EQUAL JUSTICE: CIVIL UNIONS

Love: Is there really anything better in the world? Drink all you want: you’ll never feel the intoxication you feel when you’re really in love. Eat all you want: you’ll never fill the void inside felt by those who don’t have it. Make all the friends in the world: nothing can compare to the satisfaction [...]

OBAMA vs ISRAEL

“(The President) shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur; and he shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, Judges of the supreme Court, and [...]

PICKING YOUR CANDIDATES

There are two things that are absolutely certain about the upcoming 2012 Presidential Election. First, it’s going to get UGLY. Forget decorum. Forget Politeness. Forget Boundaries. This is going to be a down & dirty, mud-slinging, contentious battle built primarily on catch-phrases and Partisan loyalty, and the winner will probably be whoever comes up with [...]

GETTING AROUND

So I recently had to travel to Iowa for my Grandfather’s funeral. For the record, I hate to fly, and it shows. I stand 6’1”, which means my knees are firmly implanted into the back of the seat ahead of my when I fly “Coach,” which is the only way I can afford to fly [...]

THE EXECUTIVE TRAP

Maybe you’ve heard…or maybe you haven’t…but WAAAAAAAAY back on March 22, Republican Presidential Hopeful Mitt Romney posted a commentary at National Review Online that, if he were elected as President, “…on Day One I would issue an executive order paving the way for Obamacare waivers to all 50 states.” Sounds great, right? Well, let’s take [...]

IN CELEBRATION

In the early hours of May 6, I got a phone call from my mother that my Grandfather, and MaverickVoice.com Contributor, E.C. Page had passed away. I won’t pretend that I didn’t shed my tears…I did…but as I thought about it, I realized that I wasn’t crying for him…I was crying for myself. You see [...]

BYE BYE, OSAMA

On September 11, 2001, Hijackers seized four airplanes, flying two into the World Trade Center, one into the Pentagon, and one into a field in Shanksville, PA, thanks to the bravery of the other passengers on that flight who would not allow the plane to be used as a weapon. In the days that followed, [...]