Tea Party’s Death Throes
The Tea Party may be dead but its spirit lives on like the toxin in a scorpion’s stinger. And that poison has proven lethal enough to kill the Farm Bill, leaving Republican leaders...
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Listening to the Angels
Democrats have an opportunity to boldly go where no political party in America has gone before – the right way. No American political party has had the guts to stand for what is...
Name Calling Doesn’t Help
I’m being called a “left-wing nut” and a “Communist” by readers who don’t agree with some of my blogs. But I am neither. I wouldn’t want to live in a Communist country. I...
Black Americans and Obama
At the risk of having my opinion dismissed again as “garbage,” I am going to give you my two cents worth on the complaints some black Americans have against President Obama. Of course President...
A Truly Great First Lady
As the first black First Lady, Michelle Obama held the aspirations of a nation in her hands. Her challenge: Be a lady yet be a force for dramatic and benevolent change. And raise two...
The Art of the Lie
There’s an old Jamaican joke that goes like this: A couple asked their son what he wanted to be when he grew up, and he said he wanted to be a professional liar....
When Allies Get Ugly
So the new president of the Philippines called President Obama a “son of a wh—” (rhymes with snore). With an ally like this, you might say America doesn’t need enemies. But Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte (above) is...
The Forgotten Americans
America’s first people have been neglected and abused for centuries. And their plight gets little or no attention. But every once in a while, the media show some interest. They’re in the spotlight...
When Good Sense Prevails
The President’s State of the Union speech was a humdinger, resounding oratory with a core of reasonableness and perceptiveness. But to me, the most compelling argument for his policies transpired behind the scenes,...
Beware the Syrian Trap
I was surprised – shocked – by Vladimir Putin’s shameless treachery in attacking Syrian rebels who, according to the media, are backed by the United States. But I was also surprised to find...