Zombie Politics

For as long as I live, I will never EVER forget that day. I couldn't sleep the night before and woke up with a headache. My daughter was...

I have always felt that the mark of good president would be a person who could easily admit his faults and learn from mistakes. On September...

This Friday, May 19th, the much anticipated film adaptation of the best selling novel, The Da Vinci Code , by Dan Brown opens in theaters ac...

I had drinks recently with a female friend of mine who is every active in the local political scene. We spoke of many things: the state of h...

Most of you who know me are aware of the fact that I think baseball is one of the most beautiful things to grace our world. I look forward t...

During the years 1954-1955, John F. Kennedy was on leave from his post as US Senator recovering from back surgery. From his bedside, he wrot...

The last couple of posts have been kinda depressing, especially the last one. I have really been wrapped around the axle about the nutters ...

Last week I wrote about The Alliance of Four (the military, Congress, corporations, and lobbyists) and their stranglehold on the American ec...

In last week's "Comments" section it was suggested to me that I write a column about how our personal liberties have strayed f...

Nothing surprises me anymore. In this day and age of warped perceptions, twisted facts and spun stories, the chances of me being shocked are...

The spring of 1969 was a special time. That's when Dick Cheney met Donald Rumsfeld. It was love at first sight. They served together in...

In the Sunday paper, a week ago, I picked up the Opinion section to read a column by Garrison Keillor . The jist of the article was that th...

Time for another Grab Bag. I have left off the "irritation" this time because I am going to rave about some cool shit in addition ...