In an earlier post (here), I said that I was going  to post, at some point,  some of the verses I wrote that were inspired by popular songwriters.  This first one (I think it's obvious, but I'll say it anyway) was inspired by the Beatles. Little Alfy Little Alfy, my boy, went down, don't you…

In an earlier post,  I made the following statement: "Undecided voters are usually much more important to look at than those voters who have made up their minds,...but not always.  It's time to explain what I meant. Undecided voters are usually important, because the assumption is ( and studies have shown this) that once a…

The Fifth Principle of Political Life is Openness: information should be restricted only when necessary for the public interest.  By now, you will have figured out that I am inclined to think that this kind of idealistic statement needs some modification.   Sometimes, the modifications I make are to make sure the Principle is focused on…