Monthly Archives: January 2015

It was pretty much her Iowa Senate campaign speech and messaging. The speech served to the extent that her entire countenance, in particular her eyes, portrayed  empathy.  It was effective to that extent.  She established empathy for the American downtrodden … Continue reading →

A summary of Obama’s speech —  he will essentially say take more from the thieving rich  have the well to do contribute more, provide more free stuff like community college for everyone, more in loco parentis,  and also tell us … Continue reading →

Will somebody please report back on Obama’s second-to-his-last State of the Union address tonight.  There is a scheduled  infomercial about toe fungus on  at the same time that I would rather see. Of course the big question everybody’s excited about: … Continue reading →

Here’s to hoping the words and the delivery are up to the potential for the occasion. Does the choice of person to deliver the Republican response even have to be a member of congress? It is after all not a … Continue reading →

In just the four pithy comments below, responding to various recent  Veritaspac op-eds (see “comments” sections), “Phil Silverman” has showcased the entire Progressive strategy of thoughtful debate, most of its repertoire of clever retorts, and a glimpse into the mindset … Continue reading →

Mosul, Iraq: Not to be outdone by American Sec. of State John Kerry’s diplomatic coup last week,  dispatching the nation’s “Singing Envoy-at-Large”, the hapless one-time superstar, James Taylor, to serenade the grief-stricken French in the aftermath of the Charlie Hebdo attack, ISIS … Continue reading →

around here they pretty much provide selfies for us. In an effort to demonstrate that we are not fixated on Pope Francis,* or the rival Religion of Peace, we want to highlight for you the featured article in the Faith … Continue reading →

Slightly altered and redacted to protect the guilty. In a message dated 1/17/2015 10:40:41 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, @aol.com writes (to senior editor DLH)  Piersing Francis In an ironic way this Piers Morgan criticism of the Pope is the sort … Continue reading →

Dick Morris says force the vetoes Then there will be nothing to shield Democratic Senators or the president from having to take politically unpalatable positions, particularly when the bills come back, after a veto, for an override attempt. The fact … Continue reading →