While everyone’s hunched over the carving stations in South Carolina and now Florida, the sitting President of the United States makes an historic state of the union address which, again, E-Bert and I have thrown the ball around. This toss, “Why isn’t the press hyping this?” Has 2012 already been declared a “lame duck” year? [...]
A White House Twitter town hall may have the advantage of limiting comments to succinct 40 word questions, and add another first for the 44th President. After tweeting with the American people, the President’s Weekly, turns to the Congress to get the job done. Ideology seems to keep everyone in lock step. Republicans will not [...]
Yes, they did it! Here comes the bride/bride, groom/groom, bride/groom. Couples willing and committed to taking that next step can, and will have all the rights and benefits that come with the package in New York state. From today’s New York Times: With his position still undeclared, Senator Mark J. Grisanti, a Republican from Buffalo [...]
Father’s Day is always a mixed bag for me. On the one hand, I’m proud of the men who are stepping up to the plate for their sons and daughters. They are proud to be fathers and equally proud of their children. Many of these fathering men are friends and relatives of mine. I wish [...]
It was Nina Simone who introduced me to the music of Bob Dylan. “Just Like a Woman,” “The Ballad of Hollis Brown,” “I Shall Be Released,” “Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues.” In fact, it would be many years before I heard Dylan sing his own music; what a difference a cover makes. One of my [...]
Skip the weekly. Look at the week! Wednesday, April 27, 2011 The White House releases Barack Obama’s long-form birth certificate. President Obama discusses the release and what’s really important. Saturday, April 30, 2011 White House Correspondents Dinner. Born again “birther” Donald Trump gets a thumping by the President. My personal favorite zinger: Michele Bachmann is [...]
Saw E-Notes in front of Metro Center this afternoon. He was telling me about this photograph of President Barack Obama climbing the stairs of the Lincoln Memorial yesterday. Looks to me his Secret Service detail will be more out of breath than the President when they reach the top of the stairs. But I digress. [...]
Today, we are filing papers to launch our 2012 campaign. We’re doing this now because the politics we believe in does not start with expensive TV ads or extravaganzas, but with you — with people organizing block-by-block, talking to neighbors, co-workers, and friends. And that kind of campaign takes time to build. So even though [...]
But I firmly believe that when innocent people are being brutalized; when someone like Qaddafi threatens a bloodbath that could destabilize an entire region; and when the international community is prepared to come together to save many thousands of lives—then it’s in our national interest to act. And it’s our responsibility. This is one of [...]
Facing backwards I see the past Our nation gained, our nation lost Our sovereignty gone Our lands gone All traded for the promise of progress What would they say…. What can we say? Facing future I see hope Hope that we will survive Hope that we will prosper Hope that once again we will reap [...]
