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I apologize unreservedly to all of my readers in Philadelphia for failing to pay tribute to the impressive and dramatic performance of your Phillies in defeating the Tampa Bay Rays to win this year’s World Series 4-1 in the best-of-seven series. I am especially mindful that my oversight is compounded by the fact that, for months… Read more.
In an audacious move, Barack Obama ran a 30-minute campaign ad in prime time last night that even die-hard supporters of John McCain must concede, however grudgingly, was remarkably effective (i.e., presidential). Indeed, it is a testament to their concession in this respect that their only complaint was about the amount of money Obama must… Read more.
Today, every rich country in the world is struggling to cope with an unprecedented credit crunch that has us all worried about our economic welfare. And I appreciate that this global meltdown might cause many of you to be somewhat less sympathetic to my sounding an alarm about yet another humanitarian crisis unfolding in Africa. … Read more.
It did not get the media coverage that attended the most recent trial of O.J. Simpson (for burglary), but the trial of Sen. Ted Stevens was high political drama. After all, here was the longest-serving Republican in the US Senate being tried on seven counts of corruption (stemming from lies he told about free home renovations and… Read more.
Frankly, I think the liberal media are taking cheap shots at this self-professed hockey mom for jumping at the opportunity to shed her Alaskan moose-hair duds for more cosmopolitan attire. Because of all of the legitimate reasons to ridicule Sarah Palin, this is not one of them. After all, what sensible woman would turn down a $150,000… Read more.
Supporters of the right-wing political party, the Alliance for Austria’s Future, are struggling today to come to terms with the public confession of their new leader, Stephan Petzner (right), about the intimate relationship he had with his predecessor and party founder, Joerg Haider (left), who was killed recently in a car crash. Incidentally, if you’ve never… Read more.
This week, in the last gasps of his flatlining campaign, John McCain has been mumbling scaremongering riffs about Barack Obama’s alleged intent to use the tax code to “spread the wealth.” Never mind that Obama’s position on taxes today is the same as McCain’s was just eight years ago – when he opposed President Bush’s… Read more.
…a benign (i.e., popular and bloodless) military coup is not only inherently inconsistent but also politically untenable in a democracy. After all, no matter the extent of Thaksin’s corruption (highlighted by an insider’s deal where he allegedly sold his family’s stake in a state telecommunications company to Singaporeans for $1.9 billion), constitutional provisions were in… Read more.
If you’ve noticed temperatures getting cooler sooner or more and more news reports about a phenomenon called “global cooling,” fear not, because this only indicates that Mother Nature has determined that it’s time for a change: I am convinced that all of the preaching about global warming is just hot air. Of course the planet… Read more.
On Saturday evening, I attended a dinner party at the home of a friend who is a proud Republican. And, as you can well imagine, it did not take long before our conservation turned into a spirited debate on presidential politics. However, as I invariably opt for asking questions instead of making assertions during such… Read more.
