My time is somewhat short this evening, but I wanted to very briefly call attention to a couple of issues:
Tragically, the government has opened fire on the protesters in Myanmar.
The House has backed the Children’s Health Care Bill despite a veto threat from President Bush. Congressman Connie Mack IV, also voted against the bill, H.R. […]
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Sometimes what happens in a place that most people may not necessarily be paying attention to can act as a sort of barometer to the pressures that shape the climate of world events. I sincerely pray the people and the government of Myanmar find the wisdom and strength they need for an open, just, and […]
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On the domestic front, everyone (not focused on O.J. again) is talking about the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates to 4.75% yesterday. This certainly comes as welcome news to investors, and will offer some relief to homeowners with variable rate mortgages.
I am concerned, however, that while this certainly offers short term benefits, in the long […]
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I haven’t actually sat down to write a proper blog entry in a while. You know, the type of thing where I go on and on about myself for paragraphs at a time…
Okay, so hopefully this won’t qualify either, but there are a couple of things I wanted to write about.
First of all, if anyone […]
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This past Saturday, September 15th, was declared a National Day of Protest Against the Iraq War. As Thousands March in D.C. some folks here in Southwest Florida also made their voices heard:
Once again, I’d like to thank Code Pink and the Environmental and Peace Education Center for inviting us. As with other events, the raw […]
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Ramadan Mubarak to all my Moslem Brothers and Sisters in America and around the world, and Happy Rosh Hashanah to all our Jewish Brothers and Sisters as well!
When these these two important religious occasions coincide, the start of the Islamic holly month of Ramadan (1428), and Rosh Hashanah, the start of the Jewish New Year […]
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For the first time tonight, we’re going to try posting both an edited video of an event, and also the raw footage. In this case, the event is the Lee Liberty Forum from Thursday (09-06-07):
The raw video footage is also available at Google Video for anyone who wants to take the time to see the […]
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I just want to thank everyone who came last night to our Kickoff-Dinner. we had a little over 20 guests, and for those of you who couldn’t make it, we got to enjoy some fantastic homemade Italian food and some great company. It’s late right now, and I’ll be writing a little bit more about […]
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I’ll see everyone at the Lee LIBERTY Forum tonight.
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Special thanks to Justin Patrizi for the great work he did on our new logo! In the not distant future the entire website will be redesigned as well…
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