I recently viewed the film "Out of the Ashes", a movie based on the memoirs of Hungarian gynecologist and Holocaust survivor Gisella Perl. I was impressed again as I was in my visit to the Holocaust Museum, with how an...
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Shut-up And Eat Your Nuggets!
Perhaps you've read the story about the the pre-schooler in North Carolina whose mom-packed lunch was deemed nutritionally insufficient by a state official? The account has gone viral and has sparked a surprising level of outrage across the country....
“I’m Not Dead Yet”
I believe my exact words in the January 22nd blog were, "Santorum is dead, he just doesn't know it yet". Well, the only solace I take is that nobody argued the point with me! Apparently, Rick was not as dead as...
Out of Touch
One of the cardinal sins for a candidate seeking elected office is to appear out of touch with the members of their electorate. This is more difficult to avoid than you might think, because almost categorically the candidates are just that,...
The Budweiser Theory
Increasingly it is looking like our choices for President in the Fall will come down to three choices; Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, and Roseanne Barr. Lately it seems that every four years we ask ourselves the same question, "Is this...