OK, OBL DEAD. I’m not sad he is dead, murdered even, but I’ve written several emails this morning to different friends, friends heading to India and Australia, asking them not to go. My brother is in China. He is due home this weekend. I’ll be relieved when he returns, as …
There is Nothing Like Good Satire
President Obama at the 2011 White House Correspondent’s Dinner. A must be for a morning laugh, great satire. It’s well worth watching the whole thing. His writers are stellar. I had to watch this morning. I didn’t get to go, as somehow my invitation got lost in the mail again. …
Mad As Hell Doctors Want the Breaks Applied
Nothing but the best rhetoric will do. I see a President and Congress unwilling to risk political ire (or anger of those with vested interest in the health insurance and pharmaceutical industries), and do what the right thing for this country by getting rid of the free market health insurance …
Female Buyers Beware of Obama’s Call to Service
With Obama’s call for increase service, both military and non military, I’m wondering if his administration is going to help clear some of the debris off the path of service, making the path less hazardous for women? The Lavena Johnson case has yet to be reopened, the Army refusing to …
The Taxman Dilemma is Pissing Me Off
I’m extremely annoyed at the continuing tax saga. The husband of President Obama’s choice to head the Labor Department paid about $6,400 Wednesday to settle tax liens that had been outstanding for as long as 16 years against his business, the Obama administration said Thursday. If Johnny Smith didn’t pay …
Change and Choice
Washington, with a couple million people struggling to get from here to there, usually on foot, was a pretty peaceful place yesterday. A little aggravation at the metro for some folks, but that passed and our 44th president was inaugurated. People were just happy. The worst part for me was …
