Author: BostonJoe

Open Thread Maine

Man!  I come here to read about another Obama victory in Maine, and I’m forced to turn to CNN? With 44% reporting.  It is Obama 57%, Clinton 42%, Uncommitted 1 %. And on the Repub side.  Romney in a runaway....

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A Tale of Two T-Shirts: Obama v Billary

I bought a T-shirt about two years ago.  I should have realized the shirt’s significance immediately, given how it came into my possession.  A friend had tipped me off about a Latino march and rally in a...

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The Truth, My Friends

I have two stories I would like to share with you.  One, I would call bad news.  And the other, perhaps good, if I could be permitted to make such value judgments.  I will try to make this short.  But those...

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Swimming to Oblivion

I am woken this early evening by a thunderstorm.  It should be no cause for alarm.  I have heard the rolling roar of these storms for the better part of four decades now.  The flashes of white illuminating the...

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