Most Americans thought Benghazi was the guy who palled around with John Cassavetes back in the 60s Up until about an hour ago, most Americans thought Benghazi was the guy who palled around with John Cassavetes back in the 60s, but now it’s obvious we’re [more...]
Punditry declares Obama is already a lame duck, and may as well burrow deep and lie low You do realize that Washington, D.C. is not the real world, don’t you? It’s a state of mind. An altered state of mind. Where you’re damned if you do [more...]
Got your tinfoil hat? It’s paranoia time in America again. Put on your tinfoil hats everybody. Or didn’t you get the memo? It’s paranoia time in America again. Maybe it’s the spring that brings out the crazy in our legislators. Of course, that would assume [more...]
A veritable gaggle of disgraced politicians have recently serpentined their way back into the spotlight F. Scott Fitzgerald famously uttered, “there are no second acts in American lives,” but bless his heart, the besotted scribe seems blissfully unaware of the loophole large enough to taxi [more...]
Hey, Senate, got a few choice words for ya And now for a few choice words about the recent Senate vote that scuttled universal background checks on gun purchases. And the first three of those words are… Yellow-Bellied Cowards. Here’s a couple more. Gutless, Craven, [more...]
Forget the robin. Ignore the tulips. Do not let the Easter Bunny, hummingbirds or awakening bears hoodwink you. The first baseball thrown in anger is the true harbinger of spring and calendar alarm for the lazy discard of the heavy encumbrances of winter. Play ball. [more...]
Which way will the Supreme Court swing? In the end, it doesn’t really matter. The nation held its collective breath and turned not just blue but a veritable rainbow of colors as the Supreme Court spent a goodly part of two days hearing oral arguments [more...]
It’s alive! No worries, a GOP in-depth investigation shows it’s just a messaging problem. Normally you don’t expect to see the words “Republicans” and “introspection” right next to each other. Like supermodel and barbecue. Physicist and polka. Gazelle and ophthalmology. You catch my drift. But [more...]
‘Grand Bargain’ turning into ‘Shady Transaction’ for Obama Thankfully the current revival of President Obama’s Charm Offensive is not a theatrical production, because the reviews are decidedly mixed. Seeing him furiously pirouette around Washington for the last two weeks like a carnival contortionist makes you [more...]
Focus on the upside, Boomers: We’re not old, we’re vintage Some fancy-dancy public-policy think-tank just released a brand-new study that speculates the legion of aging baby boomers will permanently redefine retirement. Mainly because so few of us will be able to afford to retire. “Uh, [more...]