Monday, June 1, 2009 Is the Tonight Show Immortal? Seems Like It! (1 comments)
Steve Allen kicked off the Tonight Show, then from New York, Sept. 27, 1954. Nearly 55 years later, it has outlived virtually all TV programming except news and soaps - and keeps on going. The King's Jester is dead; long live the King's Jester!
Wednesday, May 13, 2009 "Cash for Clunkers" - Well, Maybe NOT "Clunkers," but CASH, Yeah!
"Cash for clunkers" is a proven idea - as long as the cars targeted are really "clunkers." But if this is too generous a subsidy without more emphasis on the mileage and air quality performance features of the "clunkers," then the bill's title is misleading. Policy potholes will make this measure the "Auto Dealership Survival Subsidy."
Sunday, May 3, 2009 Flu Brings Out the Worst in Right Wingers (2 comments)
Michelle Malkin, Brian Savage, other conservative talk show hosts indulge pustulent hatred of immigrants as a result of H1N1 virus outbreak. Their lies are exposed: It isn't "illegals" they hate, it's immigrants in general.
Saturday, May 2, 2009 GOP Headed for Ruin, Spector Defection Warns
Republican extremists have taken control of the party after the 2008 election debacle - and their relentless focus on Libertarian ideology and ultra-conservative social positions is wrecking the party. Arlen Specter's defection exposes Republican peril.
Thursday, April 23, 2009 Torture Investigations Vital to National Security (2 comments)
Republicans attacking Obama over torture investigations are threatening national security. The GOP is actually endorsing crimes against humanity. Obama, however is serving vital national interests.
Thursday, April 16, 2009 History Reveals Piracy Poison Pill: Send in the Navy (2 comments)
Maritime historian says paying off pirates or arming merchant ships a bad idea, history of piracy teaches. Best immediate solution: Send in the Navy, and shut down pirates' bases! Best long-term solution - fix the problems in somalia and south Asia that encourage piracy. And Somail pirates' threats are reason for urgency.
