A Political Depressant
In 2008 we had the political equivalent to a beauty contest between Rosie O’Donnell and Roseanne Barr…we had to determine which unqualified contestant would win the White House. It was […]
Read MoreHandicapping the 2016 Election
The odds of getting a good, near great or great President appear to be less than 1 in 5. Those are not great odds when you are looking at electing […]
Read MorePresidential Free Fall Part 2
Until Theodore Roosevelt was levitated to Office upon the assassination of William McKinley the Presidency was, except for the period of the Lincoln administration, essentially ceremonial. Listing the accomplishments of […]
Read MorePresidential Competency: Oxymoron (Part 1)
Years ago I got tired of hearing how “dumb” President Reagan was. An “amiable dunce”, a B actor, dumb as a stump, all hat no cattle, etc. So I read […]
Read MorePope Barack I
On April 12, 1633 Galileo Galilei was convicted of heresy by the Roman Inquisition. He stood accused of refusing to accept the forward thinking position of the Papal establishment: specifically […]
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