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 doing so, please don't tell me I can't...
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 ship ended up on the presidential rocks, serves such...
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 being made to the key-hole shaped opening in the...
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 before the congressional elections. See this morning's...
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 was juvenile and harmful to the cause of world...
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 the shorts of arch conservatives is a wonderful...