I gather that many of you would like to know my predictions, here they are: Hillary will win Ohio, Texas, and RI, and Obama will win Vermont. Therefore, the race will go on…to Pennsylvania (on April 22). Still, Obama will win the nomination, and he will be elected the next president of the United States!… Read more.
Super Tuesday Part II
Today, the 2008 race to the White House features primaries in Ohio, Rhode Island (RI), Texas, and Vermont. But, notwithstanding all the hype about this being “make or break Tuesday, Do or Die day, or Hillary’s last stand,” here’s all you need to know – about the Democratic race: As things stand, according to the… Read more.
Putin’s puppet, Medvedev, wins Russia’s presidential election in landslide…duh!
Two weeks ago, I wrote that the Cuban presidential election in which Raul Castro succeeded his brother Fidel was “as predictable and seamless as the night follows the day.” Well, yesterday’s Russian presidential election in which Dmitry Medvedev succeeded Vladimir Putin was every bit as predictable and seamless. Moreover, just as I deemed news of… Read more.
Hillary’s SOS…to Rudy?! Prince Harry…war hero?!
Ignore the political spin about Hillary righting her ship – complete with a shake-up of her campaign staff – for a (Giuliani-like) last stand in the “big state” primaries of Texas, Ohio (on March 4) and Pennsylvania (on April 22). [Obama extends primary sweep(stakes) up and down Potomac February 13, 2008] When I offered this… Read more.
Poor John Lewis: Now Hillary doesn’t want his friendship, and Obama doesn’t need his support
I thought I was inoculated long ago against being shocked by the things politicians say and do. But Congressman John Lewis (D-GA) proved this week that I am not. Before I assail him, however, I feel obliged to acknowledge that no one is more worthy of respect and honor as a civil rights leader than… Read more.
Bona fide renaissance man William F. Buckley, Jr. is dead
I am, I fully grant, a phenomenon, but not because of any speed in composition…. I asked myself the other day, `Who else, on so many issues, has been so right so much of the time?’ I couldn’t think of anyone. [William F. Buckley, Jr. in the New York Times Book Review 1986] By today’s… Read more.
“Celestial choirs” singing for Obama vs. the Fat Lady singing for Hillary
Now I could stand up here and say, ‘Let’s just get everybody together. Let’s get unified. The sky will open. The lights will come down. Celestial choirs will be singing and everyone will know we should do the right thing and the world will be perfect.’ Most political pundits inferred that Hillary Clinton was just… Read more.
Raul pledges to continue Fidel’s (50-year) Cuban revolution…duh!
On Sunday, Raul Castro succeeded his brother Fidel as president of Cuba. And in so doing, he consummated a historic transition that was as predictable and seamless as the night follows the day. Yet to read all of the political analysis and commentary that attended this occasion, you’d think it portended change akin to the… Read more.
My review of the 2008 Oscars
I really enjoy cinema. And I appreciate the attention the Oscars often give to good but relatively unseen films like Atonement. Unfortunately, with all due respect to critics and members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (the Academy), how much a film makes, not whether it wins an Oscar, is the generally… Read more.
My picks for this year’s Oscars
The following are my picks for this year’s Oscars in the only categories anyone really cares about: · Actor in a Leading Role: DANIEL DAY-LEWIS for There Will Be Blood · Actor in a Supporting Role: JAVIER BARDEM for No Country For Old Men · Actress in a Leading Role: JULIE CHRISTIE for Away From… Read more.