September 8, 2010
Burning the Koran
A couple of decades ago (man, I am getting old), I remember watching the Cubs game (which was unusual for me, because I am a Sox fan), when I saw a couple of hippies run out onto Dodger’s Stadium (where...
September 7, 2010
The Mayor’s Departure and What It Means for the Rest of Us
When Mayor Daley announced that he was resigning, it made Washington liberals very happy. It should have also put a smile on Republican Presidential candidates too. Let me explain. For most of his career, Daley has been a pretty effective...
September 7, 2010
Obama’s Cruelest Month
“April is the cruelest month, breeding lilacs out of the dead land, mixing memory and desire, stirring dull roots with spring rain.” – T.S. Eliot–The Wasteland Had T.S. Elliot just witnessed the August endured by the Obama Administration, he might...
September 3, 2010
Where Is Obama On Crime?
Only in America could gang-bangers have a press conference and complain about police harassment. That is exactly what several members of some of Chicago’s most violent gangs did yesterday. On the same day that President Obama’s Justice Department sued an...
September 2, 2010
The Romer Speech
Just about every Monday night over the last several years, I have tried to recapture my youth by playing basketball with a bunch of other guys who are similarly trying to recapture their youths. It is fun way to exercise,...
September 1, 2010
The Glenn Beck Fans
Glenn Beck is crazy. His fans, on the other hand, are not. I have talked to several reporters about the Beck event on the mall over the weekend, and every one of them had nothing but complete disdain for Beck....