One of the surprises of the Iowa caucuses last night was the performance of former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum. As a Pennsylvania resident I thought I had seen the last of him. After all, when he ran for reelection in 2006 he lost handily to Democrat Bob Casey, Jr. by a margin of 59-41, a spanking that was the highest … Continue reading
I’ve been out of the loop for a while but I just had to get back in with this one. So Moammar Gadhafi is dead. Another tyrant gone. It took a few months and didn’t cost one American casualty. Yet future (Vice) Presidential wanna be Marco Rubio has the nerve to go on Fox News to say … Continue reading
Texas Governor Rick Perry entered the race with quite a splash this weekend. He even managed to upstage Michele Bachmann’s rousing success in the Iowa Straw Poll, where somehow getting a mere 4,800 conservative Iowans to like you means you are qualified to be President. I wager the student body president of the University of Iowa … Continue reading
If you were unnerved by the debt ceiling spectacle of the last month, where America came across like a Third World nation, get used to it. It’s a sign of things to come. Americans often talk about our uniqueness, of how we are a shining example to the world. When it comes to providing freedom to its … Continue reading
During the 2008 presidential campaign one of the mottos of Republican John McCain’s campaign was “Country First.” The implication being of course that the country’s best interests trump that of either political party. Well McCain lost and his party has decided to ignore that motto as well. The fight over raising the debt limit, what … Continue reading
It is well documented how the “Fair & Balanced” Fox News leaves no stone unturned in its efforts to rip Barack Obama. Hardly a day goes by without some headline or other tearing apart another aspect of the administration. Last week they even commissioned a survey to ask voters whether Obama ordering the raid on Bin Laden was a … Continue reading
UPDATE AUGUST 20, 2011 - It’s been reported in state controlled Iranian media that Josh Fattel and Shane Bauer have been sentenced to 8 years imprisonment. In several past cases, the assigning of a long prison term was followed by a reduction in sentence and early release. It remains to be seen if that is the case … Continue reading
What with the goings on over the weekend in Abbottabad a few news items got lost in the shuffle. (BTW, wouldn’t it be rich if they had a sister city named Costellobad?) One item was Donald Trump’s reaction to the release of Obama’s long form birth certificate, something he had been urging for weeks. The Donald has … Continue reading
Since bin Laden’s body was allegedly dumped (excuse me, buried) at sea the conspiracy theories have begun. Proponents of these theories are obviously referred to as “Deathers.” Here are some of the juicier stories floating around: 1) Bin Laden was caught two years ago but his body was frozen so his death could be announced at … Continue reading
As most Americans celebrated the death of Osama bin Laden today I wondered how the good folks at Fox & Friends would handle this latest news bombshell. After all now that Public Enemy #1 (Osama) had been vanquished, but by their Public Enemy #2 (Obama), would they be able to rejoice? I’m pleased to report that … Continue reading
To quell a growing circus sideshow in a nation that had become bored with the latest escapades of Charlie Sheen and the weak lineup on American Idol, Barack Obama has released his long form birth certificate. He did this so the nation can focus on the serious problems it faces; and here’s the shocker, it matches the … Continue reading
With the rise of e-books I have reached a crossroads in life. Do we as a society throw away centuries of reading real ink on real paper for the newfangled devices known as e-readers? What a quandary and what exciting times we live in to witness such new technological wonders. Now I know how my sainted mother felt when permanent … Continue reading
