tears of an anguished nation. The war is not what we where told. War seldom is but this one in Iraq has all the similarities of World War One. The... Sign in to see full entry.

Running from terror. There is a need to manipulate things. Knowledge is power, and familiarity breed’s contempt. Now we have contempt and ignorance wrapped in one complete package living in the white house. The Republicans have promised us that we will never again be the victims of terror. We can’t... Sign in to see full entry.

We have witnessed a crime in the making. The weapons where rampant sexuality and a callous disregard for others. The cover-up involves a bright smile, lots of catch phrases and autographs. Of course by now most everyone is aware that Arnold won the race for Governor of California. I am past... Sign in to see full entry.

Politics is a fool's game. The people that run for public office are most often not the people we'd actually pick to lead us if we where thinking about it. Let's examine two different political situations. I divide my time these days above and below the 49th parallel and that has given me a... Sign in to see full entry.