June 14, 2011
Weiner’s Decline and Fall
I actually thought he would survive. When I first heard the allegations against Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.), I assumed he would stick it out and stay in Congress. After all, this was a sex scandal without the sex — a goofy...
June 13, 2011
Gerry Returns
When Elbridge Gerry presided over Massachusetts as its governor in 1812, he signed into a law a redistricting plan that helped benefit his Democratic-Republican Party. One district was said to look like a salamander, and forever after, the term “gerrymandering”...
June 10, 2011
Sand Castles
A couple of months ago, I went to the beach with my son and together we built a sand castle. It was an impressive effort, with all the turrets and the drawbridge. The next day, it was gone, done in...
June 9, 2011
Deserters
President Obama should be watching closely the actions of those members of the House who are abandoning Anthony Weiner. These are the same characters who will likely abandon him next year if the economy doesn’t improve dramatically. Politicians are pretty...
June 8, 2011
Short Term, Long Term
In the short term, the economy might dip back into a recession, which means that our debt picture in the long term gets only worse. In the short term, it sure is fun to make fun of Anthony Weiner. In...