Tony Island Blog - Sane Thoughts for an Insane World

Welcome to Tony Island Blog! Here's a quick 30 second message put together by the GOP on Obama's flip-flop on whether Americans are better off today than they were when he took office: What do you think? Time for him to go? Leave a comment or two below, Thanks for reading Tony Island Blog!

Welcome to Tony Island blog! This is one of those periods in my life where I have so many racing thoughts in my head, I can't really sit and write anything coherent, so I thought I'd let you, the blog reader, voice your opinion on the current "Occupy" movement. What started out as Occupy Wall Street has morphed into Occupy [insert city name here]. According to a recent ABC News poll, 39% of Americans support the Occupy movement. Are you one of the 39%? I still don't know what these people want. Nor do I understand what we'll do with all the tax money that pours in to the coffers once they get tax hikes on "the rich" enacted? Do the 99% get a check in the mail to get our "fair share" of this largess that the rich are hoarding from us? If so, how long (and how much?) will these handouts last? I didn't want to give the OWS much coverage, but the constant coverage by the mainstream media (after handily ignoring it all for about 3 week...

Welcome to Tony Island Blog! Today, October 15th, 2011, marks the 60th anniversary of the debut of the I Love Lucy show. The I Love Lucy show holds a special place in my heart. Those four characters are like old friends to me. I laughed at them and cried with them. They taught me a lot about being a friend and having a friend. I have collected the entire series on DVD but of course haven't sat down to watch it all. The DVDs are chock full of extras - I can unequivocally recommend them if you are a fan (of course, if you are a fan, then you already have the series). I've wanted to attend a Lucy Convention in Jamestown, NY but haven't had the chance yet. Of course, this year would have been ideal as it was also Lucy's 100th birthday year. Do you love Lucy? If you do - please share your thoughts with us on this special day! Have you attended a Lucy gathering in Jamestown? If so, please share your experience with us! I do hope to get there one day soon. Thanks for...

Welcome to Tony Island Blog! There's lots going on out in the political world and the real world. What are you thinking about most these days? The protest on Wall Street by ultra-leftists? Racist slurs and Rick Perry? Gay soldier being booed at Republican debate with no comment by debaters? How about the Star Wars Blu-Ray discs with yet more changes to the original films by Lucas? Or the stunning implosion by the Red Sox in September? Surely there's something on your mind - share it with us to spark some solid discussion! Leave your thoughts below in the Comment box. Till next time, thanks for reading Tony Island Blog!

Welcome to Tony Island Blog! Today, September 17, we celebrate Constitution Day and Citizenship Day! On this date, in 1787, the Constitution was signed and sent to the states for ratification. Here's a wonderful animated short about the Constitution by Schoolhouse Rock: Doesn't that video give you a warm, fuzzy in your heart? Enjoy your liberties granted by the United States Constitution - you don't know when they'll be gone. Thanks for reading Tony Island Blog!

Tony Island Blog respectfully remains silent on this day of remembrance. 9/11/2001 - 9/11/2011

Welcome to Tony Island Blog! As much as I carped about the President's jobs speech last night, I really think the Republican-controlled House should pass the bill intact. As is, no changes. Rubber stamp it and send it to the Senate. The Senate should rubber stamp it and send it to the President. Sign it and be done with it. The same would hold true for his "deficit reduction" plan he's going to propose sometime in the next month. Rubber stamp that baby and pass it into law. Lickety-split, time's a-wasting. Why the sudden change of heart? It's mere politics - let's stop the silly posturing - the Republican controlled House can't make changes that the Democrat Senate won't allow. So, why waste politcal capital? The people don't understand the nuances of freedom. They're addicted to the Federal tit. Show the people that "we" can work together - any tax increases can be overturned in the next Congress - a mere 16 months away. ...