Should There be a "Religious Test"?

By Byron Harvey / November 24, 2011 /

Article VI of the United States Constitution reads, “No religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States”.  And I couldn’t be more in agreement, if this plank is understood correctly: no person should be barred from running for elective office, nor from serving in…

Newt? Seriously?

By Byron Harvey / November 23, 2011 /

Please, no.  Please, please, no. Not Newt Gingrich.  Republicans, do not offer us this man as the conservative alternative to Barack Hussein Obama.  Newt Gingrich is not an acceptable candidate, and under no circumstances will he receive my vote.  None. See, if Republicans are foolish enough to nominate the current “flavor of the month”, they…

If You Want to Deal with an Honest Phone Company…

By Byron Harvey / November 23, 2011 /

May I suggest you not patronize Sprint. I consider it a public service to blog about companies both to avoid and to patronize.  A few years ago, I blogged about why I will never give another dime to DirecTV (their incessant mailings to me notwithstanding).  I had signed up for DirecTV and the salesperson had…

Weird Uncle Buddy McFly is at it Again

By Byron Harvey / November 17, 2011 /

Baseball Commissioner Buddy McFly is once again at his infernal best, finding a couple of new and exciting ways to screw up what used to be America’s Pastime.  “Hey, let’s move the Astros to the American League, and let’s add yet another two teams to the playoffs (so, ostensibly, we can become more and more…