by Jeffery Battersby | Nov 6, 2008 | Commentary, Politics
The New York Times reports today that part of the reason behind the McCain loss was infighting and a breakdown of communication between those running the behind-the-scene details of the McCain and Palin camps. But what made me laugh about the article was two...
by Jeffery Battersby | Nov 4, 2008 | Asides, Commentary
Amazing that this guy can even walk on two feet. Read as he compares limitations placed on free speech if the Fairness Doctrine is implemented to limitations placed on pornography… AND PRONOUNCES THEM EQUAL! The very same people who don’t want the Fairness...
by Jeffery Battersby | Oct 27, 2008 | Asides, Commentary
The Series was saved tonight from a real cheesy ending. 2 out in the top of the sixth with Upton on second when Perez gets a hit to bring him home. Tie game. Pouring rain. So bad, in fact, that the game should have been delayed sooner. If the umps don’t let the...
by Jeffery Battersby | Oct 21, 2008 | Commentary
The Monterey Bay Aquarium is one of my favorite places on the west coast. I made my first visit the year it opened and have made several more since. It is, in a word, stunning and one of the few aquariums anywhere that focuses on the local ecosystem. The Monterey...
by Jeffery Battersby | Oct 20, 2008 | Commentary
While there’s no doubt in my mind that we’re presently facing a severe financial crisis, I’ve had a hard time reconciling Obama’s claim that we’re in the midst of the, “…worst financial crisis since the Great...
by Jeffery Battersby | Oct 15, 2008 | Commentary, Featured
This year’s Blog Action Day topic is a difficult one for me for the simple fact that I feel ill-equipped to address the subject. I have seen poverty up close and personal—I worked for a summer in Haiti in the late ’70s, have spent time in some of the...
