"Why Mockingbirds and Sacred Cows?" you ask. That's easy. In my favorite novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee dared to challenge the sacred cows of 20th Century America, many of which still wander the pastures of our minds befouling our political discourse and bulldozing our societal maturation.
Besides, I firmly believe that a generous helping of roast sacred cow, well-done, is the best response to the question, "Where's the beef?"
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Wednesday, April 4, 2012
The Supreme Flip-Flop
Remember back in 2002 when George W. Bush's ultra-conservative Attorney General, John Ashcroft, spent $8,000 of your tax dollars to cover up two naked statues at the end of the Great Hall in the Justice Department?
Well, folks, those days are gone. Now the ultra-conservative majority of the Supreme Court has declared that you can be compelled to stand naked before the law no matter the circumstances under which you were taken into custody.
But that should not come as a surprise to anyone who has been paying attention. After all, the Citizens United decision essentially stripped individual citizens of their rights and handed them over to corporations so they could cover their assets.
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