Barack Obama has raised the bar on the delivery of speeches. Sarah Palin did not match him - but she is better than many politicians.  But the question for this writer remains - is speech delivery as important as original thought?
We know today that Barack Obama writes his own speeches.  The delivery is superb because [...]

Son,
Is our inept Media driving foreign policy?  Do we rely on celebrity Media Hosts to define important issues?  I hope not.  Because the Media Hosts are so infatuated with themselves that they are not aware of a big world and real issues that have real consequences.
I hearken back to the Democratic Debate.  Time Russert was [...]

Son,
A tragedy has befallen American Journalism. Cable and satellite feeds have created monster celebrities in the field of journalism. Everyone wants to be Walter Cronkite. The problem is that hey have not earned the stature.
Wolf Blitzer, Chris Matthews, Tim Russert, Bill O’Reilly, Shawn Hannity, Rush Limbaugh, to name a few. These people have differing views [...]