February 10, 2010
Snow on My Mind
Snow On My Mind For obvious reasons, I have snow on my mind. In between snow emergencies, I was walking to work yesterday down Pennsylvania Ave, when I hit a predictably bad stretch of sidewalk. Except for one-thing. This stretch...
February 9, 2010
Health Care Hardball
Health Care Hardball Chris Matthews made me crack under pressure yesterday on Hardball when he asked the question (incessantly I might add), “Why Republicans didn’t pass a national health care plan when they had control of the Congress?” I said,...
February 8, 2010
John Murtha
John Murtha John Murtha was one of those guys whose influence didn’t really translate that well in today’s media culture. He was rock-ribbed former Marine who had two key objectives in his Congressional career: Support the troops and take care...
February 7, 2010
Ruining my Super Bowl Pre-Game Show
I was cooking some gumbo (in honor of the Saints), drinking a beer, and getting ready to watch some of the pregame activities, and all seemed to going nicely on Super bowl Sunday. But all of a sudden, snuck in...
February 5, 2010
Widespread Panic
Widespread Panic There is a great scene in the movie “Airplane”, when the passengers, in response to a request to assume the crash position, go into complete panic mode. That reminds me of what usually happens at the first signs...
February 4, 2010
On the President’s Meeting with Senate Democrats
On the President’s Meeting with Senate Democrats Because they felt left out, Senate Democrats invited President Obama to give them an opportunity to give their struggling individual campaigns a boost on national television. Blanche Lincoln, who is down big in...