May 31, 2011
Rolling Thunder
Riding my rented bike through the crowd of motorcyclists over the weekend provoked two thoughts: My bike was no match for their hogs, and my shorts and tee-shirt didn’t quite fit in with their duds. Every Memorial Day, thousands of...
May 27, 2011
Thanks to the Few
“I hate war as only a soldier who has lived it can, only as one who has seen its brutality, its futility, its stupidity.” Dwight Eisenhower, the last general to successfully run for President, said that, and as the man...
May 26, 2011
Oprah the Capitalist
Without Oprah Winfrey, there would be no President Obama. And Republicans should be okay with that. Let me explain. While Oprah campaigned for Barack Obama in the last election, that was the least of her contributions to the “Yes We...
May 25, 2011
Lessons Learned
Republicans can’t help but learn a few lessons from their loss last night in the New York 26 race. They have had a hard time winning special elections, especially in the Empire State stretching back to 2006, and yesterday was...
May 24, 2011
Senate Should Act First
“Après vous, Monsieur Senate.” John Boehner should say that to his friends in the upper chamber when it comes to raising the debt limit. I know the parliamentarians in the crowd will say that because the debt limit is at...
May 24, 2011
Obama’s Visit to Moneygall
I wore my green tie in honor of President Obama’s visit to Moneygall yesterday. The President was warmly received in his visit to the Emerald Isle, and he didn’t disappoint. He drank a pint of stout in four sips, an...