Category Archives: Politics

The Republicans Visit South Carolina

Posted on February 18, 2016 by empressofaiken

There are a couple of events in South Carolina this weekend.   One is  The Battle of Aiken, a weekend long reenactment of one of the last battles of the Civil War.  The other event, which could be called the Battle … Continue reading →

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Where Were You…

Posted on September 11, 2015 by empressofaiken

It was a beautiful morning – sunny, warm, a blue sky full of light fluffy clouds.   My husband had to go to New Jersey that morning on business and because I’d decided to take the trip with him, we had … Continue reading →

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The Clerk’s Counsel

Posted on September 9, 2015 by empressofaiken

It seems as if everyone – the media, the public, even presidential candidates – has been focused on Kim Davis, the Clerk for Rowan County, Kentucky.   It’s not that she isn’t worth our attention because she is.  She’s taken up … Continue reading →

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Mark Sanford’s Facebook Share

Posted on September 14, 2014 by empressofaiken

People share all kinds of things on Facebook – pictures of their families, recipes, political commentary and events in their lives.  My personal favorites are videos featuring cute animals doing adorable things.  Famous figures also share on Facebook, so when … Continue reading →

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Much Ado About Dennis Rodman

Posted on January 9, 2014 by empressofaiken

Dennis Rodman made another trip to North Korea to visit his BFF, Kim Jong Un and that should have been the whole story.   The main stream media couldn’t just it leave it there,though.  They decided that Rodman’s foolishness was much … Continue reading →

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The Story of Benghazi

Posted on August 4, 2013 by empressofaiken

Esam Omran Al-Fetori/Reuters/Landov I saw a quip on Twitter the other day, something to the effect that George Zimmerman should change his name to Ben Ghazi and the media would stop talking about him.   It made me chuckle in a … Continue reading →

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Conspiracies Left and Right

Posted on May 30, 2013 by empressofaiken

So, there actually are a couple of things that both of our political parties can agree on.  The IRS can’t be trusted to do their jobs and the Attorney General can’t be trusted to do his either.   Even more interesting … Continue reading →

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Scandal – Huck and the Enemy Combatant

Posted on January 11, 2013 by empressofaiken

It seems that as reality television becomes more scripted, scripted television dramas become more real.   Last night’s episode of “Scandal” was a good example of how writers and producers of these types of programs are taking their story lines straight … Continue reading →

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Congress, A Cliff and A Cat

Posted on January 2, 2013 by empressofaiken

It only took them about 520 days, but Congress has managed to throw together some last-minute agreement that kept us, at least temporarily, from going over that dreaded fiscal cliff.  The way it was handled was ugly, disheartening and even … Continue reading →

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The Red Line In The Sand

Posted on December 11, 2012 by empressofaiken

Syria, like so many Middle Eastern countries, is in the midst of a civil war.   At the center of the unrest is Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad, and his story of power is all too familiar – the son of the … Continue reading →

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