We Need Courage, Not Fear 0
So far, following the savage attack in Paris, the only people doing better than ISIS terrorists at manipulating Americans into acting against their security interests are U.S. politicians. The scramble to duck and cover from Syrian war refugees that we are witnessing recalls the famous line from the comic strip Pogo:”We have met the enemy, […]
Read MoreThe Fault Is Not in Our Stars 0
There were two debates this week; one year out from the election. The 4th major Republican presidential debate was supposed to whittle down the number of candidates; but instead the lesser polling candidates (former Governors Jeb Bush and John Kasich, along with Senators Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz) turned in strong debate performances. Rubio and […]
Read More“New Speaker; Old Excuse” 0
Representative Paul Ryan, from Wisconsin, is the new Speaker of the House of Representatives. Mr. Ryan former Governor Mitt Romney’s running mate in 2012 is young (45), very conservative, and did not want the Speaker’s job. But he took it anyway. Ryan has his contradictions. He was a fan of the Russian born, American novelist […]
Read More“Chaos and Bashing” 0
From the git-go, the CNBC moderators lost control of the third Republican presidential Debate to the candidates. And it wasn’t hard. Sen. Ted Cruz wrested a budget question away from CNBC reporter Carl Quintanilla and turned it on him, “The questions asked in this debate illustrate why the American people don’t trust the media,” Cruz […]
Read MoreGetting Clinton 0
The morning of Hillary Clinton’s testimony before the Benghazi committee was relatively civil. But three hours in, things got heated. It wasn’t former Secretary of State Clinton who lost her cool. She remained calm. Shortly before the lunch break, though, Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) confronted Committee Chairman Trent Gowdy (R-SC), alleging he lied this past […]
Read MoreA DEBATE OF REAL ISSUES 0
The candidates in Tuesday’s Democratic debate were all winners — especially in the sense that it was a very satisfying debate. I don’t think anybody at any point was thinking, “This really needs Vice President Joe Biden.” The crowd at the Democratic debate was perhaps the biggest audience so far that former Maryland Gov. Martin […]
Read MoreJoe Biden’s big decision 0
Vice President Joe Biden has been meeting with advisers to decide if he will run for president. Since World War II, a sitting vice president has sought his party’s nomination for president four times: Al Gore, whose campaign I managed in 2000; the elder George Bush in 1988; Richard Nixon in 1960; and Alben Barkley, […]
Read MoreFiorina Would Deny Most Women the Opportunities She Had 0
I wouldn’t presume to define Carly Fiorina or question her vision of women in society. I don’t believe in giving people labels they abhor or titles they haven’t earned. That wouldn’t be a very feminist thing to do to a fellow feminist, no matter how the term is defined. People should be free to define […]
Read MoreFrancis is the reform pope we need 0
No one on Earth is without their critics. That includes Pope Francis, a man who may outpace Pope John XXIII as a Reform Pope. The latter’s blessing of a helicopter in 1959 was big news, and seems almost quaint now in comparison with his successor. It’s simply impossible to outpace or out do this Pope. […]
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