Category Archives: Politics

Indepence and Independents

Okay, so I guess that was my only post yesterday.  Sorry about that.  I got caught up in election fever! I am one of those insane people who follow election returns and I ended up joining a live chat put … Continue reading

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Yep, I Started a New Political Blog

I wanted to let you know that I started a political blog.  I was never very comfortable blogging about politics here because I felt like it disrupted the kind of atmosphere I was trying to create. It is called Tenselblog.  … Continue reading

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Yearly Homeschool Enrollment-Induced Anti-Government Rant

The reason that I started having strong libertarian tendencies is that I started homeschooling.  There is nothing like trying to live outside the mainstream to make you realize how ridiculous the government can be. Right now, I am working on … Continue reading

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Constitutional Right to Marriage?

I am so sick and tired of reading all of the “Where does the Constitution say we have a right to marriage?” type comments everywhere on the internet. And it’s not like I read a bunch of conservative blogs.  Okay, … Continue reading

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Come Have Coffee with Philip Baruth (and me, too!)

I am organizing a tweet-up (or in non-twitter user parlance, a get-together) for the Philip Baruth State Senate campaign. If you are a local reading this blog, chances are you found it via Philip’s blog, The Vermont Daily Briefing.  And … Continue reading

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A Few Quick Thoughts About Today’s Prop 8 Ruling

Today’s big news is the ruling by a US District Court judge that California’s Proposition 8 banning gay marriage is unconstitutional. It’s interesting to read the conservative opinions on this ruling, now that I am no longer a bible-believing Christian. … Continue reading

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So, What Are My Political Views Now?

I have been asked this directly by four readers, so I thought it was time to explore this question. What better place to start than with my statement of political views from the about page on She’s Right?  All block … Continue reading

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What Do a Home Soapmaker and Unilever Have in Common?

A: Nothing.  Well, except that they both make a product commonly referred to as soap, but the similarities stop there. About four years ago, I started making my own soap.  We switched all of our household products for cleaning and … Continue reading

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Taking a More Practical Approach

I’ve been thinking a lot about my political views lately.  How they have changed.  It’s not that I don’t believe the same things I did before, it’s just that I have come to realize that my views were almost wholly … Continue reading

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Penn Jillette on the Tea Party, Bush and Obama

Penn Jillette, of the famous magic/comedy duo Penn & Teller, was interviewed by Vanity Fair recently. I have been meaning to post about it since the day I read it, but life has been hectic lately.  It takes some time … Continue reading

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