The No Kool-Aid Zone Blog

I don't drink the Kool-Aid. For Anyone.

Another Clueless Republican

January 27, 2009

Get a load of this gem, proposed in Congress by Republican Peter King of New York: The Camera Phone Predator Alert Act So…because sometimes predators use their cell phones to take pictures of kids, now everybody will have to pay a little more for their cell phones, so that if a predator is going to…

About that Speech…

January 27, 2009

Barack Obama has been my president for a week now. Yes, he is my president, because I am an American, and whether he was my choice or not, it is my responsibility as a citizen and as a Christian to pray for him and support him, not in every policy initiative or decision, but in…

What I Wrote My Senators

January 26, 2009

Generally speaking, a president should get to name the Cabinet of his choosing. However, a tax cheat as Secretary of the Treasury undermines the very position, and gives Americans–whose confidence in government is, as it SHOULD BE, historically low–even less confidence that you guys in Washington have a clue. Please reward the modicum of confidence…

My Choice for a Grammy

January 24, 2009

Here We Go! [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bquB9hXvebc&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&feature=player_embedded&fs=1]

"Talkin' to Myself and Feelin'…"

January 22, 2009

Edified. Jollyblogger quotes Martyn Lloyd-Jones on the importance of…talking to yourself.

The Tragic Legacy of George W. Bush

January 21, 2009

As George W. Bush rode off into the sunset yesterday, it was a bit hard not to acknowledge the fundamentally decent man that he is. I appreciate much about the man as a person, and I credit him with keeping us safe for over seven years in the wake of 9/11. That said, his economic…