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Some Light Bulbs Are Screwy

Burt Prelutsky — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:01:21 +0000

When I heard Newt Gingrich seriously suggest that America, a nation perched on the edge of economic collapse because of Obama’s sending our debt soaring from $10 trillion to $16 trillion, should consider setting up a colony on the moon — and, furthermore, granting statehood when the colony population reached 13,000 — it occurred to...

My Fantasy Job

Leona Salazar — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:18:20 +0000

I like flying and do it a lot. I also think flight attendants have a difficult job and their resume should read “being nice to stupid people.” I wouldn’t want to be a flight attendant but one of my fantasy jobs would be getting people on board the aircraft. Once they’re on and settled in,...

GOP Primaries… The Final Frontier

John Daly — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:11:37 +0000

As a Republican, I’ve been finding it hard to stay upbeat while watching the daily drama of the presidential primary campaign. It’s taken disappointing, unexpected turns and it’s been disheartening to see how personal it has become. So, I thought it might be a good time to lighten up the tone, escape the angry rhetoric,...

Florida Has Spoken; Cue the Fat Lady

Bernard Goldberg — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:10:02 +0000

Mitt Romney’s victory in Florida is a big deal, a very big deal, and not just because Florida is the first big state in the 2012 run for the GOP nomination. Florida matters more than all the races that came before because unlike Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina, Florida is a microcosm of the...

Screwballs and Screwdrivers

Burt Prelutsky — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:05:14 +0000

[Enjoy a bonus article today! When you finish this one, be sure to read "No King Solomons in Sight."] When people voice their disgust with the legal system, it’s not merely because of such obvious miscarriages of justice as O.J. Simpson and Casey Anthony being found not guilty by a jury of their (really stupid)...

No King Solomons in Sight

Burt Prelutsky — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:01:01 +0000

[Enjoy a bonus article today! After you finish this one, be sure to read "Screwballs and Screwdrivers."] One good thing that candidate Gingrich did was open to discussion the role of the judiciary. Personally, I balk at his suggestion that judges should be called before Congress to explain and defend their dopey decisions. That is,...

“Made in China” for the Catholic Church – What’s Wrong With This Picture?

Leona Salazar — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:41:10 +0000

My husband and I were recently in New York for a few days to enjoy the Christmas trees, window displays, and decorations. While visiting St. Patrick’s Cathedral, I planned to buy a gift for my grand niece who will be receiving her First Communion in May. I was shocked to see that a music box commemorating a...

Winners & Losers

Burt Prelutsky — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 08:01:04 +0000

All in all, 2011 provided us with some pretty good news. For one thing, our military took care of Osama bin Laden and Anwar al-Awlaki, God got rid of Kim Jong-Il and, for good measure, Barney Frank finally got around to announcing his retirement. It was to be expected that Jimmy Carter, who insisted on...

The Other Global Warming Story

Bernard Goldberg — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 03:22:23 +0000

How am I supposed to know if global warming is a worldwide crisis or not? I’m a journalist, not a scientist. All I know is what I read in the papers. And what I just read in the Wall Street Journal won’t make the global warming true believers too happy. The piece I read is...

Obama Hands Republicans Video Gold in Sawyer Interview

John Daly — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:04:47 +0000

During a political campaign, the most effective tool a candidate can hand over to their opponents is a video clip reinforcing the key criticism opponents have assigned to them. In 2004, George W. Bush’s campaign got a lot of mileage out of airing a clip of opponent John Kerry stating that he voted for a...