Blog Entries tagged 'Politics'

Global Citizens

tony@tonyellis.com — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 01:00:00 +0100

I was sitting in Charlie’s basement the other day discussing one world government. Charlie (not his real name but, trust me, the name works fine) is a rancher out west. Getting on in years, he likes to spend his days holed up in his machine shop c

It's Only Words

tony@tonyellis.com — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 01:00:00 +0100

Sifting through the usual well thumbed magazines in the waiting room at Dr. Love’s Alternative Health Clinic (yes that is his real name) I stumbled upon an interesting pam

Transcending Politics

tony@tonyellis.com — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0100

The word “transcendent” seems to be cropping up a lot these days in the political debate. Senator McCain, speaking in Vermont today, said “we face a transcendent threat from Islamic extremist.” Former presidential candidate, Gary Hart, blogging on Huffington Post recently,

Whales and Sextants

tony@tonyellis.com — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Recently I was discussing the Democratic primaries with some close friends (all of us well preserved but aging Baby Boomers). “Who do you think has the best healthcare plan, Hillary or Barack?” someone asked (are we really getting that old?). “Neither,” I replied. “B