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Time to Go, Rick

Santorum

It’s time for Rick Santorum to go.  He’s getting more whiny than usual and it’s getting tiresome. Like Newt Gingrich, he’s not going to win the nomination, and I suspect he knows it.  But I get the impression that he doesn’t really care who wins in November – unless it’s him. Where did I get…

Obama’s Mantra: Don’t Blame Me

Don't Blame Me

You have to feel sorry for President Obama.  He gets such a bad rap. Gas prices are high and going higher and despite what you hear from his enemies, it’s not his fault. We’re in the midst of the weakest post-recession recovery since before World War II, and again, despite what his mindless detractors tell…

The U.N. Human Rights Council — and other Jokes

NAACP Voting

I don’t know why those nasty conservatives are always taking cheap shots at the United Nations.   I mean, the U.N. cares about stuff, important stuff.  Don’t the delegates who leave the comfort of their homes in places like Zimbabwe and Bangladesh only to endure the hardships of Manhattan and Geneva do really important work? Why…

Bias in the News: Blame it on Their Zip Code

Bias

For years, journalists have bristled at allegations of liberal bias in the news.  “If you think we have a bias,” some of them would say, “that only proves one thing:  that you’re the one with the bias.”  When my book Bias came out at the end of 2001 –despite a surprisingly good review in the…

A Few Words about Rush …

Limbaugh

There are many things I like about Rush Limbaugh.  I’ve been on his radio show 4 or 5 times.  He was generous enough to do an interview with me, which I published in my last book, A Slobbering Love Affair.  He has read things on the air that I have written and complimented me about…

Thank God for Rich People — a Second Look

Money_to_Burn_4

Back in December 2010 I published a column in this space entitled, “Thank God for Rich People.”  It touched off a brouhaha – without the ha ha, attracting more than 300 comments.  When we talked about the column on the O’Reilly Factor it touched off another firestorm. This seems like a good time to run…

Some Free Advice for the Republican Field

GOP Field

To be perfectly honest, I’m not crazy about any of the Republicans running for president.   I still think Mitt Romney has the best chance to beat President Obama, but I also think he’s one of those rich guys who’s embarrassed about being rich.    Rick Santorum is a train wreck.  He blames the media for bringing…

Do We Have a Right to Lie?

Medals

I’m not sure I ever mentioned this, but before I became a journalist I used to play centerfield for the New York Yankees.  Before that, I was the conductor of the New York Philharmonic.  But I couldn’t put up with the egos in the string section so I quit and became a world famous doctor…