I call my 97-year-old mother every couple of days. We talk, but the talks have a certain ritual quality. They nearly always begin with her asking me, “How are you and where are you?” Then they segue into old reliable, … Continue reading →
Probably not all that much, according to this WaPo/Pew poll. Large percentages of respondents answered “no opinion/other” when questioned as to whether they had a positive or negative opinion of Cain, Perry, and Romney. That makes a lot of sense … Continue reading →
I’m glad to see that Republicans are busy strategizing how to repeal Obamacare after the 2012 elections. I hope they aren’t assuming that Republicans will have to win both Congress and the White House in order for that to occur, … Continue reading →
And the moral of the story is: give your book a name that has more than one word in it.
Continue reading →Looking more like the 19-year-old he was when he was abducted rather than the 25-year-old he is now, Gilad Shalit has returned home. I’ve already written about the conundrum such cases represent. But one thing that cannot be doubted is … Continue reading →
…because Cain hates black people, too. You can’t make this stuff up, unless you’re the Onion. But unfortunately, Clarence Page doesn’t work for the Onion.
Continue reading →I’ve never liked auto racing, but I know that millions love it. But back when I was in college, I plowed through a biography of Stirling Moss, Formula One racer, because for a time I had a boyfriend who was … Continue reading →
(1) At a religious retreat. (2) In law school. (3) Working on a kibbutz. (4) Campaigning for Jimmy Carter. And the answer is…found at slide 4. A few more fun facts about spouses and ex-spouses of this year’s GOP presidential … Continue reading →
A reader has called my attention to the fact that Lewis Sorley has written a new book, a biography of General William Westmoreland, the general who directed what might be called the first act of the portion of the Vietnam … Continue reading →
Now that it’s not needed any more to help the CBO score Obamacare as reducing the deficit, the CLASS Act portion of the bill is being dropped and revealed as the dysfunctional charade it always was: “CLASS is a critical … Continue reading →
What he said about politics: Grant did not think movie stars should publicly make political declarations. Grant described his politics and his reticence about them this way: “I’m opposed to actors taking sides in public and spouting spontaneously about love, … Continue reading →
There is the obvious reason, which is that he threatens the allegiance of blacks to candidate Obama. That’s why Harry Belafonte is trying to discredit him: For example, singer and activist Harry Belafonte called Cain a “bad apple” and insinuated … Continue reading →