I don’t like reading the New York Times in the morning because I’m always afraid my head will explode and that would make it difficult to go through the rest of the day. My aforementioned head almost did explode when I read this headline on page one: I.R.S. Focus on Conservatives Gives G.O.P. an Issue…
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Jodi Arias, Cable TV, and a Nation Fascinated by Shiny Objects
There are times, not many thankfully, when I get depressed, brought down by the sorry evidence that we live in a country fixated on shiny objects. This is one of those times. A jury in Phoenix has found Jodi Arias guilty of first-degree murder. That’s not what gets me down. What I find so depressing…
The Boston Marathon Bombings and the Importance of Getting the Story Right
I don’t like second guessing journalists who are covering breaking news, especially on live television. It’s not easy. Early on the story is changing by the second and it’s hard to stay on top of each new development. So mistakes are going to be made. And in the Boston Marathon bombing story, journalists got an…
President Obama and Fox: Here We Go Again
What is it about liberals and Fox News? And by “what is it” I mean why do even the smart ones get dopey when the subject turns to Fox? The other day, President Obama said in an interview with the New Republic, “One of the biggest factors is going to be how the media shapes…
Al Gore Hates Oil But Loves Oil Money
I used to think Al Gore was full of it when he went on and on about global warming. Then he co-founded Current TV and I changed my mind. There’s enough hot air coming out of the mouths of their left wing commentators to raise the temperature of the entire earth by a few degrees…
Memo to GOP: Make Obama Own the Mess He’s Created
Anybody who’s thought about it for two seconds knows we don’t have a taxing problem – we have a spending problem. We borrow about 42 cents on every dollar we spend, and under President Obama we have been spending more than $1 trillion dollars a year we don’t have. That’s where the borrowing comes in….
Our Mesmerizer-in-Chief
A while back, when the president and Republicans couldn’t agree on whether it was day or night or what day it was, I came up with this brilliant idea: Republicans should give Barack Obama everything he wants. And by everything, I meant … everything. You want higher taxes on the wealthy, Mr. President even though…