guns

Medical pot + guns = no. OVI + guns = OK

There are plenty of instances with drunk people shooting someone. Yet, most people who smoke pot say it mellows them out. Of course, we can’t talk about illegal pot use- we’re talking about a prescribed medication for a medical condition. People who register with the state of Ohio to legally use medical marijuana will be Read More

Our culture of death

Dead children always make people more upset. Dead embryos, dead babies, dead kindergarteners, dead teenagers- because they had their whole life ahead of them. Tears came to the presidents eyes as he made a statement about the killings in Connecticut. All over Facebook discussions are going on about our pistol packing society. Assertions are being Read More

“Super Committee” and “Rebound”- semantics for stalling the inevitable

The “Super Committee” has now failed and the stock market dropped. We’re in a tizzy over imaginary actions that never happened, caused by something that wasn’t. The Dayton Daily News proclaims housing is rebounding in Dayton today. Really? How do we come up with these superlatives without any real justification? I was having a short Read More

Is that a gun on your belt, or are you just happy to see me?

While Ohio just recently made it legal to carry a concealed weapon with permit, what many people don’t realize is that if you just strap it on in the open- it’s legal. Do you feel safer already? And although I know a few people who have a CCW permit, and have been around my share Read More

It’s still the economy, stupid.

I was going door-to-door last night for Barack Obama in my neighborhood. This time the list was pretty inclusive- every registered voter. On the homes without any registered voters (and there weren’t many) I went up and tried to register people. I only ran into a few that thought they were voting for McCain. One, Read More