No One Listens to the President
Then they start bitching about what he didn't say and should have said, and how he should have said what he did say differently. They twist and turn and bend and break down and analyse and parse his every word.....
The Fools on the Hill
OK, Congress is mad at the President. I get it. They're mad because he didn't ask them for their permission to join two other permanent members of the UN...
We Are Aiding and Abetting the Republicans
In an online conversation this past weekend, someone reminded me of something I hadn't thought about in years - the Reagan Presidential campaign of 1980. Some of the most...
It’s Official: Huffington Post Is Now Out-Drudging Drudge
Chickens have come home to roost, or rather buzzards picking over the carcass of the dead. One of the "founders" of Huffington Post has come back to blog.
Andrew Breitbart.
The Sheen Smokescreen
Sometimes, living abroad has its advantages, even in the age of the Internet.
For example, I'm probably the only American in the world who doesn't know exactly what's been happening...
Wisconsin and Learning from Our Mistakes
Five hours ahead and one day behind, I went to bed last night, having just watched Rachel Maddow begin her Tuesday broadcast by roundly proclaiming that the people of Wisconsin...
Arianna’s Marie Antoinette Moment
Boy, do I love it when frauds are exposed. I love it when people are exposed as users of other people in order to gain their own prominence. There's...
Mike Huckabee: The Craven Christian
Politics and religion don't mix. Really, they shouldn't mix. Actually, they're not meant to mix, especially in the United States, where our Constitution calls for a separation of Church...
In the World of the Blind, We’re Often Led Off the Cliff
I'm not the greatest fan of the BBC. There are loads of things about it which I hate. I'm not so enamoured of paying the equivalent of $300 per...
The Kochroaches Emerge from the Woodwork
Being five hours ahead and one day behind, by the time I'd heard about Governor Scott Walker's monumental punking yesterday afternoon, the event was already viral on the Internet.
Across...