For those who believe politics needs a good cleansing 鈥� and that should include everyone 鈥� your time may have arrived.For sure, the the time-frame is narrow, so getting lawmakers to act will not be easy. But then again, even getting this far in the age of hyper-partisanship counts as a ...
The man sure knows how to love himself.Last week鈥檚 State of the Union message, with the staid trappings of American government on full view, Donald Trump still managed to perform a one man show.He applauded himself into a near frenzy.His speech contained 120 carefully scripted applause ...
鈥淢r. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, the first lady of the United States, and my fellow Americans.鈥漈hus, Donald Trump opened his first State of the Union address on Tuesday with an apology 鈥� to his wife.Normally (and I understand Donald Trump is not a normal president), ...
It鈥檚 day 375 of Donald Trump鈥檚 presidency. (It seems two or three times longer than that.)Even for his most ardent supporters, it hasn鈥檛 exactly been a joyride.But is the tale-of-the-tape for Mr. Trump鈥檚 first 365 days in office.48,000,000: That鈥檚 the number of Americans who tuned ...
Some time back, your columnist proposed the creation of a museum celebrating blue collar working life in these United States 鈥� the National Lunch Bucket and Thermos Museum, for want of a better name.If that were ever to come about, one nook or cranny of the place might be devoted to the ...
Whenever our current president makes a foul statement, it only takes minutes for one of his loyal followers to appear on TV and proclaim, 鈥淗e says exactly what鈥檚 on his mind. That鈥檚 why he got elected.鈥漈o them, delivering a verbal low blow, rather than displaying the cautions of ...