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How NOT to Nominate a Presidential Candidate
Having lost, essentially, our national capacity for shame, it is hardly surprising that the outrageous way we go about nominating candidates for president hardly budges the needle of our national outrage, but an outrage, it surely is. Take, for instance, the whole primary system as…
Why I'm Not a Herman Cain Guy
I love Herman Cain. He impresses me greatly, a true rags-to-riches story that is the essence of the American Dream. If Herman Cain gets the nomination, I will be thrilled to pull the lever for him. But I’m not a Herman Cain guy. Lest you…
Strange Bedfellows?
Nancy Pelosi supports the Occupy movement: President Obama supports the Occupy movement: Obama in the Occupy Wall Street Camp The American Nazi Party supports the Occupy movement: ANP Report October 16, 2011 The Communist Party USA supports the Occupy movement: I’m just sayin’…
Making a "Proportional" Argument
A decision came down from Chick-fil-A corporate headquarters last week that has a few operators really hot and bothered. I won’t get into what it was all about; it’s an internal matter, and that’s enough said. One particular operator took the initiative to write a…
Telling the Truth Can Be Dangerous Business
True confession: my wife and I like the film Ishtar. Really like it, think it’s hilarious. Yes, that Ishtar, the universally-panned, some-say-most-awful-film-ever. We crack up at it. If you have two minutes, watch the trailer, and note the irony in Dustin Hoffman’s words at the…
My Fearless NFL Predictions
I offer the following for the purposes of a good laugh several months from now when my predictions are proven to be horribly wrong. Yes, yes, I know, I am making said predictions with knowledge of what transpired in most of Week One, but really,…