Author Archives: A. E. C.

Narcissist-in-Chief

Love of country, patriotism, public service? These are motivating factors in wanting to be President of the United States. They are also concepts that have no meaning in the mind of a narcissist …because those motivations represent a concern for … Continue reading

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Balls, Balls, Balls…

Ok. I am not a huge sports fan, which is to say that I don’t know a lot about football. My thinking and interests tend to be more…shall we say…logic based.  I don’t understand the appeal of the game, I … Continue reading

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Je Suis Charlie

Charlie Hebdo: January 6th, 2015: Circulation: approximately 50,000 January 8th, 2015: Circulation: approximately 5,000,000 “If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine.” “Si vous me frappez avalez, je deviendrez plus puissant que vous pouvez … Continue reading

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No Virginia, there is no war on Christmas…

Only a lack of Christmas in the narrow minds and narrower hearts of men. Christmas is perhaps the most misunderstood and misrepresented holiday in the entire panoply of top-tier American Holidays (nobody seems to know what the hell Cinco Di … Continue reading

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Personal (safety) Shopper: Bring a White Guy

I’m an American, which means that deep inside me beats the heart of an Entrepreneur, an innovator, a craven opportunist. And no time of the year brings out the “true American spirit of Git’ er done.” more than Christmas. That’s … Continue reading

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If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck…

…then chances are that it’s a duck murdering, racist, homophobic redneck. “I’m shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here!…” Not since Claude Rains’ uttered those transparently hypocritical words in the smoke filled halls of “Rick’s Café Américain” … Continue reading

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Mitt Romney’s “to do” list for 2013 – REVISED

Publish transition web site thingy. (note: Ask Paul how that thing works) Order new car elevator for White House Garage. Also talk to architect about fixing that weird oval room. ( WACKY?! ) Talk to Ann about which house we … Continue reading

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FEMA

and the real danger of “For Profit” disaster relief. The recent weather related disaster that has devastated a large portion of the eastern seaboard has underscored a matter that has largely been ignored in the maelstrom of the Presidential Campaign; … Continue reading

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Hurricane Sandy

There is a lot to say about this storm; the human tragedy, the cost of the clean up, the epic and stunning level of damage that was inflicted to the North East and to a lesser extent, the entire eastern … Continue reading

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ALEC

~think of it as that dark, damp, corner of your basement that always has that bad smell… _________________________________________________________________________________ Bad law, like black mold, needs a dark place to grow and eventually become toxic and dangerous. Legislatively speaking, that dark place … Continue reading

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