John Glover Roberts has been the Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court since September 29, 2005. He just passed his 10th anniversary in the job. During his televised confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, he was sworn in by Committee Chairman Senator Arlen Spector (Pennsylvania) to answer questions from the committee members. SPECTER: Judge… Continue reading Trump: The Roberts (JG) & Ryan (PD) Show (March 17, 2016)
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Trump: Ides of March (March 16, 2016)
On March 15th, Republican and Democratic primaries were held in five populous states: Florida, Illinois, Ohio, North Carolina, and Missouri. The results serve as a kind of MegaPoll of the state of the races at the primary campaign half-time, but with millions of actual votes. These five states have 92 electoral votes between them, and… Continue reading Trump: Ides of March (March 16, 2016)
A Childhood Bully Grows Older (March 14, 2016)
It’s no state secret that Donald Trump was a boy with a bad temper and a mean streak in school. He attended a private prep school in Queens, NY named Kew-Forest School where his father happened to be a member of the Board of Directors. Jerome Tuccille’s book Trump; The Saga of America’s Most Powerful… Continue reading A Childhood Bully Grows Older (March 14, 2016)
Trump and Mr. Nobody (March 13, 2016)
When I was growing up and my sister or I did something naughty that was blindingly obvious, and then proceeded to deny it outright, my mother would (frequently, suppressing a laugh) give us a finger wag, a stern look, and a serious morality lesson, telling us about Mr. Nobody. Mr. Nobody I know a funny… Continue reading Trump and Mr. Nobody (March 13, 2016)
Words More Precious Than Gold (March 11, 2016)
A Psalm of King David (10) More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb. (11) Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward. (12) Who can understand his errors? Cleanse thou me from… Continue reading Words More Precious Than Gold (March 11, 2016)
My Own Immigration Story (March 9, 2016)
Drawn From Today’s Headlines: My grandfather came to this country as a immigrant when he was 16, and didn’t speak any English. He came here on a boat to join his sister, who had already immigrated. He changed his name, learned English, and moved across the country. He made some money and moved to Canada.… Continue reading My Own Immigration Story (March 9, 2016)
Trump’s Gold and Nixon’s Palace Guard (March 8, 2016)
At a recent rally in Concord, North Carolina, Trump had private plainclothes security men present, while he asked the crowd to take a personal loyalty pledge to vote for Donald J. Trump. A few days ago, a real U.S. Secret Service agent was inveigled to body-slam a Time photographer who had left the cordoned off… Continue reading Trump’s Gold and Nixon’s Palace Guard (March 8, 2016)
Keeping Score (March 7, 2016)
Human beings, like all God’s creatures, need and want food, water, air, sleep, and sex, not always in that order. After that, humans mainly want to compare things. We compare stuff in the natural world, ourselves to inanimate objects, and (perhaps most fun of all) ourselves to each other. All the time. To judge the… Continue reading Keeping Score (March 7, 2016)
Louisiana Gumbo: March 5th Primary Results (March 6, 2016)
Louisiana is justly renowned for its fabulous cuisine, which mixes elements of Creole, Cajun, West African , French, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Italian, and Choctaw cooking into an incomparable blend of flavor with nature’s food bounty. One of the signature dishes in our kitchens, high and low, is gumbo. Gumbo is a stew that originated in… Continue reading Louisiana Gumbo: March 5th Primary Results (March 6, 2016)