This week’s OpinionList, because it’s Friday. Phone Condoms: “Smartskin Condoms for Smartphones are sheaths made from soft and stretchy thermoplastic that cover your device to protect it. The skins slip on and stretch to fit, and sealing tabs are provided to stick over the...
Chuck Hagel: An Honorable Patriot Dishonored By His Own
Just when I think that Republicans have gone too far, they go even further. In their latest showdown in their obstruction against President Obama, they have blocked the nomination of one of their own, Senator Chuck Hagel, for Secretary of Defense. The White House explains, “For the...
OpinionList: 3-15-13
This week’s OpinionList is all about politics. “History Will Be Kind To My Brother”: That’s what Jeb Bush believes about his brother Dubya declaring, ”In (my father’s) four years as president a lot of amazing accomplishments took place. So my guess is that...
Sarah Palin: Palin’ In Comparison
I’ll be honest, I’m relishing the fact that Sarah Palin is leaving Fox News. It’s not that I ever watch the [un]Fair and [un]Balanced program. I’m just glad that she has verbally roved into such irrelevance that even Fox doesn’t want her anymore. You see, I...
What Is Wrong With John McCain?
As if it weren’t bad enough that he saddled us with Sarah Palin, John McCain has continued to be the perpetrator of sorry deeds ever since the 2008 election. His dislike of President Obama is so boundless that he has marred a great career of civic and military service to his country with...
Doublespeak? Nah, GOP Oppositespeak
The dictionary defines doublespeak as “deliberately euphemistic, ambiguous and obscure language.” Most politicians are adept and frequent “doublespeakers.” So much so, that the dictionary further explains the word as: the art of political doublespeak. But if...