Rove, Meet Godwin
[ Posted Tuesday, February 19th, 2013 – 17:21 UTC ]
So, Karl, how does it feel to face the extremists in your own party?
Archive of Articles in the "American Society" Category
From The Archives -- The Failure Of Lincoln's Bipartisan Outreach
[ Posted Monday, February 18th, 2013 – 16:52 UTC ]
I am loath to close. We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory, stretching from every battlefield and patriot grave to every living heart and hearthstone all over this broad land, will yet swell the chorus of the Union, when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature.
Separation Of Powers (Part Two)
[ Posted Thursday, February 14th, 2013 – 16:28 UTC ]
I got an extraordinary amount of very well-thought-out answers from you folks, some of which I agreed with and some of which I did not. But rather than answer points in the comments, I decided the best way to enter the conversation was to just post my answers, as I sent them off. So here is the second part of last week's column. These are my "separation of powers" answers.
Separation Of Powers Questions
[ Posted Thursday, February 7th, 2013 – 17:21 UTC ]
This is a reader-participation sort of a column. In fact, it's not really a column at all, instead just trolling for comments from you folks. Just to warn everyone up front.
Monday Punt
[ Posted Monday, February 4th, 2013 – 17:42 UTC ]
It is the Monday after the Super Bowl, so to use an apt football metaphor, I am going to punt on today's column.
Friday Talking Points [243] -- The Immigration Coalition
[ Posted Friday, February 1st, 2013 – 18:48 UTC ]
We seem to have a gang problem on Capitol Hill once again.
Three-Dot Thursday...
[ Posted Thursday, January 31st, 2013 – 18:04 UTC ]
Since I've written three full-length articles already this week, I'm going to slack off a bit and today just run with a few items which caught my eye. So, for once, a short column today. As always, these are presented in "three-dot" format, in homage to the late great Herb Caen...
We've Always Played Politics With Immigration
[ Posted Wednesday, January 30th, 2013 – 19:07 UTC ]
We stand at the beginning of a grand debate on immigration. America goes through these grand debates every generation or so, and what remains constant is that both sides in the fight can be counted upon to accuse the other side of "playing politics" with the immigration issue. This has, indeed already begun.
Friday Talking Points [242] -- Obama's Second Inauguration
[ Posted Friday, January 25th, 2013 – 18:20 UTC ]
President Barack Hussein Obama's second inauguration pretty much dominated the political news this week.
Mallard Fillmore Goes Too Far
[ Posted Tuesday, January 22nd, 2013 – 16:40 UTC ]
I'm not one to normally get involved in singling out members of the media or pop culture for their idiocy. I'm making an exception today because of the vile nature of what appeared in my morning paper this morning. I feel it needs calling out, and I simply cannot remain silent this time.