It’s a little bit frightening to think that the 2010 Congressional campaign has already begun in earnest. Most Americans have always known that politics was a “dirty” business, but this year’s crop of political-wannabees are looking to take the election process to new lows. Republicans, in particular, have become emboldened by the recent strategy of creating total gridlock through the use of filibusters and procedural maneuvers. This strategy, which has required political “purity” on the parts of all Republican office-holders, has been fiendishly effective in portraying Democrats …

The ubiquitous Sarah Palin has been making her rounds on talk shows and mass media. Having been thwarted or short-circuited from making a case for herself during her campaign with John McCain, Palin is now doing her version of Palin Unplugged. The more she talks, the worse it gets.
While Sarah Palin may have felt called by God to serve her country, I wonder if she misread the signal and missed an opportunity, for example, to help parents of special needs children from her position as Governor. She could have declined the …

It was a long and sometimes grueling road to the election. We invested ourselves emotionally and physically. At times we were frenetic, anxious or exhilarated to the point of exhaustion. Now it is time for recovery. Since we don’t have the White House culinary staff to help, I will offer you some plebeian recipes for PESD (post-election stress disorder).
1. Palin Pumpkin Dippy– Inside one small pumpkin add the following mixed together: 1 can of packed pumpkin, 1 pkg. 8 ounce cream cheese, 2 cups powdered sugar, 1/2 tsp. ginger, 1/2 tsp. nutmeg, 1/2 tsp. …