(forgot to Post this yesterday.) Monday night was the tale of two debates: the one President Barack Obama won and the one Gov. Mitt Romney threw. It was by far the most tactical of the three exchanges and, strategically, Romney prevailed. That is, he did what he needed to do to keep the race about […]
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It’s the Coverup that Gets You
Take out your pencil and write 100 times, “It’s the cover up that gets you.” And when you’re done with that, write it 100 more times. That ought to be an exercise for anyone considering running for public office. It’s been some 40 years since Watergate, which inspired that cliche, yet, incredibly, the Obama administration […]
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Barack Obama didn’t stand a chance. It wasn’t even a fair fight. The president was palpably better at Hofstra than he was at Centre College in Denver, but that pesky shadow — his actual record in office — continues to follow him onto the stage like a stalker. He cannot get away from it. Cicero […]
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Joe Biden blew it. But it’s going to take a few days for that to become clear. For all the energy the vice president showed at the Kentucky debate — and God knows his ticket needed it — his “Saturday Night Live“-skit performance Thursday night obscured anything of substance said on stage — other than […]
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Remember the story of Icarus from Greek mythology? The precocious young man is given wings of feather and wax from his father, the master craftsman Daedalus. “Don’t fly too close to the sun,” the cocky youngster is admonished. But once magically plumed, Icarus’ soaring ambitions know no bounds. He flies higher and higher on the […]
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This was well done…
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There are two sides to every story. But when trial lawyers get involved, a third instantly emerges — and usually predominates. Such is the case in a matter going to court in Westchester County later this month. Douglas Kennedy, a father of five and the son of the late U.S. Senator and Attorney General Robert […]
Read the rest of this entry »Seahawks-Packers Game Shows the Larceny We Teach in American Sports
Seattle, WA — Tuesday, Sept. 25: Seattle Seahawks coach and executive vice president Pete Carroll today called upon the NFL to reverse the game-ending call Sunday that gave his team a 14-12 victory over the Green Bay Packers at CenturyLink Field. “We’ve reviewed the tape and the Packers player clearly intercepted the ball in the […]
Read the rest of this entry »Kevin Lawler, Where Courage Meets Faith
A lot of Americans are down on their luck these days, but few have had to endure the unexpected knocks of life that Kevin Lawler has over the past four years. Two-thousand-eight was to be a promising year for the Rockland County, NY husband and father. That was the year the former Merrill Lyncher opened his own […]
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