August 27, 2009
Katrina and the Waves
Katrina and the Waves KATRINA VANDEN HEUVEL, the noted left-winger, writes a provocative piece in The Nation (http://www.thenation.com/blogs/edcut/466759/healthcare_history_and_kennedy) where she makes the case that Democrats should use any means necessary to pass a health care bill. ...
August 26, 2009
Ted Kennedy
Ted Kennedy My dad voted against Jack Kennedy when he ran for President. He told me later (I wasn’t born yet) that Nixon actually won the famous televised debate, if you read the transcript or listened to it...
August 24, 2009
White House Melt Down
White House Melt Down I can only imagine what went through White House Chief of Staff’s mind when he heard that Eric Holder was going off the deep end on the CIA investigation: “He did what? ...
August 24, 2009
Bipartisanship is Hard Work
(From CNN.com) In the early morning of November 22, 2003, David Wu, a congressman from Oregon who is a Democrat, stood in the well of the House of Representatives, staring at the wall in the chamber that contains the names...
August 23, 2009
The Vineyard
The Vineyard After narrowly missing Hurricane Bill (not the ex-President), his coolness, El Presidente, is ready to party for a week in the Vineyard with Skip Gates and assorted other celebrities. I don’t think Officer Crowley was invited,...
August 22, 2009
An Amazing Life
An Amazing Life I am not one to peruse to obituaries (I’m a little young for that) but I ran across one about an amazing woman who played a fascinating role in winning the Second World War. Buried...