’68 Redux – the Florida mess
Yesterday, 30- members of the Democratic National Committee decided that it would seat Florida’s delegation to the party convention, but that each delegate would get only half a vote. Alcee Hastings says he will boycott the convention. Back in 1968, at its convention in Chicago, the Democratic Party similarly dismissed the voters of several Southern [...]
Floridians count less than slaves
Florida came into the union in 1845 as a slave state. Back when the Constitution was written, northern states wanted to limit the number of Congressmen the southern states had, so they wrote in a requirement that only 3/5 of slaves be counted towards determining how many Representatives a state got. Now folks refer back [...]
Cowboy shows and the decline of Western Civilization
One of the digital TV channels fills it’s Sunday afternoon with old cowboy TV shows from the 40s through the 70s. Watching them, and seeing how they treat heroes, is a good reflection of the decline of Western Civilization. First, The Lone Ranger, from 1949. You have to put aside the ridiculous English the Hollywood [...]
Shutting down the convention
Rush Limbaugh has been playing today a sound bite of Florida Democrats demonstrating outside the Democratic Headquarters in Washington. A woman is clearly heard shouting she will shut down the convention if Florida delegates are not seated. The woman sounds, to me, exactly like U.S. Representative Corrine Brown, a Hillary pledged superdelegate from here in [...]
Gas price update
Jacksonville Regular Mid Premium Diesel Current $3.304 $3.579 $3.645 $4.034 Yesterday $3.292 $3.566 $3.632 $4.033 Month Ago $3.213 $3.480 $3.544 $3.644 Year Ago $2.573 $2.788 $2.839 $2.756 Highest Recorded Price: Regular Unl. $3.304 3/28/2008 Dsl. $4.053 3/20/2008 Thanks to AAA.
