Bloggermania 2 is around the corner... Are you coming?  

Several weeks ago the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Second Amendment to the Constitution. The decision was 5 to 4. Five justices supported the Second Amendment as written.

It has been a disastrous weekend, no pun intended. Houston and southeast Texas is a mess, and there may be a number of deaths, but the devastation is so widespread that they can't even get in to look yet. I was slated to go there in two weeks, wonder if my trip will be holding up. Most people got out of there, but a huge number did not. This is starting to look like another Katrina.

Someone stopped me at the gym today who has read some of my articles, and started telling me how distressed they are about all the lying and misinformation. I can tell that many of us feel overwhelmed with what a circus the Presidential campaign is, and how little of real substance seems to get discussed. It makes people lose hope.

How far the impact of the financial meltdown is going to go is hard to gauge at this point, but it is bad, historically bad, and I think that the Republicans have to take some of the blame for it. McCain has spent the last 26 years telling us that he is against government business regulation, as have most of the Republicans. Today McCain is calling out greedy Wall Street and demanding regulation, but you have to feel that they have gotten caught with their hands in the cookie jar.

After seven years, are Americans tired of reliving the memories and images of Sept. 11 on each anniversary of the attacks?

In his 10 years in Congress, Rep. Mike Thompson, D-St. Helena, has worked hard for constituents in the Napa Valley and around his district, has climbed the congressional ladder and earned the opportunity to have voters return him to Washington, D.C., for the 111th Congress.

Dear editor, I am writing to voters in Ward 3 of the Napa County Regional Park and Open Space District, which includes Calistoga, Angwin, Pope Valley, St. Helena, Lake Berryessa and northeastern Napa.

Dear editor, I am troubled by Sen. Maverick, um, I mean, McCain’s trumpeting of “victory” in Iraq as if some game-ending whistle will soon blow with our team in possession of the ball and the scoreboard lights showing “invading team” leading the “home team” by a convincing margin.

Barack Obama chose Delaware Sen. Joe Biden as his running mate ... what do you think of the choice?

(Editor's note: The comments on this crashed about 9:30 a.m Friday, right after McCain's announcement. We were able to rebuild most but not all of the comments)