Pushing a Scorpion

Pushing for peace doesn’t always work. Sometimes you have to fight for it. President Obama has dispatched his special Middle East envoy George Mitchell to once again attempt the impossible. Mitchell said he would “vigorously push for peace” insisting that Hamas stops doing what they have always done and also insisting that Israel stops trying [...]

First Things First

First things first. President Barack Hussein Obama chose his very first television interview as commander and chief to be with Al-Arabiya, the Arab satellite television network. The president felt it was important that he got his message of change out to the Arab and Muslim world with the line “My job to the Muslim world [...]

Ethel Merman Obama

Do you think the President is a big Ethel Merman fan? Along with her famous rendition of “God Bless America” the Grande Dame of the Broadway stage is also remembered for belting out the lyrics to the Irving Berlin classic “There’s No Business Like Show Business”. Sing along if you know the words: There’s no [...]

Sing Along

OK, all you fellow Brenda Lee fans, sing along: I’m sorry, so sorry. Please accept my apology. But love was blind. And I was too blind to see…….. The song is an absolute classic, as are most of the songs sung by sultry Ms. Lee. But it was being sung today before the Senate Finance [...]

The Hope of Audacity

Hope springs eternal. Unless you’re looking for results. I may have discovered the major difference between me and the throngs that are swooning with the inauguration of Barack Hussein Obama. It comes down to hope. The use of the word “hope” has played a huge part in the expeditious rise to power of this thoughtful [...]

The Glory Train

End of the line! The BHO Express having traversed 137 miles of countryside has arrived on track number nine in Washington DC. It seems like a pretty ostentatious display of energy waste for this stellar powered candidate and his commitment to conservation. But as has been the case for all of his campaign and the [...]

Abusing Non-surviving Equine

“A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse” – King Richard III “Horse sense is the thing a horse has which prevents it from betting on people” – W.C. Fields “Yippee we’re getting a pony” – Barack Obama “Bring to me your deadest horse that I may continue to beat the snot out of [...]

Posters

“What if they had a war and nobody came?” Excuse me whilst I wax poetic. I remember the opening quote from a very popular poster that could be found almost everywhere during the 1960’s. For the thousands of younger people who read this, the 1960’s was a time before the younger generation felt compelled to [...]

Unattractive Opposites

You might want to sit down for this. According to reports that are circulating it appears that the incoming president may actually make a really smart move. There I said it. Reports indicate that the soon to be prez may be listening to some sound advice from the financial team he has assembled and is [...]

Chicago Style

This is the true story… of a thoughtful self-biographer… picked to live in a house…as he works and has his life taped… to find out what happens… when people stop being polite… and start getting real… Welcome to this week’s episode of “The Real World – Pennsylvania Avenue/Chicago Style” I’ve never actually seen an episode [...]