The Dog House Cave-Man: The demise of principled leadership in the House
Initially, conservative thought that we would finally see some real action on our behalf, some truly principled leadership such as we hadn't seen since Speaker Newt Gingrich. Alas, that was not to be; we traded the daily vitriol of Speaker Pelosi for the boot-licking antics of John Boehner, and we still have Nancy Pelosi singing background to John Boehner's never-ending surrender ballad.
The Dog House When good men do nothing: Speaker Boehner asleep at the wheel.
There is a time when good men should stand up and say enough is enough. Today, with new Government scandals coming to light every day, I thought that time had…
The Dog House Shelter-Skelter: A true story of death, deceit and betrayal at the Boise Humane Society animal shelter
I wrote this article a few year back when my wife & I used to volunteer for the Boise shelter… Fostering animals for the Boise Humane Society is at best,…
The Dog House TechNews Daily Mangles Critique of Hobbit
I really hate it when I find someone spewing pure garbage in an attempt to grab attention and in this instance, I really got sucked in by this negative review which turned out to be pure trash...
The Dog House Boehner retreats on taxes
Today, House Speaker Boehner sounded the clarion call for a full retreat on the conservative’s no tax pledge. According to Fox News and Politico, House Speaker Boehner has declared that…
The Dog House The ins and outs of Climate Science: Scientists being less than scientific.
Have you tried to search for the word climate change lately? Or global warming? You will notice two things, the UN has completely canvassed the entire internet with its climate…
The Dog House Dear Republicans: Get a clue!
Dear Republicans: Stop milling about as if your head has just been lopped off and find your backbone! OK, that may be considered a bit severe by some folks,…
The Dog House Texting and driving is driving me nuts!
I am so completely done with people using their cell phones while they drive. I get the attraction, really; you want to see that emergency message that just popped up…
The Dog House Hedging your bets in 2012? (The cowardice of timed political endorsements)
Normally, when you hear from someone today about the Republican Presidential candidates, you you hear hedging and equivocation until very close to the end of the primary season. Why? Because…
The Dog House Occupy [your city name here] Powerful movement for change, or pointless whistling in the wind?
Perhaps at some point when they (the Occupy Movement) begin to make actual sense and can articulate something other than “Rich people, bad. Give me their money!” Someone might take…
The Dog House From the archives: Shelter Skelter
Shelter-Skelter A true story of death, deceit and betrayal of the public trust at the Boise Humane Society. Greetings: Fostering animals for the Boise Humane Society is at best,…
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