Democratic Wedgie

With Obama at the head of the ticket casual voters became committed.  The Republican Party took such a sharp, sudden right turn, that they lost the few moderates who were trying to follow.

In 2014 Obama will not be on the ticket.  Turning out the base, let alone expanding it, will be a challenge.  Enter gay rights stage left.  If as expected, the court issues only a limited ruling on gay marriage, Democrats will have a morally, and politically, strong issue in many states.  Republicans, historically have had the edge with social wedge issues.  If Democrats get gay marriage initiatives on key state ballots a stormy campaign may end in a glorious rainbow.

Don't Ask, Don't Tell

Pollsters are failing to ask key questions in the gun control debate.  While fringe elements in the gun debate are often defiled, they are not quantified.

We all know that assault weapons and 100 round clips are overkill for hunters, or for home security.  We do not know how many people believe that military grade weapons and large clips may be necessary to protect citizens' freedom from overreach by the federal government.  Nor do we know how many Americans believe that expanded background checks of gun purchasers will be used to reduce the rights of law abiding citizens.

We should ask.

Highest Compliment

Thank you.  The site has generated enough traffic that you will be redirected if you leave the "p" out of blogspot.   Someone has spent the money to try to capture my readers.

As you know this site has been dark for sometime.  I was in SouthEast Asia for 5 weeks, and upon my return took some time to get back up to speed.  But now I have an even better excuse.  I am working on an ebook tentatively titled "SouthEast Asia on a Rope."  I am too old, and too tired. to travel on a shoestring.

I hope that those of you who have kept, "Romney's Lament:  He blinded me with Science," a steady seller on Amazon, will consider the new book.  It will be coming to a computer, or kindle, near you in the not too distant future.