Our lawbreaking attorney general
As the top law enforcement officer of the land, the U.S. Attorney General is not only expected to enforce the law but also to obey it. …
Saddam took the coward’s way out
The end of Saddam Hussein’s reign of terror and flight from justice ended in a six-foot hole in the ground where the Butcher of Baghdad hid like a trapped rat…
Paul Simon and ‘that darned bowtie’
Paul Simon published the newspaper in his hometown of Troy, Illinois. He brought a small-town newsman’s sense of honesty and fair play to the unfair art of politics. …
What’s in a word? A lot it seems
Republicans have their ass cheeks clinched even more over Democratic Senator (and Presidential wannabe) John Kerry’s use of the Queen’s English to describe George W. Bush’s performance as President. …
The bland leading the blind into the abyss
A friend sent me a news clip from the New York Post the other day. Ordinarily, I dismiss anything from Rupert Murdoch’s tabloid trash, just like I ignore his faux…
Remembering a friend
In early December, 1982, I walked into Congressman Hal Rogers’ office in the Cannon House Office Building on Capitol Hill to interview for a chief of staff’s job with a…
I’m an American
Yes, I am an American and, to me, being an American means I can never be a Republican or a Democrat or a liberal or a conservative or a leftie…
Thinking about real patriotism
You have to wonder what those founding fathers would think of today’s bitterly partisan, highly polarized debates over the Iraq war. Those who donned Indian costumes and dumped English tea…
Cold-Hearted Bastards
Well, it’s official. The so-called “compassionate conservatives” at 1600 Pennsylvania are, in fact, sanctimonious, uncaring, hypocritical bastards. …
Hypocrisy, Reality and Rush Limbaugh
You almost have to feel sorry for the holier-than-thou set these days. They keep finding out their heroes are human. …
