Surrender, But Don’t Give Up
The story of PFC Jessica Lynch's rescue made us all feel good last week, but it also exposed one of the ironies of war. According to the story, when Lynch and her squad were ambushed, she kept firing her gun until she had used up every last bullet, taking out as many...
War Watching Journal
Here in St. Louis, the first bulletins of attacks on Iraq coincided with a major thunderstorm. It was eerie seeing reports of cruise missiles falling on Baghdad while hearing the very loud rumble of thunder and flashes of lightning outside our own windows. I knew we...
Bob Schieffer
Bob Schieffer, host of "Face The Nation" host and Chief Washington Correspondent for CBS News, was on my show today to talk about current events and tell some stories from his memoir, "This Just In: What I Couldn't Tell You On TV." The discussion included what he...
Department of Duct Tape Security
A long time ago, a President of the United States told us that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself. If you weren't gripped with fear last week about an imminent terrorist attack on the US, you just weren't trying hard enough. Or at least that's how most of...
Teenage Suicide Pilot
The strange flight of Charles Bishop, the 15 year old kid who stole a Cessna 172 and flew it into the Bank of America building in Tampa on Saturday afternoon, has raised more questions as the days have gone by.The story put every cable news outlet on Graphics Alert...
Read This Or The Terrorists Win
Since September 11th, we Americans have been called upon to renew our patriotic spirit in every way. A lot of that is fine, but a good deal of it is nothing but cheap jingoistic pandering, and I’m getting sick of it.First we had to get on an airplane or the terrorists...
One Week After The Attack
On Monday night, David Letterman proved again why he is the current king of late night television. Speaking from the heart and choking back his emotions, he explained that he was unsure he should be doing his television show now, but that he had been inspired by Mayor...
You Had To See The Terror
I was going to sit down last night and compose some thoughts about the events that overtook America on Tuesday, but I became entranced just sitting and watching it all unfold on television. Make no mistake about it, this was a television event. I love the medium of...