A MORE RATIONAL APPROACH (for resolving budgetary woes) Our Federales, more than half of our States, and many Counties, and Cities, are either broke, or, in such dire financial straits, they can barely afford to provide the basic services they
A BUDGET OF FLIM-FLAM ACTUALITIES (with a whole lot of hooey….on the side) We’ve just been presented with the President’s 2011- 2012 fiscal year’s budget. Its size alone tells us it’s a budget of flim-flam actualities, with a whole lot
HIP HIP HOOORAY….FOR RAVES! (but what about those mornings after?) Whether autocratic, democratic, or anywhere in between, all governments around the world must now be pondering the deeper import and any unintended consequences that may come from the recent events
THE BREEZES OF LIBERTY (are turning into a hurricane of revolution) Despite the Mubarak regime and foreign wishful-thinking calls for orderly minuet steps towards – democracy- the people of Egypt are having none of that. Having felt the breezes of
STEALTH MANEUVERS AGAINST FREE SPEECH (as protection against cyber attacks) Despite having been made to publicly read the Constitution and all of its Amendments, during its opening session last month, it seems that our honorable members of Congress just can’t
DRIFT, WOBBLE, TILT, AND MILANKOVICH (no, that isn’t a daffy law firm name….) With the current spate of wintery blasts hammering most of the country, someone, the other day, jokingly asked me….who’s the smartass who turned off global warming? When
EGYPT’S TURN TO BURN (from a firestorm of repressed discontent) There always comes a time when any repressive regime faces an insoluble dilemma. Should it impose even harsher measures to control popular discontent; or, should it relax its grip on
A PAUSE….FOR THE CAUSE (plus a rousing chorus of….Tomorrow….Tomorrow) The President’s state of the union speech to Congress, yesterday, was a good one. Though long on evocative and inspirational themes, and short on –what- and –how to- specifics, it was
ALLONS ENFANTS…. (it’s time for a day of glory) Rouget deLisle never could have imagined how much of an impact the stirring lyrics of his anthem would later have on so many other parts of the world….beyond France. His intent
CALIFORNIA PUTS A TRIUMVIRATE IN CHARGE (Moonbeam Brown, Nuisance Newsom, and Never-Say-Die Harris) Once again, the voters of California have proven that “democracy” let’s folks vote dumb….as well as smart. To expect this trio to come up with anything effective