SCULLDUGGERIES IN THE SCULLERIES… (…at the core of that political swampland by the Potomac we call Washington, D.C.) We Americans have a long history of political muggings and other shoddy dirty tricks made by the players inhabiting our venal halls
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APRIL’S FOOLS… (playing extreme partisan games with each other just for a few cheers from sideline cliques) If anyone had any doubts that our country is fast going to hell in a hand basket, the way the members of our
IF WE’RE GETTING AMATEUR NIGHT AT THE WHITE HOUSE… (…then never mind about the clowns…where are all those pros?) We’ve lived through a lot of transition episodes with new incoming administrations in our time, most showcasing how well the smooth
TIPTOEING FORWARD… (…with just a smidge of cautious optimism..) America stands somewhat dinged here and there, after a rather rocky transition into this 21st Century; but still standing nevertheless, and poised now to tiptoe forward from where it is today
DR. KING’S DREAM (…and we’re still asking…are we there yet?) Yesterday was the fiftieth anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King’s famous speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, to the hundreds of thousands who had gathered on the Mall
DON’T LOOK AT ME…I’M JUST THE PRESIDENT (besides…look what I have to deal with…a Congress that’s worse than trying to herd cats!) At the recent news conference held by the President, things didn’t proceed exactly with the usual softball Q&A