Now that Bush and Cheney's favorite toy has been taken away, what will the White House do to occupy themselves during the rest of their (incredibly lame-duck) term? These are my suggestions: 1. Help repair the Republican Party's … [Read more...]
How I Learned to Start Worrying…
I was not just a Cold War kid by virtue of age; we lived in Dayton, Ohio, when nearby Wright-Patterson Air Force Base was a major operations and R&D center for the Strategic Air Command. It seemed like there were always military … [Read more...]
Bill Walsh’s Other Legacy
Consider these three quotes from current African-American NFL and Division I college head coaches:"I played for him for one year, and I learned a lot. But more important was that he was so supportive of me and my career and African-American … [Read more...]
Westborough Ongoing Weekly Peace Vigil – Globe Item
I've been there a few times myself, and I enjoy talking to the folks there (usually at least a dozen or so, and sometimes as many as thirty) about the war, politics, local restaurants, etc. The first time I joined them, I spoke to … [Read more...]
Daylight Saving Time – Plague or Miracle?
There's been some tinkering with DST over the years; changes have been made in the name of wartime energy savings and for several other rationales. So there's no suggestion that it would never change again, and it just adds to the … [Read more...]
Ted Haggard Day: Did You Miss It?
The press release (hat tip to Kvatch and If I Ran The Zoo) says:"Now, therefore, I, George W. Bush, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, do … [Read more...]
Tricycle on the freeway in VA
This is the U.S. Senate we're talking about. How difficult is it to see the common interest -- among Democrats, Republicans, Independents, Greens, Purples, Chartreuses, Socialists, Libertarians, and everyone but George Allen -- in … [Read more...]
“October Surprise” Fatigue Sets In
Yes, I know it's (finally) November, but if you say "October Surprise" to anyone, the listener knows exactly what you mean; that's how embedded in the political culture this pattern is now. The risk when you pull a stunt like this is … [Read more...]
Juntos Pedemos and the Fart-Joke Presidency
I think by now it's understood that the slogan "Together We Can" is not original to the Deval Patrick campaign, but I ran across a connection that the Globe missed.After hearing a podcast of it, I read a Slate article titled Bush's … [Read more...]
A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Centrum
It seems that only Democrats know what that work really involves any more. Deval says that we dont have to agree on everything before we can do anything. Bill Clinton didnt balance the federal budget -- Bill Clinton, working … [Read more...]