A few minutes into the second Presidential debate, I realized McCain was almost certain to lose this election. I had been thinking that a McCain defeat was the likely outcome ever since the financial crisis began. But that debate was … Continue reading →
When I was a child my grade school would close on Election Day because it was used as a polling place. A day or two earlier, the booths would arrive and were set up in the gym, so we got … Continue reading →
Back in 2004, Iraq was not only an issue in the Presidential campaign, it was the issue. Now, four years later and in the closing days of another race for an office that has as one of its most essential … Continue reading →
The mind reels. I’m beginning to wonder if there is any effort to find truth any more. I’m beginning to wonder if there are any standards involved in being on the editorial board of a major newspaper any more. I’m … Continue reading →
Rudyard Kipling is one of those poets known by people who don’t ordinarily read poetry. But what he’s known for differs from person to person. Some are only familiar with his tribute to cool heads under fire, “If.” Others see … Continue reading →
When Republicans try to point out the efforts Bush, McCain, and other Republicans made to curb the excesses of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac back when it might have done some good, one of the responses Democrats offer is: “hey, … Continue reading →
In the last sentence of my PJ essay I mentioned that this campaign contains many ironies. What might they be?
Continue reading →I must say my usual antipathy to debates has grown. And I don’t think these debates have made much of a difference at all so far—and barring some very strange and unforeseen circumstance, I don’t think this one will. But … Continue reading →
This guy’s got polls. He’s pretty good at analyzing them, too. The news is better than you might think, if you believe what he says. Scroll down and do a bit of reading; he’s especially good at analyzing the difficulties … Continue reading →
Here’s a great description of the show hearings going on right now in Congress: Democrats have begun a search for the culprit in the financial collapse in a manner somewhat akin to the OJ Simpson search for Nicole Brown and … Continue reading →
No doubt Karl Rove was whispering in Palin’s ear, because she did just fine. This was the Palin of the convention and not of the ill-fated Gibson and Couric interviews. And she gets extra points for courage, because this was … Continue reading →
Most of us are knowledgeable about the sort of financial information we need to get along in life okay. For example, how to balance a checkbook. We know what Social Security benefits we might be receiving someday, as well as … Continue reading →