What kind of world are we living in? In the category of healthy self-esteem we have a guy running for President who has allegedly compared himself to Winston Churchill, Margaret Thatcher, and Ronald Reagan. These three ran their countries and won wars ( the Second World, the Falklands, and the Cold one, respectively). The man […]
Memo to the lawyer for the NBA Players’ Association who compared his clients’ situation to life on the plantation: Find a new metaphor. The people you really disrespected were the slaves. How could anyone compare multimillionaires who play a game for a living and get long summer vacations to slaves suffering on the plantation? I’m
Okay, so I watched the movie “The Road” because two very intelligent people highly recommended it to me. Wow. And I don’t mean that in a good way. Here’s the story in a nutshell. The Earth is in the throes of some kind of nuclear winter. Everything is dying; everything is cold and wet. There’s
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So we’ve got a debt problem with the federal government (and they’re hardly alone–California, Wisconsin, and the nation of Greece all have big problems, too). We need to raise the limit on our debt ceiling soon, or we’re going to default on our loans. What should we do about dealing with debts and deficits? Republicans are
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Here are 4 things some people believe and my responses to them: Newt Gingrich still has a chance to be President. Reality: plenty of people still like the guy, but a majority of Republicans are not in his corner. The loss of several key staffers recently would indicate that even some of those who were
