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Trial of the century

Today on PG+, Jack Kelly finally got off his sick bed to debate me on the subject of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and the decision to try him in a civilian court in New York City. (PG+ can be accessed for free today - Monday - so you can check this out. After...

Published Mon, Nov 11 2009 3:49 PM by Reg Henry

Filed under: Obama, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed
Sarah Palin to the rescue

According to ancient lore, mariners used to be lured to their doom by voluptuous mermaids whose charms were such that ships would be steered carelessly onto the rocks. Sarah Palin, ex-governor of Alaska and running mate of Sen. John McCain, whose own...

Published Thu, Nov 11 2009 11:53 AM by Reg Henry

Filed under: Obama, Sarah Palin, book tour
A fevered day in the neighborhood

Herewith, fevered thoughts from a fevered mind supposedly rested by a weekend break: In the first place, one subversive thought remains in my mind from prior to the weekend. On Friday, the Post-Gazette had a front-page picture of the finishing touches...

Published Mon, Nov 11 2009 12:35 PM by Reg Henry

Filed under: Bush, Obama, Dover, Mister Rogers
Obama sucks up to seniors

In an age when Wall Street executives get princely bonuses even after getting bailed out by the government, I would be a miserly sort of fellow to begrudge senior citizens on Social Security a $250 payment next year, courtesy of President Obama, just...

Published Fri, Oct 10 2009 5:59 PM by Reg Henry

Filed under: Obama, Social Security, inflation
Second thoughts

When Ronald Reagan made his famous speech denouncing the Soviet Union as the "Evil Empire," I thought he was wrong. Although I had no allusions about the Soviets being anything other than tyrants, I thought at the time Reagan's name-calling...

Published Tue, Oct 10 2009 5:48 PM by Reg Henry

Filed under: Obama, Cuba, Nobel Peace Prize, Reagan
Bush gave Obama the Nobel

So, President Barack Obama has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Good intentions have apparently fallen victim of inflation, seeing that a couple of nice speeches don't really amount to accomplishment. That said, this is great. Anything that starches...

Published Fri, Oct 10 2009 10:47 AM by Reg Henry

Filed under: Bush, Obama, Nobel Peace Prize, John Bolton
Politics as an Olympic sport

Part of my noon face-off with Jack Kelly today was on the subject of President Obama and First Lady Michelle going to Copenhagen later this week to argue before the IOC that Chicago should get the 2016 Olympics. I would prefer that Rio got the nod, if...

Published Tue, Sep 09 2009 5:55 PM by Reg Henry

Filed under: Olympics, Obama, students, G-20-20, Michelle, Chicago
They doth protest too much

For everything there is a season and Pittsburgh is in the midst of its G-20 protest season. As I have made abundantly clear, I am not big on street demonstrations, even while I recognize the right of people to peaceably assemble, with emphasis on the...

Published Mon, Sep 09 2009 6:04 PM by Reg Henry

Filed under: Obama, protests, G-20 week
Know your lefties

Today, boys and girls, let's play a game of pick the socialist. To play this game, you must know what a socialist is. That's a bit of problem because socialist has become the political insult du jour despite large numbers of people not having...

Published Fri, Sep 09 2009 3:50 PM by Reg Henry

Filed under: Obama, socialists
Myreply gets his reply on ACORN, Van Jones etc.

"Why have no liberals on this site commented on the Acorn tapes, the census bureau cutting them loose, Van Jones Tsargate, or the myriad of scandals affected this administration? Why have they not asked why the rest of the Cabinet has not yet been...

Published Thu, Sep 09 2009 5:14 PM by Reg Henry

Filed under: Obama, ACORN, Van Jones, tea party

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Trial of the century

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They doth protest too much

Know your lefties

Myreply gets his reply on ACORN, Van Jones etc.