This is what passes for good government in a seriously retrograde moment in the 21st century. Texas Gov. Rick Perry the other day declared a three-day period of prayer to bring rain. And not just for that, but (clear throat) for the “the healing of our land, the rebuilding of our communities and…
Donald Trump leads other Republicans by 9 points in a new Public Policy Polling presidential survey. That tells us this much: Democrats, you haven’t had as bad a year as you think. If Trump is the Republicans’ offering to lead us, Walter Mondale at last may be able to surrender that traveling trophy…
Oh, lord, deliver our school children from the Bush brothers. Their dad was famously described by Ann Richards as “born on third base, and thinks he’s a triple.” That was a might harsh. But let’s face it. For George W. to have stepped forward as the answer to public…
It was Idi Amin who once said, “In any country there must be people who have to die.” He was making himself that allowance in reference to sundry uprisings, mass graves and his own political survival. Barbaric? Well, sure. His form of leadership brings to mind the sacrifice of 10-year-old Nubia Barahona.…