This is a banner year in American Politics.  This is the year when the people rise up and crucify the self serving, greedy, power and control, mean spirited Republicans.  That was a mouthful, don’t you think.  It is written in the spirit of McCainian Anger.  The American people should be angry.  WARNING to readers - [...]

Abortion is not black or white, liberal or conservative, Democrat or Republican.  Abortion is a problem of humanity - and this era of Abortion in American will be studied by future historians.  The folks looking back will recognize the futile and selfish partisan bickering that prolonged the agony of a health care disaster.  Both fanatical [...]

Shocking news. Tim Russert, the journalist of NBC and MSNBC fame has died of an apparent heart attack.

This writer has not been kind to Mr. Russert. We did not appreciate his managing of political debates. But that does not diminish our shock at the sudden and unexpected death of Mr. Russert.
Mr. Russert was at his [...]

Son,
I have five brothers, four living. My younger brother David was killed in a motorcycle accident thirty years ago this week. Thirty years. And I still think of him.
David was probably the most witty and clever of the bunch. Even as a young child he had the most developed sense of humor. Most of my [...]

Son,
Government has many responsibilities.  The preamble to the constitution mentions ‘domestic tranquility” as one.  What does that mean - generally we think of maintaining order in a civilized manner.  And we maintain order with the rule of law.  The rule of law is much better than the rule of Monarchy or dictatorship, or no rule [...]

Son,
Mike Huckabee is running for President, in case you had not noticed. He is a clever guy - well, I suppose all of those folks are pretty smart. Huckabee is very clever - but clever is different than being smart.
Last week the world saw a nasty and horrible assassination of a world leader. The smart [...]