Somehow, I cannot place the concept of "statesmen" and "Congressmen" into one conflation. The pitiful antics of our elected Federal legistators exceeds even the immature behavior of children. The culmination, of course, was John Boehner telling Harry Re… more »

It's the last day of 2012. The nation remains in the thrall of the farce being perpetuated in Washington.   more »

The year winds down. The political media titillates itself  in its observations of the futility of our Federal legistature,  as a murmuring crowd staring up at some poor soul on the roof of a  tall building not-so-secretly hopes he will jump.  At last,… more »

Pondering the motivational power of Fear.  Anecdotal evidence suggests that Fear mangles our thought processes,  causing us to replace rational action with irrational reaction. Case in point: The political class in our country has quite effectively fost… more »