November 29, 2012

Losing the Latino Vote

I greatly admire Mitt Romney, but I think he was too much of a nice guy to win the election. He needed to get into the trenches, get his hands dirty, and have a drink -- although a non-alcoholic one -- with some of the boys. When it comes to the La...

July 14, 2012

Love Thy Neighbor?

My neighbor seems like a nice guy but suffers from muddled thinking. The other day he came over to see me and said he was overextended financially, had maxed out all his credit cards, and wanted to know if I could lend him some money.  I told hi...

September 21, 2011

A Visit from Bill Maher

Not long ago my hometown was "blessed" by a visit from Bill Maher.  The  reporter for the local newspaper who reviewed the presentation described Maher as an "equal opportunity comedian" who slammed both the left and the right.  Of cou...

July 13, 2010

Conservative and Latino

Because I am a Latino, most people automatically assume that I am either a liberal or a Democrat, or both. In fact, I am one of those rare creatures: a conservative Hispanic. The unfortunate truth is that the majority of Latinos in my hometown of San...