To call Mitt Romney a lemon of a presidential candidate would be an insult to lemons. When the Republican Party began the arduous process of numbing themselves to the reality that Mitt Romney was their last, best hope for The… Read More ›
US Politics
Netanyahu Cries Fire, Obama Asks To See The Smoke
In a time of widespread unrest and anti-western demonstration in the Arab world, one would have hoped that America’s biggest ally in the region would step forward to try and reinforce our policies and provide a stabilizing influence in a… Read More ›
Super Tuesday Meets Super Sunday: Politics & The NFL
Between pyromaniac anti-American riots spreading like an Arizona brushfire through the Middle East and a sizable army of Chicago kids playing state-subsidized hooky from school, it’s been a fairly crap week for old glory and those of us who make… Read More ›
Isolation Row: Libya, Egypt & A Diplomatic Hammer
Disclaimer: I will not under any circumstances so much as mention Mitt Romney’s recent actions in this article. His comments regarding the attacks in Libya & Egypt were so obscenely mendacious that dignifying them with a cogent and rational response… Read More ›
Chicago Teachers Learn How To Hold ‘Em…And Possibly Fold ‘Em
A couple of years ago, I was interviewed for a position at a public school in Cincinnati. The job was some bizarre franken-mesh of an English teacher and an IT guy that sounded as if it had been pulled out… Read More ›
This Isn’t About Me, It’s About You: Obama & The DNC
On Thursday night, Barack Obama stood behind a dais in Charlotte, North Carolina with two things on his mind. Like his Republican challenger, the President set out to deliver a speech that would capture the hearts and ballots of the… Read More ›
Climate Change Doesn’t Have To Exist When There’s Central Air
To hear both sides tell it, America would erupt into a pit of molten lava were we to elect the candidate that isn’t them. One man is a Kenyan socialist who wants to take away your guns and shoot you… Read More ›
19th Century Labor Day Blues
Labor day is about as much a celebration of the American worker as Thanksgiving is a tribute to Native Americans. I’m sure American Indians rejoice in the irony of a nation celebrating their Wampanoag forefathers’ benevolence by gorging our honky… Read More ›
Torture Me Softly
To members of the CIA, it was known as “The Salt Pit”. For those that were shackled and beaten there, it was simply “The Dark Prison.” In actuality it was an abandoned brick factory north of Kabul that had been… Read More ›
When The Legend Becomes Fact: RNC Edition
I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice! And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue! – Barry Goldwater, 1964 Republican National Convention Last night I… Read More ›
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