Transitions: What Role Is Presidential Transition Playing in the Middle East
I am going to raise a question no one seems to want to ask: did Israel and Hamas pick this time to engage in their current war because they knew the United States was between administrations and would make no major moves to resolve things?
As I read through accounts of the crisis the United States read more.. The Blowing Up of America
Photo: The Dark Knight
Over the holidays as I worked my way through bowl games with a few hoops contests thrown in for variety, I found myself inundated with commercials for upcoming movies. Maybe it’s just that football games attract a particular demographic, but after awhile the ads and the movies all seemed the same.
They all read more.. The Position No One Wants to Talk About and Its Impact on Red Lions, the Fairness Doctrine and Net Neutrality
There is one appointment Barack Obama has yet to make that has all but escaped the attention of the media and virtually all the blogs. Yet it ranks as one of the more important positions in his administration, for that person will determine the shape of our democracy for the next four years. The position read more.. 2008 Predictions: The Final Score
For 2007, two-thirds of my predictions hit the mark, which surprised even me. So when I wrote this year’s predictions, I predicted that it would be extremely tough to match that mark and that hitting even half of them would be a good year.
The first prediction, wasn’t really a prediction, but a statement made during read more.. The Comedian and the ChameleonHere in Minnesota in between snow storms, below zero days and the harvest of upside down SUVs that lie in ditches because their macho owners thought four-wheel drive meant drive 70 on glare ice, we have yet to have a second senator. The comedian and the chameleon are still going at it with a possible read more.. George Bush’s Christmas Carol
Imagine George Bush, like Scrooge, visited by spirits who show him the error of his ways.
There was a telling quote in Sunday’s New York Times by George W. Bush:
It turns out this isn’t one of the presidencies where you ride off into the sunset, you know, kind of waving goodbye.
It is not hard to take read more.. The Composing of Silent Night
Recently I wrote about peace on earth which was in part inspired by hearing the words “sleep in heavenly peace.” It occurred to me that people might be interested in knowing the story behind the creation of the carol “Silent Night.”
Franz Gruber was a dark-haired Austrian with a dimpled chin who on Christmas Eve day, read more..
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