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Cruz candidacy sure to go nowhere

Ted Cruz, to nobody鈥檚 surprise, is running for president.He won鈥檛 win. He probably won鈥檛 get nominated either.But he鈥檒l manage to tick off lots of people along the way.That seems to be the perpetually-grandstanding, first term Texas senator鈥檚 most non-endearing trait.He鈥檚 a highly ...

Video replays should be banned from baseball

Baseball is an imperfect game, played and managed by imperfect people, all of whom live in an imperfect world. Let football pursue the illusion of perfection. It鈥檚 not for baseball.Despite recent pronouncements by new baseball commissioner Rob Manfred to the contrary, the fact is baseball鈥檚 ...

Art imitating life, iImitating art

鈥淚 killed them all, of course鈥滱lleged murderer Robert Durst, during the HBO documentary The JinxBack in the mid-1980鈥檚, during my time anchoring the syndicated show "Entertainment Tonight,'' the program鈥檚 executive producer, Jack Reilly, hit me with a bombshell.鈥淎l, I don鈥檛 know ...

GOP candidates can’t compare to Churchill

Not a few Republicans in Congress have come down with something, including those suffering from WSC Syndrome.Just what is WSC Syndrome and what are the symptoms?First, the symptoms. Those with the disorder see themselves as great heroes; actually more than great; they see themselves as heroic ...

Carson has limited appeal for blacks

<em>"Only Ben Carson can get enough black votes to keep the Democrats from winning the White House."</em>The National Draft Ben Carson for President CommitteeRun, Ben, Run - Your MouthI know who isn鈥檛 going to become president of these United States鈥揃en ...

Rep. Shuster praised for leadership skills

For the second time in as many years, Bill Shuster has successfully fashioned a bipartisan bill in his role as chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.Good for him. Good for the rest of us, too.The passage by the House of $7.2 billion for passenger rail service was ...