U.S. Navy Admiral Hyman Rickover once said “If you are going to sin, sin against God, not the bureaucracy. God will forgive you, but the bureaucracy won’t.” His words today describe the bureaucratic holy war that has engulfed Clackamas County officials by their failing attempt to force Commissioner Mark Shull from office. The shock of […]
I absolutely loved Michelle Obama’s presentation at the Democratic Party’s Infomercial Convention. When she carried on about being an oppressed black woman, I rolled in the aisle with laughter. She was speaking to me from her twelve million dollar home on Martha’s Vineyard, off of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. That is one of the wealthiest places […]
During our late July heat wave, I was talking with a man who was sweltering, because Portland General Electric had turned off his air conditioner as part of a program to shed load during periods of peak demand for electricity. He was being paid $50 for his trouble. That may sound like a good deal […]