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Because of the Thanksgiving break, many readers might consider last Tuesday’s finale on Dancing With The Stars (DWTS) ancient history. Nevertheless, my previous commentaries on the Palin effect, which made this show more about politics than dancing, compel me to offer this belated denouement: Such was the incomprehensible staying power of Bristol Palin on this season’s DWTS that even… Read more.
Yesterday, despite vehement US protests, WikiLeaks published another cache of government secrets. Frankly, this is taking on the oxymoronic spectacle of a 90-pound weakling kicking sand in the face of a muscle-bound bully. First, WikiLeaks dumped communications among US soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan bemoaning their fecklessness. This time, US diplomats at more than 270… Read more.
Frankly, Pope Benedict XVI is giving papal infallibility a bad name. In fact his authoritative pronouncements are beginning to smack of the moral relativism he so often condemns. After all, just last year he spoke in such doctrinaire and absolute terms about the abomination of condoms that I felt moved to note that: What most… Read more.
Jack B. Johnson is the chief executive for Prince George’s County, Maryland. He was as influential there as former Mayor Marion Barry was in Washington, DC. That is, until the FBI caught him and his wife flushing $100k down the toilet 11 days ago. Prince George’s executive Jack Johnson and wife arrested Prince George’s is… Read more.
One can be forgiven for wondering why relatively little media attention is being paid to the fate of the 29 miners who are currently trapped in an exploded coal mine in New Zealand. But it might be helpful to know that it was weeks before the 33 miners who were trapped in that exploded coal… Read more.
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You’d think Rangel would’ve become a little more discreet and circumspect in his flouting of ethics rules in 2007 after assuming chairmanship of the high-profile House Ways and Means Committee, which is responsible for writing all tax laws and overseeing all revenue-raising measures. Instead, he became the poster boy for the presumption that rules do… Read more.
With all due respect to Andy Warhol, we live in a world now where anyone can cultivate a lifetime of fame. This means that, on any given day, Snooki from The Jersey Shore or one of Tiger’s mistresses can seem every bit as worthy of fame as Tina Fey or Kate Middleton. This might seem an… Read more.
At long last Prince William has decided to make an honest woman of his long-term girlfriend Kate Middleton. For here’s the long-awaited announcement that came out of Clarence House – the official residence of Charles, The Prince of Wales, and his two sons, William and Harry – today: The Prince of Wales is delighted to announce the engagement of… Read more.
