Violet: It’s time to revisit gun control
The massacre of 26 people including 20 children in Newtown, Conn. has reignited the debate over gun control. Before the election there was such a discussion in the aftermath of the slayings in a movie theater in Aurora, Colo. That gunman, like the deceased suspect here, obtained the weapons legally. The insipid response in July [...]
Read More →Violet: Chafee’s three Rs are different
When you and I went to school, our “three Rs” were distinctly different from the life lessons Gov. Lincoln Chafee taught the citizenry last week. His mastery of subjects was repudiation, revocation and relinquishment. For all those who pontificated that the governor won’t run for office again, his actions show he very much plans to [...]
Read More →Violet: R.I. is second worst-run state
Well, the results are posted. Rhode Island is the second worst-run state being bested only by the State of California. So says 24/7 Wall Street, a blog which each year conducts an extensive survey of all 50 states. In case you are wondering if this somewhat innocuous source might not be seen by too many [...]
Read More →Violet: When generals become kings
As you all know, General David Petraeus is in hot water, at least with his wife, because of his extramarital affair. He should be in trouble for far more. Where was the intelligence before the Benghazi attack? After all, the CIA which he headed is supposed to ward off attacks by superior intel. He got [...]
Read More →Violet: How to tell if you’re a Republican or Democrat
Last week I posed some questions that were supposed to tell you if you lean Republican or Democrat. Granted, the answers are solely my idea as to what affiliation you are. You have also voted by now so you know if this is a true test as a result of your actual voting. Here goes! [...]
Read More →Violet: How to tell if you’re a Republican or a Democrat
All of you have seen “tests” which are supposed to tell you if you lean Republican or Democrat. The answer to such questions as to whether there should be a “voucher” system for Medicare, or whether abortions should be banned, etc., usually are pretty obvious relative to one’s political orientation. Here’s a “test” which is [...]
Read More →Violet: The whopper isn’t only at Burger King
Stop! If I hear a presidential candidate, the Rhode Island First and Second Congressional district contenders and/or the United States Senate opponents say one more time that they want to simplify the tax code, I am going to send them a Whopper. Of course, they don’t need one since they are already full of, well, [...]
Read More →Violet: Is it a party or an individual for your vote?
Watching the WPRI debate between Congressman David Cicilline and Republican challenge Brendan Doherty, and after parsing the ads for each to date, I think that it’s obvious that this is a campaign about voting for a party (Cicilline’s Democrats) or voting for the person (Doherty on the character issue). Mr. Cicilline seems to concede that [...]
Read More →Violet: National Republican Committee goes too far
Last Thursday the National Republican Committee launched an attack website against incumbent democrat, David Cicilline. Mr. Cicilline’s apparent “malfeasance” was that, during his tenure as a lawyer, he defended folks found guilty, ultimately, of heinous acts. The national Republicans should know better. The website is actually anti-American and bound to hurt their candidate, Brendan Doherty, [...]
Read More →Violet: President ill-prepared for debate
As I watched the Obama/Romney debate unfold, I was reminded of The Great Debate of 1960 between Sen. John F. Kennedy and Vice President Richard M. Nixon. It’s too bad that President Barack Obama’s prep team didn’t have it in mind. In 1960 the Nixon/Kennedy presidential debate afforded the voters the first opportunity to see [...]
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