http://www.beaufortcountynow.com Mon, 6 Sep 2010 07:08:48 EDT http://www.beaufortcountynow.com/post/324/37/ding-ding-ding-diane-round-three.html http://www.beaufortcountynow.com/post/324/37/ding-ding-ding-diane-round-three.html Publisher's Note: This submission is the third in a series that was initiated by Mr. Hayes' treatise, "Physician Heal Thyself," regarding the subtle positives inherit within the political / governing machinations that is today's brave new world. Resident Conservative editorialist Diane Rufino offered her obvious retort and there you have it: Round 3, with Mr. Hayes finding his voice to espouse his fresh counter point.

Diane Rufino's most recent article gives a very cogent and convincing argu... Read More]]> Sun, 2 May 2010 21:37:16 EDT http://www.beaufortcountynow.com/post/314/37/physician-heal-thyself.html http://www.beaufortcountynow.com/post/314/37/physician-heal-thyself.html The American experience of a representative democracy is certainly not the most efficient political system devised by man, but it is the best attempt to balance out the needs of both individual liberty and societal progress. However, the current political and social milieu belies the strength afforded by our founders intention. We are currently heading down an internal path that is destructive in both intent and content.

Please allow me to explain in more detail.

The American relationship be... Read More]]> Sat, 24 Apr 2010 17:57:37 EDT http://www.beaufortcountynow.com/post/298/37/iran-will-have-nuclear-capability-sooner-than-we-think.html http://www.beaufortcountynow.com/post/298/37/iran-will-have-nuclear-capability-sooner-than-we-think.html Let me say that again so it sinks in… The Iranian regime led by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad-- the same Ahmadinejad that makes Saddam Hussein look harmless, meek, and sane in comparison-- will have nuclear weapons within the next two years. The sad fact is that the United States could have prevented this impending debacle with some forethought and long term, strategic thinking. If we are honest about how American foreign policy has blundered away opportunities to promote stability in the Middle E... Read More]]> Fri, 9 Apr 2010 09:51:04 EDT http://www.beaufortcountynow.com/post/266/37/the-bs-report.html http://www.beaufortcountynow.com/post/266/37/the-bs-report.html We’ve all had those moments. You know, when the boss says he’s looking out for your best interest, when your favorite sports star says his contract negotiations are “not about the money”, or when ANY politician moves his/her lips. These are what I call BS moments. These are the times when you look at the person closest to you and say, “now that’s a bunch of BS…”. Over the course of the last couple of weeks, there have been a couple of BS moments o... Read More]]> Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:11:30 EST http://www.beaufortcountynow.com/post/229/37/an-open-letter-to-sarah-palin-that-is.html http://www.beaufortcountynow.com/post/229/37/an-open-letter-to-sarah-palin-that-is.html Dear Sarah,

I see that you have used your time wisely since the campaign of 2008. With all that goes with being Governor of such a prestigious state….wait….that’s right…you quit that job. Didn’t you? Wasn’t there some sort of ethics investigation going on at the time of your resignation? Oh well, I digress and people will forget about that anyway. No biggie.

In any case, what have you been reading lately? Or, have you had Todd read to you? I know you rely ... Read More]]> Thu, 11 Feb 2010 09:29:56 EST http://www.beaufortcountynow.com/post/226/37/a-modern-age-manifesto-paradigm-shifts-and-the-push-forward.html http://www.beaufortcountynow.com/post/226/37/a-modern-age-manifesto-paradigm-shifts-and-the-push-forward.html My wife and I are on a mission to change the way we eat and, consequently, the way we live. The bad habits we developed over the years have gotten us to a point where a dramatic and radical reversal of direction became necessary. To successfully move in that new direction, we needed to honestly acknowledge the harsh reality that the way we were doing things was not working. We also needed to confront the internal and external issues that prevented us from making those changes before now; we nee... Read More]]> Mon, 8 Feb 2010 15:08:45 EST http://www.beaufortcountynow.com/post/165/37/confessions-of-a-reformed-80-s-radical.html http://www.beaufortcountynow.com/post/165/37/confessions-of-a-reformed-80-s-radical.html When I woke up this morning, the snow covered ground instantly transported me back into a time in my life that I look at with great fondness and still impacts my way of observing the world today. The gentle and rolling foothills of the Berkshire mountains in western Massachusetts served as a fitting boundary between the ivory towers of academia and the real world of conflicted ideas and adult responsibilities.

As a student of politics and international relations at the University of Massachu... Read More]]> Sun, 31 Jan 2010 14:34:41 EST http://www.beaufortcountynow.com/post/154/37/omg-hell-has-frozen-over.html http://www.beaufortcountynow.com/post/154/37/omg-hell-has-frozen-over.html As events unfold in the world of politics and sports, I have developed a habit of calling my father before I reach my final and conclusive opinion. Dad will be 85 years old this week. He is a D-Day veteran, lifelong Boston sports fan, and a diehard Massachusetts Democrat who proudly declares that he has never voted for a Republican presidential candidate. Needless to say, his wisdom is based on living through 20th century history, not just reading about it. So, I asked him on Thursday the foll... Read More]]> Sat, 23 Jan 2010 11:26:17 EST http://www.beaufortcountynow.com/post/150/37/obama-s-first-365-days-ronald-reagan-part-deux.html http://www.beaufortcountynow.com/post/150/37/obama-s-first-365-days-ronald-reagan-part-deux.html I need you to close your eyes for a minute and have someone read the following passage to you: riding into Washington with an agenda of changing the way government handles itself, this larger-than-life charismatic figure storms into our nations capital with a monumental task of not only restoring an economy on the brink of disaster, but resurrecting the American image in the eyes of the world, and rejuvenating American citizens with a clear message and promise that “things will be differe... Read More]]> Mon, 18 Jan 2010 23:31:35 EST