October 15, 2008
1992
I remember late in 1992 when George Bush the First was running against Bill Clinton. I worked for House Minority Leader Bob Michel at the time. The Michel team was trying to help the Bush campaign any way it could....
October 15, 2008
Last Dance
Last dance Last dance for love Yes, it’s my last chance For romance tonight I need you, by me, Beside me, to guide me, To hold me, to scold me, cause when I’m bad I’m so, so bad...
October 14, 2008
Scandal
Tim Mahoney’s payoff of his ex-mistress, with government and campaign money, to keep her quiet is just the latest scandal to hit Washington’s emerging Democratic majority. Mahoney, for those who aren’t paying attention, ran as a family...
October 14, 2008
Nixon Goes to China
Only Richard Nixon, a well-known and fierce anti-communist, could have gone to China to meet with Chairman Mao and open relations with the largest Communist nation on earth. We are seeing the same dynamic today. Only...
October 13, 2008
The Chicago Way
I got an email from my cousin who lives in Chicago. He reminded me about the wonders of the Windy City. He pointed out that over the last six months, 292 Americans murdered in Chicago while 221...
October 13, 2008
The Future
Peering through the glass darkly, it is hard to know what the future beholds. Is the global collapse of the credit market, and the accompanying collapse of the stock market, a harbinger of bad things...