Added to the usual stress of a New York City commute this morning was a sweet faced older lady who turned out to be that rare but oft-mentioned species: The PUMA. PUMAs (party unity my ass) are people who, quite simply, put gender before actual issues. This is the essential danger of out of control [...]
Remember when Republicans used to criticize Democrats for playing “identity” politics? Well the shoe’s on the other foot. VP candidate “Double Standard” Sarah Palin sets the gold standard for “Do as I say, not as I do.” Here’s the very abbreviated list – I’m sure there’s more! Right to Choose1) Palin is against a woman’s [...]
Larry King: “What the hell do I do with all this bamboo… I need some fingernails…” There – I said it. I have tried hard to keep the politics off this blog so far – there are plenty of good commentators out there. Yet once crow-like crypt-keeping Larry King gets dragged in I have to [...]
The Iowa Caucuses ended last night with not-so-surprising victories from the scrappy challengers of party orthodoxy for both Republicans and Democrats. Mike Huckabee’s happy-face religious conservatism triumphed over a divided Republican field as Barack Obama’s positivism trumped Hillary Clinton’s call for experienced leadership and John Edward’s populist-by-way of Matlock-isms. What did impress was the margin [...]
I’m back from a whirlwind Brady-bunch style vacation in Hawaii and in between being on the beach in Waikiki at 4:30 AM to grab prime towel space and the long flight times I’m exhausted. Still, I did have time to think about some New Year’s hopes and dreams. 1) Let’s elect one of these people [...]
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