There was a moment in 2008 when Sarah Palin was revealed.  It was during an interview by Katie Couric when Couric idly asked her what newspapers Palin read.  The then-Alaska governor and vice-presidential candidate gave an answer that told us everything we had suspected about her. “All of ‘em,” she said, which, when Couric mildly […]

It may seem like winter is lingering where you are, but don’t tell that to baseball fans.  Because this weekend will mark the start of the 2016 season with all 30 major league teams optimistically looking for a date with destiny in October. The baseball season, as all fans of the sport know, is a […]

“If a Supreme Court Justice resigns tomorrow … or at the end of the summer, President Bush should not name a nominee until after the November election is completed.” -Senator Joe Biden, June 25, 1992               “I know him personally.  I know his integrity; I know his legal ability.  I know his of honesty; I […]

Alzheimer’s disease, that dreaded affliction that is mostly associated with the elderly, has been dramatized in any number of scripts over the last twenty or so years.  Among those that come to mind are “Iris” (a 2001 film in which Judi Dench played the stricken author, Iris Murdoch); “Away From Her” (the 2007 film starring […]