I had meant for my second article to be an ode to my new neighborhood, Midtown.  In my brief time here, I have found a lot to love about the area around my 1 bedroom on 18th and G.  I would love to wax poetic about the virtues of having two dope, locally owned, coffee shops within a five minute walk (Butch and Nellies, Old Soul at the Weatherford).  There's nothing I'd rather do than tell you about the lovely dining experience I had my first night here at Michealangelos, a little Italian Trattoria a stones throw from my front porch (Thanks Sara Jean!).  If I could, I'd spend an entire paragraph extolling the virtues of "Streets of London", a British style pub that has "football" on the

I think the time has come for the Libertarian Party to really take to the road showing the principles that make it the party for the future. GOP leaders are now joining the opposition to the 2nd round of bailouts, mostly fueled by the disaster of the first round with the major banks using the money for expansion rather than what it was approved for: helping ease the mortgage and credit crisis. Where were they when the money was being doled out? Where was the GOP when it was clearly evident that the same greed that brought this mess upon us was now chasing its own tail at a fevered pace? As a Libertarian, I don't believe in the bailout to begin with.  Corporate welfare should not be a fun