Bend It Like Barry               In the movie “Bend it Like Beckham”, the star of the movie tried to imitate her favorite soccer star by curving the ball as she kicked it towards the goal, just like David Beckham.               ... 

Confidence Slipping…I Wonder Why According to a new poll, the American people think we are heading in the wrong direction as a country. Public Opinion Strategies just released results of a new survey that can’t be very comforting to the Obama... 

The Jobless Recovery Conspiracy               When President Obama and the Democrats face the music next November, and the unemployment numbers look even more grim than they do now, they will talk about the failures of the private sector,... 

The Vampire Moment               According to the New York Times, a series about vampires, “True Blood”, is pulling HBO out of the ratings doldrums, “pulling the channel out of a dry spell that began when several hit shows like “The... 

House Minority Leader John Boehner and House Republican Policy Chairman Thaddeus McCotter put out an interesting press release this morning on Pope Benedict XVI’s encyclical on the global economy. They cautioned: “Pope Benedict XVI’s... 

             If there is any member of the Senate who truly knows about the evils of communism, it is Mel Martinez of Florida.            Senator Martinez came to Florida from Cuba as a young boy.  His family was forced to stay behind,... 

America leads the world in biotechnology. It has the most companies, chasing the broadest number of breakthrough cures, with the best scientists and the most innovation. It’s a risky business, but when a biotechnology firm succeeds, everybody wins.... 

Stimulus II?               The sequel is rarely better than the first movie.  If the first movie is bad, the second movie will inevitably be worse.  Think “Porkies 2”.               The same holds true for stimulus packages. ... 

Gibbon’s Lament               I didn’t watch the Michael Jackson memorial service.  I didn’t boycott it, exactly, but I actually had some work to do, so I didn’t turn on the television to catch it.               I know. ... 

From cnn.com (CNN) — It shouldn’t have surprised anyone that Gov. Sarah Palin would surprise everyone by announcing that she was quitting her job by the end of July. Everything about her career has been a surprise. I remember distinctly when...