September 11, 2017
Remembering September 11th
Here is an essay about how my day went on September 11th, 2001. It was a clear, crisp September morning, the kind of day that makes Washington a glorious place to live in the Fall. I woke up later than...
September 10, 2012
Subsidy Hypocrisy
When you play Monopoly, it is always nice to own the utilities. It won’t make you rich and it won’t knock your opponents out of the game, but it provides steady income. In real life, the utility market has become...
September 7, 2012
Why Obama’s Economic Claims Don’t Add Up
A friend of mine who shall remain nameless wrote this as a special column for The Feehery Theory. I thought it was quite good. The common refrain among Democratic operatives is that “it takes time” for an economic recovery to...
September 7, 2012
The Full Monty Convention
Political conventions might be a waste of time, but then again, they reveal much about our nation’s political parties. The Republican convention reminded me of the housewife who cleans up furiously before the cleaning lady comes over. It was all...
September 6, 2012
Clinton Speaks (And Speaks….And Speaks)
The truth is, if it were Bill Clinton running for reelection instead of Barack Obama, even he would have a hard time getting reelected. I know that sound preposterous, but hear me out. Clinton handily beat Bob Dole, who only...
September 5, 2012
The Spouse Speaks
I caught the tail end of Michelle Obama’s speech to the Democratic National Convention. The Nationals were trouncing the Cubs, and I had to watch that game, so it was only belatedly that I turned the channel to Fox to...