May 13, 2010
A View From the Trenches
My golf game is terrible. I would like to blame my 4 year old son for the fact that my game has deteriorated so rapidly over the past five years, but as Jimmy Buffett might say, “Some people say that...
May 13, 2010
Wither the Protestant Elite
For the first time in our nation’s history – should Elena Kagan get confirmed by the United States Senate – not one Supreme Court Justice will be a mainline Protestant (or any kind of Protestant for that matter). This is...
May 11, 2010
The Appropriations Committee: Under Assault
No wonder David Obey retired. Last night, Alan Mollohan, the West Virginia Congressman and proud member of the House Appropriations Committee, lost his primary against an opponent who attacked the incumbent’s behavior on the Committee. Over the weekend, Robert Bennett,...
May 11, 2010
Greece: Beginning and Ends
A little more than 2300 years ago, Alexander the Great rampaged out of Greece into Asia Minor, and Greek civilization reached its largest sphere of influence. A few centuries later, the Romans followed suit, and Western civilization would forever be...
May 10, 2010
Monday Musings
Reading Lena Horne’s obituary made me think about how change is such an important part of the American character. Horne, despite her obvious beauty, overwhelming talent and her sizzling personality, could only get bit roles in Hollywood, and those brief...
May 7, 2010
The Decline and Fall of the Mighty Washington Post
“Politics and Film”, a local film festival in Washington D.C., re-ran the epic movie “All The President’s Men”, and then held a discussion with Bob Woodward, one of the protagonists depicted in the show. In the movie, Woodward and his...