Being Holy Week, permit me to begin this week's entry from the Bible. One of the seemingly less relevant of the Ten Commandments would seem to be the one about not making graven images. The admonition against creating "gods" from molten metal...
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Sympathy For Michelle
I know there's a lot of important issues in the news to discuss this week, and I do believe we may be at a pivot point in the balance of power in Washington; but do forgive me this if...
The Name You Know
A few years back Eddie Murphy did a film called "The Distinguished Gentleman". Okay, maybe it was more than a few years ago... "few" is relative when it comes to years. Anyway, in the film he played the part of a...
The Washington Generals
Everyone likes to be a winner, but being a well rewarded loser is not that bad either. The Forty-niners may have lost this year's Superbowl, but don't cry for them; they'll be fine. Then there's the Washington Generals, the famous opponents...
Horns of a Dilemma
The snub of popular New Jersey Governor Chris Christie in not being invited to this year's CPAC conference, and the predictable outcry, demonstrate the fact that Republicans are caught on the horns of a dilemma of their own making. Much is...