November 24, 2012
Attention Walmart Shoppers
I am thankful that I never, ever have done the early shopping the night of or the morning after Thanksgiving. Black Friday is a black mark on American capitalism in my view. For once, I am with the union workers,...
November 21, 2012
Knees And Taxes
My knee is killing me. I don’t know what happened, but for some reason, on a flight back from Florida, my knee started stiffening up and now I can barely bend it. Getting into a car is a trauma. Walking...
November 20, 2012
My Remarks At the Flax Trust
I was lucky enough to be honored at the Flax Trust breakfast this morning, along with CBS anchorperson Norah O’Donnell. Here are my remarks at the breakfast: It is rare that a former staff member gets an introduction like that...
November 20, 2012
Cheer Cheer
All is right with the world, despite the Obama victory. For the first time in 19 years, Notre Dame is ranked number one in college football. I am part of the Subway alumni. I didn’t actually go to Notre Dame,...
November 20, 2012
Rebranding the GOP
This originally appeared in The Hill: Passing immigration reform would be a small start to expanding the base of the Republican Party, and with Barack Obama in the White House and the Democrats controlling the Senate, it would necessarily be...
November 19, 2012
The Tax Increase Paradox
A very smart friend of mine, who happens to work in Congress on the Republican side of the aisle, sent me an interesting email that I thought I would share with you with his permission. He prefers that I keep...