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Always Positive, Sometimes Right - November 2009

Thanksgiving rejuvination?

November 28th 2009 18:36
Our annual family gathering was smaller this year than in the past.

Some family from New Jersey didn't come south this year, a brother-in-law went to his children and one son-in-law and a grandchild were in Detroit for a family affair and to watch the Detroit Lions get whipped by Green Bay. (Who would voluntarily leave Florida and go to Detroit in cold weather


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A great sandwich pub comes to Tampa

November 23rd 2009 17:09


A northern New York staple has come to Tampa, the “beef on weck” sandwich; the area is better with the sloppy, messy and oh so delicious treat. The new venue is Honey's on North Dale Mabry Highway and it is very welcome


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Reflections on revolution

November 7th 2009 20:38
What are the implications of the New Jersey and Virginia Gubernatorial elections this past week? What is the significance of the election in New York’s 23rd Congressional District? In my opinion, both Republicans and Democrats have read too much into the results according them far too much significance. Both parties have characterized these races as determinative of the direction the American voter is leaning; both parties are so busy perfecting the “spin” that some essential truths are being ignored.

I suggest that both Democrats and Republicans have allowed their respective parties to split into factions; the schism within the GOP has been far more obvious but Democrats have similar, although not so severe, issues. Both parties have examined the results of the elections without considering Tip O’Neill’s maxim that all politics are local. This is especially true in the New Jersey and Virginia races


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