My Soap Box

Once again and rightly so, the debate over gun control will rage. The same old points will be trotted out and most likely, not much will happen. Too much is unknown about the tragedy in Sandy Hook, Connecticut to make judgments at this time. Perhaps more important now is how do schools improve their... Sign in to see full entry.

Bob Costas is being berated for exercising his right to free speech. He didn’t advocate everyone handing over their guns to the government, a position that has bees ascribed to him by those offering knee-jerk reactions. Have I got your attention? Please read on now that you have taken the baited... Sign in to see full entry.

A Crapload News exclusive, reporter Megan Itallup sits down with the hottest soundbite out there, Fiscal Cliff. Megan: Thank you for talking with us, should I call you Fiscal or Mr. Cliff? Fiscal Cliff: Uh well, call me whatever you like, just don’t fall for me. Get it, fall for me? Cliff! Megan: No... Sign in to see full entry.

Some thoughts on Mel Brooks. A lot of his movies would raise the hackles of today’s “politically correct” crowd and that’s a good thing. If we thoroughly cleanse humor of offensive or semi-offensive content, then we don’t have humor. Humor at its core causes us to laugh at or with somebody. Quite... Sign in to see full entry.

I thought I would have all kinds of things to say about the election. I thought I might be excited about it. That was many years ago of course. In the ensuing years, I have become much more cynical and hardened to the allure of politicians. Lots of folks place way too much faith in politicians and... Sign in to see full entry.

Every year at this time I just want to beat the holy crap out of some brain-dead idiots. Parents and kids spend hours carefully carving pumpkins into memories. Yards and porches are decorated in the spirit of Halloween. Then some vandals deem it “fun” to smash those works of arts and decorations on... Sign in to see full entry.

Yes, I realize the election is bearing down on us. In fact, my ballot is filled out with one exception, the biggie. Lots of people have wondered how it can be that at this point, some of us haven’t made up our minds. Let me answer that by asking how it can be that the two most powerful people in... Sign in to see full entry.

David Letterman of the Late Show on CBS has been carrying on for some time that Mitt Romney won’t go on his show. President Obama has been on the show but not his challenger. My son asked what the big deal was that Mitt wouldn’t go on Letterman and “did it really matter?” I can see his point, after... Sign in to see full entry.

Questions I would like answered. First, Obama keeps saying that he “inherited a bad situation” with regards to the economy. I would contend he didn’t inherit it as much as he asked for it, he was running at the time after all. Second, exactly how can tax cuts suddenly spur small businesses to hire... Sign in to see full entry.

As voters, we all need to pay attention to politics and all the races that we will be involved in voting on. It is a lop-sided event though, with presidential candidates grabbing most of our attention while the races that involve local taxes and officials may elude our attention. It is those local... Sign in to see full entry.