The President has done his thing; the Republican and Tea Party spokespersons have done theirs; now it’s time to get serious. I’m referring, of course, to this week’s show-biz charade and the accompanying side shows, to wit: President Obama’s State of the Union address to Congress and the retorts/responses by Republican Congressman Paul […]
Archives for January 2011
Thoughts on the Tucson Tragedy
I will readily confess that I understand very little about what happened in Tucson on the morning of January 8. The little I do know can be summed up in these two sentences: A madman killed six people and wounded thirteen others in a wanton shooting spree during a “meet and greet” that was […]
Fine Dining Options Aplenty in Sactown
It’s often said, heck, we’ve said it ourselves, that when it comes to fine dining, Sacramento’s best restaurants are in San Francisco. The City by the Bay does offer some great, okay, a lot of great restaurants, and we aren’t here to compare the fine dining offerings in one of the world’s truly great […]
Lessons Learned and Lessons Rejected: the Hubris of American Foreign Policy
The U.S. Navy announced the removal of the commander of an aircraft carrier last week. The report would hardly have been newsworthy but for the circumstances that led to the Navy’s action. Naval officer Owen Honors (his real name), was a captain (the naval equivalent of a full colonel). His vessel, the U.S.S. […]