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If these politicians were not lead vocals in a chorus of moral crusaders, I would not give their sexual escapades a moment’s thought. For the unadulterated pleasure of afflicting these hypocrites, however, I don’t even mind being bedfellows with a publicity-seeking hustler like Larry Flynt. [DC Madam outs Sen. David Vitter as a faithful “John”…,… Read more.
Even some of my liberal friends thought I was being too harsh when I commented as follows on the criticisms by conservatives of President Obama’s strategy for fighting “violent extremism” (as opposed to a “war on terror”): They know full well that nothing would herald the revival of the Republican Party quite like a terrorist attack on… Read more.
It seemed more a matter of luck than skill when the Los Angeles Lakers eked out home-court victories over the Orlando Magic in the first two games of this year’s NBA Finals. This is why so many basketball commentators thought that the Lakers were in for a seven-game struggle. Meanwhile, I was more interested in seeing if Kobe Bryant would… Read more.
Iran became engulfed in flaming protests over the weekend after the state news agency, Irna, declared that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had won reelection over purportedly surging challenger Mir Hossein Mousavi by a landslide margin of 62.6-33.8 percent. (Note: Not quite as daring or sympathetic as the Chinese man who played chicken with bulldozing tanks in… Read more.
I don’t know of another country that designates a day to celebrate its flag. But, as far as expressions of nationalism go, I prefer celebrating a flag to ethnic cleansing or any of the other forms of xenophobia so many other countries employ. So go on America, celebrate your flag…. Read more.
As a point of personal privilege, I would like to use today’s commentary to pay tribute to my sister, Alice. Alice is the personification of the power of positive thinking. And she is easily the most high-spirited and energetic person I know. Therefore, I was not at all surprised when she informed me that demand for… Read more.
It must be understood that, no matter their collective resolve, there’s absolutely nothing our governments can do to prevent such attacks. Meanwhile, that Americans reacted yesterday as if those explosions went off in Washington or New York should compel Westerners to focus on calming our collective nerves instead of fretting about (or worse, trying to… Read more.
According to CBS News, Israelis are citing this photo of President Obama speaking to Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu – with his feet up on his desk – as yet another demonstration of how little respect Obama has for Israelis. But I wonder if these same Israelis thought President Clinton was demonstrating how little respect he has for Palestinians when he was reportedly speaking to PLO Chairman Yasser… Read more.
Anyone who knows anything about the political success Bill and Hillary Clinton have enjoyed knows that Terry McAuliffe was the indispensable campaign fundraiser who made it all possible. As it happens, I know a little more than most about their relationship – having worked down the hall from Terry when he was serving as chief fundraiser… Read more.
