Author Archives: bhfrik

About bhfrik

What do you get when you give a proud liberal a conservative wife, and an eight hour day-five day a week desk job? You get Ken, (or bhfrik which stands for bald headed freak) running a blog to work off some steam. He might not be the best riter, or the mostest edumacated... but he is the neo conservative nightmare: a liberal with the facts. See him post here and at Club Lefty during weekdays... but he has weekends off!

A *Should Be* Embarrassing Headline

Posted on March 8, 2008 by bhfrik

President Bush has vetoed the law banning the CIA from using the waterboard and other torture methods. The headline the N.Y. Times slaps on this story reads: Bush Uses Veto on C.I.A. Tactics to Affirm Legacy. That headline should be a source … Continue reading →

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Another Bush Crap Stain On The Middle East

Posted on March 7, 2008 by bhfrik

Vanity Fair is reporting the gory details on how the Bush administration blew it on yet another crucial international concern: The American approach to the Palestinian Authority following the death of Yasser Arafat. As is typical when Bush screws stuff … Continue reading →

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John And Hillary Sitting In A Tree…

Posted on March 6, 2008 by bhfrik

Senator Clinton is questioning the ability of Senator Obama to effectively lead the nation in a time of crisis due to events which might happen overseas. That’s fine and dandy in and of itself, but Senator Clinton is throwing support … Continue reading →

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Thoughts Vs Feelings From An Obama Supporter

Posted on March 5, 2008 by bhfrik

My heart and my head have been battling each other since it became apparent that Clinton was going to win both Ohio and Texas last night.

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My (Rough) Script For The Next Obama Ad

Posted on March 5, 2008 by bhfrik

 The Three A.M. ad is not going away, and I am very hopeful that Senator Obama will parry it with the following type of ad.  The camera pans over the White House at night and a phone rings.  A woman answers the phone in … Continue reading →

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For McCain It’s One Step Forward, Two Steps Back

Posted on March 4, 2008 by bhfrik

Tonight is a good night for Senator John McCain.  He is sweeping today’s Republican primary contests and will accumulate all the delegates he needs to win the nomination tonight.  Mike Huckabee is going to concede and there is no way … Continue reading →

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Ever Wonder Why “Thou Shalt Not Get Stoned” Is Not The 11th Commandment?

Posted on March 4, 2008 by bhfrik

Raw Story may have your answer.  According to Benny Shanon, a Professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusulem, the likely explanation for the most famous trip on Mt. Sinai is that Moses experienced hallucinations brought on by ingesting drugs as part of an early Hebrew … Continue reading →

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It’s Three In The Morning…

Posted on March 3, 2008 by bhfrik

Bopping about the intertubes today I stumbled over the blog of George Washington University Professor of Political Science, Marc Lynch. The blog is titled Abu Aardvark.  Professor Lynch writes mainly about Middle Eastern affairs, and the very top article as … Continue reading →

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Deconstructing The Iraq, Terrorist Fly Paper, Theory

Posted on February 29, 2008 by bhfrik

Andrew Sullivan has taken note of an ongoing discussion as to why America has not been attacked in the past seven years. He posits that there are two possibilities that may provide the answer: the terrorist threat is overrated, or … Continue reading →

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I Have Been Outsourced

Posted on February 29, 2008 by bhfrik

I just learned that as of April 30 my office will be closing.  I work for a major fortune 500 company at an inbound call center.  The customer service side of this company was sold to a (notorious) hedge fund over a year ago.  … Continue reading →

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Why The Obama/McCain Iraq Debate Works Well For Obama, Beyond Iraq

Posted on February 28, 2008 by bhfrik

Senator McCain has begun acting as if he will be running against Senator Obama in the general election. I believe the exchange between the two over Iraq gives Obama an advantage on another issue which the McCain campaign believes is … Continue reading →

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Reject, Denounce, Fold, Spindle And Mutilate!

Posted on February 27, 2008 by bhfrik

After Senator John McCain denounced and rejected the rhetoric used by radio host Bill Cunningham at one of his rallies, Cunningham went to Fox and denounced Senator McCain.  In fact Cunningham went further than denouncing,  to full on McCain rejection mode by … Continue reading →

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A Foundering Campaign Is Not Pretty To Behold

Posted on February 27, 2008 by bhfrik

Let me begin with my standard disclosure that I support Barack Obama for the Democratic nomination. Dana Milbank wrote an article (Team Clinton: Down, and Out of Touch) in today’s Washington Post which casts the Clinton team in a very … Continue reading →

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Advice To Senator Clinton

Posted on February 25, 2008 by bhfrik

Let me begin with my standard disclosure that I support Barack Obama for the Democratic nomination. I’m not here to bash Senator Clinton for the strident tone of her campaign of late or to decry the smearing of Senator Obama. … Continue reading →

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Time For My Semi-Annual Nader Rant

Posted on February 23, 2008 by bhfrik

Ralph Nader is going to appear on Meet The Press on Sunday and there is widespread speculation that he will announce another ill fated run for the Presidency. As you read this post you will no doubt sense a certain loathing … Continue reading →

Posted in 2008 candidates, Barack Obama, Bush, Foreign policy, Iraq, Party News & Strategy, Third Party | 4 Comments

My Take On The McCain “Scandal”

Posted on February 21, 2008 by bhfrik

I don’t much care for it to be honest with you.   The Republican establishment is in an uproar.  I heard replays of that windbag Limbaugh blaming this on the liberal media who he classified as all snakes.  The fact is … Continue reading →

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McCain Double Talks Torture

Posted on February 20, 2008 by bhfrik

John McCain is urging the President to veto a bill which would outlaw the practice of waterboarding by the CIA.  McCain protests that he is being entirely consistent with his past opposition to waterboarding because he has always thought that … Continue reading →

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NBC Projects Obama Wins Wisconsin

Posted on February 19, 2008 by bhfrik

The exit polls are holding true and Obama is being projected the winner in Wisconsin less than half an hour after the polls closed.  Let me fully disclose that I am a supporter of Senator Obama before saying the following.  Do we … Continue reading →

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Is The Wi. Campaign A Strategic Error By Clinton?

Posted on February 19, 2008 by bhfrik

I’m bashing out this post before any official results are announced, but Ben Smith at Politico is breaking down exit polling and predicting a big win for Obama. I remember immediately after super Tuesday when the Clinton campaign announced that they were going to put all … Continue reading →

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A Small C Conservative’s Lament

Posted on February 18, 2008 by bhfrik

I stumbled onto the American Spectator and was struck by Andrew Neuman’s column titled  Where Corn Counts.  Neuman targets his column to the “Movement Conservatives”, whom he identifies as those responsible for the ”dominant narrative of ideas and events issuing forth from the constellation … Continue reading →

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