Observations and Corrections

Well it only took a few days. In politics so much is subject to interpretation. In my article dated May 19, 2005, I sighted Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, and just about every other Republican for the last several months, saying that the filibuster had never been used to block federal appointment to the bench. One reader pointed out that Associate Justice Abe Fortis's elevation to Chief Justice and simultaneous replacement of Fortis with Homer Thornberry to the Associate Justice, was blocked by a threatened filibuster See Link.

So I want to thank David for pointing this out. Integrity and trust are valuable and hard earned commodities. If our leaders would recognize this and admit mistakes, stop shading the truth perhaps some of the modern cynicism would recede.

I find it interesting when partially true information gets passed on time and again. It all starts with a person of notoriety stating as fact some opinion or just plainly misrepresenting the truth but now the statement is out there. Talk radio hosts play the clip and repeat the claim, then a news article quotes the statement and before you know it the statement is fact in the mind of the public whether accurate or not.

Keep returning , I want this to be a place where comments are tested and refined.