Not your garden variety blog
With the so-called Health Care Reform “debate” raging and on the eve of a taxpayer march on Washington (brought to you by the loonies who gave us tea parties and brought guns to town meetings), I’ve been thinking of some… Read moreThe Latest on Fox
Today’s news is reporting that Sarah Palin is proclaiming that she is a ”not a quitter. I am a fighter.” Reading this in light of her having just quit as governor of Alaska brought a number of cultural touchstones to mind. I was reminded,… Read moreSarah Palin — A Fighter, Not A Quitter
Today (June 11), the Associated Press reported that President Obama’s former minister blamed “[t]hem Jews” for preventing the President from speaking with him. In an interview, the Reverend [I use the term loosely] Jeremiah Wright said, “Them Jews ain’t going to… Read moreIronies
Michelle Obama is an extraordinarily able person — bright, sensitive, politically savvy, and accomplished. She also has populist sensibilities and progressive political views that have made her a political and social force around the world. For these reasons, it is… Read moreMichelle Obama in 2016
Talked on the phone with my Mom tonight. She is 80-something and pretty much blind. She has been complaining that she is shrinking and nothing in her multiple closets of clothes fits her. My sister took her shopping yesterday —… Read moreBut Your Posture’s Still Excellent