I’d hardly gotten through lamenting the fact that Obama is a champion blamer of others—no “The Buck Stops Here” sign on his desk—when what do you know, right on cue, he comes out with “I’ll take responsibility. I’m the President.” … Continue reading →
I was fiddling around at You Tube the other night, and came across these classics. They reminded me how very much I’d enjoyed Mandy Patinkin’s performance in “The Princess Bride.” It was a good movie with an excellent script. But … Continue reading →
Jay Cost is worried about Obama’s lack of bipartisanship: I am worried because I thought partisan reconciliation was an animating force of Obama’s candidacy, a big reason why he thought he—rather than one of the 306 million other Americans—should be … Continue reading →
Shepard Smith has his Howard Beale moment. I saw it in real time, and it was quite refreshing.
Continue reading →…before he did write them. Or maybe it’s the other way around. It’s so dreadfully hard to keep it all straight, isn’t it? So it’s totally understandable that Senator Dodd might be a wee bit confused about what he did … Continue reading →
Are you down and blue, and don’t know what to do? It’s been a while since I last visited the happy world of jello (see my previous posts on the subject under the category “food”). But take heart—it’s jello time … Continue reading →
There’s an awful lot of outrage going around. The American people are outraged that their hard-earned money has been taken from their pockets and doled out by Congress and the administrations (Bush’s first, and now especially Obama’s) with virtually no … Continue reading →
We boomers started out in communes, and we may end up in them. Or in their less-trendy cousins, rooming houses. And here’s a pretty picture: Boomers will be competing with their children and grandchildren for jobs that in many cases … Continue reading →
When it’s a contractual obligation. Not having a lot of experience in the corporate world myself (my only stint having been a summer job in college) I always thought the word “bonus” meant something extra, a special payment given for … Continue reading →
Every now and then the creativity of the email spammers and phishers brings a smile to may face. Perhaps you’ll agree with me that the following demonstrates a certain flair and, shall we say, audacity: I will like to start … Continue reading →
Since my spam filter has decided to go nuts today, I’m starting a new thread in order to see whether comments will go through on this one. Comment away! I’ll begin…. [NOTE: So far it appears that the spam problem … Continue reading →
…that the law is an ass. Is there no way for the Obama administration to stop huge amounts of taxpayer money from getting to the very executives responsible (or irresponsible) for making such lousy and self-serving decisions, and bringing us … Continue reading →