March 30, 2011
D.C. Scholarships
I was driving into work this morning, listening to Tim Farley’s always excellent morning show on the POTUS channel of XM/Sirius radio, as he interviewed Washington D.C.’s delegate to Congress, Eleanor Holmes Norton. Eleanor lives in my neighborhood on Capitol...
March 29, 2011
President Obama and Abe Lincoln
It is Abraham Lincoln who has most inspired the Obama Administration. Mr. Obama announced his initial Presidential run in the exact same spot that Mr. Lincoln did. His post-election train ride was inspired by Lincoln’s train ride. His cabinet, a...
March 28, 2011
Stay Focused
Independent voters swung for the Republicans in the last election and they swung hard. They put Barack Obama into the White House two years ago and put the Tea Party in control of the House last November. Independent voters are...
March 25, 2011
Do As I Say, Not As I Do
Karl Rove’s group, American Crossroads GPS, launched a new website called “Wikiaccountability,” yesterday to great fanfare. Well, not really. The website’s purpose is pretty simple: As it says itself: “Wikicountability is a repository for Freedom of Information Act requests and...
March 24, 2011
The Bully
I hate bullies. Muammar Gaddafi is a bully. He has bullied his own people for years, he has bullied all who try to do business in Libya, and he has bullied his neighbors. America likes to stand up to bullies....
March 23, 2011
Mayan Ruins
Somebody in the White House had the presence of mind to tell the President that perhaps taking the kids to visit the Mayan Ruins may not have been the best thing to do when he has just ordered our Air...