I鈥檝e enjoyed the exploits of politicians since I was a preteen.One of my mother鈥檚 friends even nicknamed me 鈥淚ke,鈥� since, while I was only 8 years old, I threw my support firmly behind Dwight D. Eisenhower鈥檚 presidential reelection campaign.(It had nothing to do with Ike鈥檚 stand on ...
It may be impossible to determine if a book is good, bad, or indifferent by its cover, but the title is frequently a dead give away. Thank goodness, 鈥淭he High-Bouncing Lover鈥� became 鈥淭he Great Gatsby.鈥漌hat if 鈥淲ar And Peace鈥� were sold under its original title, 鈥淲ar: What Is It ...
At first blush, you might think that Florida Sen. Marco Rubio has had a newfound appreciation for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 鈥� and all he stood for.Rubio tweeted part of Dr. King鈥檚 鈥淚 Have a Dream鈥� speech at 5 a.m. on Martin Luther King Day.鈥淲hen the architects of our republic wrote ...
In olden days, when college football was confined to four New Year鈥檚 Day bowl games and the NCAA Final Four was played far from the glare of national TV (hard to believe, right?), two presidential wannabes roamed the Mountain State in search of votes ... and Jerry West.Jerry West, basketball ...
鈥淚t was the best of times.鈥� 鈥� (Joe Biden) 鈥淚t was the worst of times.鈥� 鈥� (Joe Manchin)鈥淚t was the age of wisdom.鈥� 鈥� (Biden) 鈥淚t was the age of foolishness.鈥� - (Kyrsten Sinema).鈥淚t was the season of Light.鈥� (Democrats) 鈥淚t was the season of Darkness.鈥� ...
Joe Manchin may be enjoying the limelight as the chief Democratic holdout on the Biden administration鈥檚 trillion-dollar-plus Build Back Better legislation. It鈥檚 been variously reported that Manchin, the linchpin vote in a 50-50 Senate, loves the attention he鈥檚 getting, even as he barks at ...
