Inauguration Observations
I'm not one for pomp and circumstance. Actually, I'm okay with circumstance, it's pomp I can't stand. Why is that word never used on its own? It's always partnered with circumstance. You never hear, "She was a victim of pomps." Watching the inaugural on Friday, it was...
Best Thing I’ve Read Today
Rob Long, a screenwriter and TV producer, on why Hollywood should already know how to handle Trump: I’m a Republican (sort of), so maybe I’m predisposed to look on the bright side of any Republican administration, even one that’s run by a Democrat. But it seems to me...
The American People
Several times in his farewell address last week, President Obama gave credit for the advances we're seen in the last eight years -- and what can be accomplished in the future -- to "The American People." Check out these excerpts from the transcript: Change only...
There Goes Your Argument
Republicans dismissing Meryl Streep's speech at the Golden Globes because she's a wealthy Hollywood celebrity is absolute hypocrisy from the party that elected a wealthy former reality star to the highest office in the land. Even if you argue that Trump's a...
Luther’s Last Stand
When Keegan-Michael Key guested on "The Daily Show" last night, he brought along one last sketch he'd done with Jordan Peele of President Obama's anger translator, Luther...
Best Thing I’ve Read Today
Charlie Sykes, a conservative talk show host at WTMJ/Wisconsin, explains why he has quit after 23 years (his final show aired Monday), the horrible backlash he received for being against Donald Trump, and the moral failure of right-wing radio and TV... One staple of...
Build Your Own Damn Stadium
I'm happy to see Governor-Elect Greitens agree with me that our tax dollars should not subsidize a new soccer stadium in St. Louis. He rightly calls it "welfare for millionaires" (yes, that's me finding common ground with the incoming Republican governor).
My News Withdrawal
It's been a month since Election Day, and I have been in news withdrawal. It's not that I eschew all incoming information, but for the last four weeks I have made every effort to avoid any article or social media post or television story about our president-elect. I...