December 22, 2009
Tug of War
Tug of War Politics is a game of tug of war. According to Wikipedia, the rules of Tug of War are the following: “Two teams of eight, whose total mass must not exceed a maximum weight determined for the class,...
December 21, 2009
Snow Job
Snow Job For an old-timer like me, the snow that blanketed the Washington DC region was a beauty to behold. It brought back memories of snowball fights, and snowmen, and sledding in the days of my youth. My three-year old...
December 18, 2009
Is It Any Coincidence?
Is It Any Coincidence? Is it any coincidence that as the global warming talks in Copenhagen started heating up, the weather in the Danish capitol started cooling down? Is it any coincidence that as the President departed Washington DC to...
December 17, 2009
Health Care Poker
Playing Health Care Poker President Obama was a canny poker player when he served in the Illinois State Senate. His poker skill seems to have deserted him, though, in his efforts to pass health care reform in this session of...
December 16, 2009
Lieberman the Subversive
Washington, D.C. (CNN) — Winston Churchill once exclaimed, “Nothing in life is so exhilarating as to be shot at without result.” Joe Lieberman knows that exhilaration better than most. In 2006, the Democratic establishment took a shot at Mr. Lieberman,...
December 15, 2009
Message to the President: Don’t Be A Populist
From the Politico President Barack Obama’s ratings are steadily declining. His once-impressive poll numbers are sinking faster than a stone in the ocean. Even his allies on the Hill are starting to question his leadership decisions. The president’s political advisers...