Political Prop Bet
I blew it at the poker table the other night. Not in a hand, but in a political discussion between hands. I usually avoid the topic, but this time I couldn't resist. One of the other players, who I know to be a Republican, was looking at some things on his phone and...
Waiting For Marine One
Richard Schiff, who so memorably played Toby Zeigler on "The West Wing," writes about something he noticed after President Obama's inauguration in January, 2009 -- a group of people who didn't depart with the rest of the huge crowd: These people stayed. Waiting for...
Political Climate Change
Heard today: "If one good thing comes from Hurricane Sandy, it's that politicians will have to listen to those meteorologists whose science on this storm was so right, and finally get serious about doing something about climate change." Wrong! Not with one...
Random Thoughts on Hurricane Sandy
It's weird being in St. Louis, where it's sunny and 55 degrees, while so much of my immediate family is caught in the path of Hurricane Sandy. My daughter's college dorm in New York has no water and no power. A teenage girl can go without a shower, but not being...
Meat Loaf’s Romney Rally
I have never felt sorry for Mitt Romney, but these 90 seconds at his rally Thursday night in Ohio at least drew my sympathy. Country stars Big & Rich and Randy Owens did a concert for the crowd, and at the end, with Romney on stage, someone brought up Meat Loaf....
Tina Fey vs. Todd Akin Et Al
Here's Tina Fey at last night's inaugural gala for the Center For Reproductive Rights, taking shots at the students-that-failed-science who make up this year's class of GOP candidates...
In Case You Missed It
From my Twitter feed... What it was like to be on one of the great 1970s TV game shows, "To Tell The Truth," as told by one of its imposters.What it's like to be on one of today's great TV game show, "Jeopardy!", as told by one of its contestants.Unlikely, but...
Tonight’s Debate Tweets
From my Twitter feed... Biggest losers in tonight's debate: Chinese bayonet manufacturers and exporters.Whoever came up with Obama's horses & bayonets line should get a raise.I think I once had a pint of lager at the Horses & Bayonets pub in London. [from John...