Month: December 2014

Our Elites Are Afraid of the Truth

Is it true that the release of the Senate Intelligence Committee’s torture report is going to set off a new debate about whether or not our country did, in fact, torture detainees during the Bush administration? If former...

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What a difference….

What a difference in media coverage and on-the-streets reality there can be, depending on where you are. There’ve been continuing protest marches and die-ins about Michael Brown and now Eric Garner in eastern...

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Saturday Painting Palooza Vol.486

Hello again painting fans. This week I will be taking a detour from the Cape May 2nd Empire VIctorian house.  I’ve actually been thinking about the trip we’re planning for next summer.  To be succinct, I...

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Just Here for the Money

Well, this Roll Call piece is classic. Rahm Emanuel isn’t longing for a return to Washington anytime soon. CQ Roll Call spotted the Chicago mayor and former chief of staff to President Barack Obama after he cleared security at...

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Their Friends Abandoned Them

One thing that the brouhaha at The New Republic has done today is to rip off the scab and allow a lot of progressives to vent about old insults and frustrations. Most of the damage the magazine did to its “liberal”...

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