Bacchus's week was far less exciting than last week when he made the acquaintance of Emily the Golden Lab, but it wasn't bad. His stitches came out Tuesday and the vet was pleased at how perky he seemed and the fact that his weight is holding steady. He has his frisky moments like running the fence ...

The local paper informs us Kootenai County is going to receive $1.29 million in transit funds as part of the stimulus program. It is slated to go to an ad hoc group known as the Kootenai Metropolitan Planning Organization. They plan to spend $300,000 to replace a pair of City Link buses, $150,000 fo...

Attorney General Eric Holder, in a speech to Justice Department employees, said the Untied States is a nation of cowards on matters of race and that most Americans avoid discussing awkward racial issues. That begs me to question if such is the reason Roland Burris is still a member of the United Sta...

Today seems an appropriate one to explain a bit about my relationship with Bacchus. Though we've always had strong relationships with our dogs, the one Bacchus and I have is probably due to timing and circumstance. We had him for about a week when I got word my Mom was terminal - maybe a couple of w...

If ever one needed a primer to explain how American politics works or doesn't, just reference the first three weeks of the Obama administration. It reminds me of the M*A*S*H episode where Major Burns goads Klinger and Zale into a fight; they orchestrate the battle to do in Burns and together knock h...

Wow. The ink isn't even dry on the stimulus compromise and the religious right is already up in arms! Mike Huckabee has declared it "anti-religious". What?? It must have really hurt to have to take both the Democrats and Republicans to task for this offense. After all, it is a 'bi-partisan' bill. We...

You know, I'm really getting tired of these countries who's leaders are scolding us for civilian deaths and wanting our military to kowtow to the dictates of their military. Their militarys which can't get it done for themselves. Whatever "it" is! The BBC reports Karzai anger at US strike deaths. So...

Having lived in upstate New York I came to realize, in short order, it is an entirely different universe then the metro New York City area. It's nice to see that they'll be getting a voice on the national level. I had to chuckle when her name was first announced. All those NYC Democrats were crying ...

As long as Joe the Plumb...oops, I mean Journalist, remains fodder for the media, Sarah may as well keep her visibility high too. Who knows, one day they may be running mates! Actually I think I may have underestimated Sarah's suitability for public office. She has learned a great many lessons that ...

The Israelis are smart all right. The timing of their retaliation against the rocket lobbing of Hamas was designed to take place during the transition of power in the U.S. so no clear cut policy was in place. Even though Obama has stated time and again there is but one President at a time, it hardly...