The Republicans had their rah-rah, go-team party last week, and the Democrats have now had theirs this week. So, now that all the balloons have been dropped, the speeches have been delivered and analyzed from every angle, the pollsters have decided which are the swing states and who are the swing voters, and with […]
Archives for September 2012
Second-Rate Candidate Puts Abortion on Center Stage in Presidential Campaign
Todd Akin is a nobody in American politics, or at least he was until he opened his mouth and revealed his stupidity a few weeks ago. Akin is the Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate in Missouri. He earned that position by winning his party’s primary election, thereby earning the right to run against […]
HBO’s “Newsroom” Concludes First Season
With the broadcast of its tenth episode this week, HBO brought the first season of “The Newsroom,” Aaron Sorkin’s comedy/drama about the cable news business, to a close. A second season, to air next spring/summer, has already been announced. Mr. Sorkin is, if nothing else, one heck of a writer of crisp dialogue. […]