The LS Voice

In the spirit of not getting distracted, I'd like to address my rant on John McCain's Hobbit speech. This speech is a symptom of a...

BOEMRE is the United States Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement. Since 2004 they have, according to the Associat...

The only thing that makes me madder than this completely derisive comment by Senator McCain is that I'm not surprised that this is how...

With national hysteria on a par with 30 October 1938, it seems that America is about to explode. We're going to stop paying all of our...

I just have to say how absolutely disappointed I am in the Republicans we have in the US Congress. This is, of course, speaking generally....

This was good for a laugh. I'm fascinated that a man who thinks so much of himself misstates his birthday.  He made the statement on...

Okay, I know I keep saying, "Don't get distracted," but this is too much for me to take. Yesterday, Mark Halperin was asked ...

Now, in considering this, please do not think that I am a centrist or a moderate.  This is not the case; for the choice is not between Right...

Karl Marx is famously misquoted as having said that "Religion is the opiate of the masses." His actual words give us more accura...

A while back someone in a position to really hurt me and my family did just that.  In the moment I tried to have - and succeeded in having...

President Obama just warned us that, if the debt ceiling is not raised, the country could be in line for a financial crisis.... Where has ...

This past week I had a chance to participate as an adult leader in a brief and highly modified reenactment of the Mormon handcart pioneer tr...

This is a link to the IMPOSSIBLE ! No WAY!  I can't believe it!  Not under THIS administration!  Not under the "most ethical cong...

Tolerance and peaceful coexistence do not appear to be options in London... I'm always curious when I see professionally printed sign...

Here you go.  Follow this link to the  Wall Street Journal While so many are distracted by news from the Middle East, we see that food sta...

You may notice that I have not commented on the assassination of Osama bin Laden. Nor will I. I refer you to my post of 28 April 2011.  ...

THIS IS A LIE!    Follow the link in that phrase to read an AP article that is just LYING to you.  (Unless, of course, we're borrowing...

When I was a boy we had a dog that was so smart and so fast she could catch a tennis ball that was thrown almost before it hit the ground. ...

This weekend I enjoyed a man-cation in the Nevada desert learning how better to shoot my "practical rifle". It was outstanding. ...

In the last few years America has seen quite a debate about marriage, its value to society, and its place in the future of our country. I...

So, I thought the Snoop Dogg - Mormonism story was hilarious. I've read responses to it that range from derision to indignation. Som...

I first saw this about 2 years ago. It was posted on a web page that was mocked up to look exactly like CNN's page. It's a classic...

Yesterday I was sure I was mistaken, or that the Fox News reporter had made a one-off commentary error. In discussing President Obama...

Dance With My Father by Luther Vandross Back when I was a child Before life removed all the innocence My father would lift me high And...