October 17, 2013
23 Post-Shutdown Silver Linings to Brighten Your Mood
I want to focus on the good news. 1. The good news is that Barry Black, the Senate Chaplain, has come out of this entire mess as the only clear winner. His sermons have been on point, passionate, realistic and...
October 16, 2013
Boehner’s Hail Mary Pass Risky and Unproductive?
So, why did John Boehner make one last effort to get the House Republicans to vote on one final unified offer yesterday? On its face, the Speaker’s Hail Mary Pass seemed risky. The Senate was close to reaching a final...
October 15, 2013
Boehner Will Be Ousted! [Fact or Myth?]
If 60 Republican Members of the House join 160 Democratic Members vote for whatever final package that comes from the Senate, John Boehner is out as Speaker of the House. Or so goes the speculation. It’s all bunk. Was Tip...
October 14, 2013
Insight to Make You Think Twice Before Attacking Pollsters
I didn’t believe the polls in 2008. I thought there was a secret group of voters who would come out to vote and propel John McCain to the White House over Barack Obama. I believed the polls in 2010 because...
October 11, 2013
Celebrating 10 Years With My Wife (Who is Way Out of My League)
Last night, I wore my Thanksgiving Turkey Trot shirt from 2002. I got that shirt on the day I proposed to my wife. It was a 10K and I had set it up to ask her to marry me as...
October 10, 2013
G-Care
I know I am asking a lot here. But the new health care needs a new name. Let’s stop calling it Obamacare. Here is my reasoning. If you want to repeal a law, you need Democratic help. They will never...