I am writing this post bogged down in hesitation. You see, I’m going to criticize two of the most popular segments of President Obama’s speech at The White House Correspondent Dinner (WHCD). I know that most of you thought that it was awesome (it was), and that this was due to the...
Maureen Dowd Is Partly Right, Unfortunately
In her latest post No Bully in the Pulpit New York Time’s Op-Ed columnist Maureen Dowd blames President Obama for the Senate’s recent failure to pass the expanded background check law. She claims that President Obama does not know how to govern, that he doesn’t know...
Why I Haven’t Written About The Sequester
You may have noticed that I haven’t written anything on politics for about two weeks. The sequester has been the topic du jour of the month, and continues to be and I haven’t addressed it. What for? You’ve probably already read everything that you need to know about it...
OpinionList: 4-5-13
This week’s OpinionList has more opinions but they’re more concise. I’m training myself. Tina Turner Engaged At 73: To her partner of 27 years, Erwin Bach who is 57. I find the news interesting not only because she’s getting engaged at 73 (you go girl lady) but...
The Substance And Form Of Marco Rubio’s SOTU Response
I’d like to share my thoughts on the substance and form of Marco Rubio’s SOTU response to President Obama. The Substance It must take weeks, if not months, for a President and his team to prepare the SOTU speech. Yet, the opposition party response is delivered minutes after. How...
OpinionList: 2-22-13
OpinionList, a list of opinions on interesting articles of the week ending on Friday. Without further ado, here’s this week’s. A. (2 x 2) + 1 = 5: A woman in Texas gave birth to two sets of identical twins (4 boys in all) on Valentine’s day without undergoing any prior...
President Obama: 4 More Years
In less than an hour, we will watch the Presidential Inauguration for President Obama’s second term. I am equally elated and subdued. I am elated for many reasons, not the least being that President Obama is both the man who, without a doubt, deserved to be sworn in yesterday and also...
OpinionList: 1-11-13
Friday is OpinionList day on Opinionista. Here’s this week’s collection of articles that made me take a second look (and by look I mean read). NRA Gets 100,000 New Members: The Daily Beast reports that 100,000 people have become NRA members since the Sandy Hook shooting, which...