Adults in Washington?

I really wish that our elected leaders would grow up, compromise and get a deal done that will address the serious underlying problems facing the United States. Instead, too many are wedded to dogma and unthinking principle that bear no relationship to our economic and fiscal challenges.

A Slow Walk Through Cicero

I have decided to begin a systematic study of Cicero's works, with a view to understanding how they may apply to contemporary issues. A daunting task, but one I've danced around for years. My 1995 dissertation grappled with a number of Ciceronian texts, but I've never taken on the job of trying to understand the whole of Cicero's substantial output. I intend to use this blog to post my comments and questions about the texts I'm reading.

Obama?

Congratulations, I suppose, are in order for the Senator from Illinois who talks a good game. However, I remain deeply suspicious that we're not just getting more of the same from the good Senator Obama. If you follow the money and look at the "folks" who are bankrolling his campaign, they are barely distinguishable from Hillary's major backers. I remain an Edwards supporter. The working poor desperately need an advocate who will speak truth to power, and Edwards, I'm afraid, is the closest thing we've got in this increasingly arid political landscape.