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The Bright Sides of Extreme Maturity
Some fancy-dancy public-policy think-tank just released a brand-new study that speculates the legion of aging baby boomers will permanently redefine retirement. Mainly because so few of us will be able to afford to retire. "Uh, lady, you want lids on these?" Fast-food break rooms equipped with CPR paddles. A forest of tennis ball-footed walkers leaning against the brooms and mops by the back door. Intra-generational minimum wage squabbles: "Hey you punks, get your greasy hot ...
Medicare Needs More Competition, Not Less
Senate Democrats are finally beginning the process of writing a budget after four years of dereliction. They will almost certainly include some changes to Medicare, the largest driver of federal spending and debt. But unfortunately, there are indications that they intend to focus on the small piece of Medicare (10.6 percent in 2012) that is actually working well: the Medicare Part D prescription drug program.
Taking Time to Celebrate Women
International Women's Day is March 6 and is celebrated all through the weekend by many around the world. In the U.S., the day complements a month-long recognition of women through Women's History Month.
Candy Capitulation: Say It Ain’t So!
According to ABC News, you should probably get ready for a take-no-prisoners "This is your brain on nougat" campaign.
Say, is that your natural hair color?
HOLLYWOOD - God bless America, and how's everybody? Dennis Rodman went on North Korean TV Sunday to urge closer ties between North Korea and the United States. The State Department is simply furious. President Obama may have to visit North Korea just to prove to them that all black men don't have pink hair. The TSA spent $50 million on new uniforms on Monday before the sequester budget cuts could stop them. It's exasperating. The ...
Home Free
As one who frequently works from home, I believe Yahoo's Marissa Mayer has seriously erred in removing that option for her staff. I've kept a diary of my productivity, and I'm forwarding this rundown of a typical day to Ms. Mayer, urging her to reconsider.
Sequestration Shows Failure of America’s Political Class
An old vaudeville joke went like this: "Do I look like an idiot? Do I look like a jerk who doesn't know what's going on? Do you think I'm dumb? Don't answer that!"
My Mother and Father School the Senate
"All right," said my mother, standing before the members of the U.S. Senate, "it's time for you to get your act together."
At least the ballots wouldn’t change much
HOLLYWOOD - God bless America, and how's everybody? GOP former governor Jeb Bush hinted in an NBC interview Sunday he might run for president in three years. Both parties are tired of holding elections. The Democrats want Obama to be the president forever and the Republicans want a hereditary monarchy. Queen Elizabeth rested in a London hospital after getting gastroenteritis Sunday. What a fearless leader. During World War II, Queen Elizabeth drove an ambulance in ...
FAQ: Electing a New Pope
Q. Can you please explain what the heck is going on in Rome? A. Well, Pope Benedict XVI retired, and now Catholic cardinals from around the world are congregating to elect a new pope. Q. When was the last time a pope retired? A. Thursday. Q. No, before that. A. July 4, 1415. Gregory XII stepped down to head off on a hot weekend with his brother-in-law's sister's seamstress' pool boy in Sardinia. Q. Seriously? ...
For Clueless GOP, No Amnesty Upside; Staggering Costs Certain
On Capitol Hill, events related to the congressional amnesty debate are unfolding at breakneck pace. Last week, the Obama administration authorized the release from federal detention centers of 10,000 criminal aliens. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano hinted at the move in her press conference when she disingenuously bemoaned how sequestration would force her to cut border patrol agents. For President Obama, the aliens' release represents a two for the price of one. First, ...
Get Out of the Weeds
America's got some serious problems to solve. Our Obama Economy is still stuck in a ditch by the side of the road. Our campaigner in chief is running around the country pushing for higher taxes and no spending cuts and crying, "The federal sky will fall!" if Congress doesn't stop the puny 10 percent sequester from happening. In Washington the incompetents and cowards in Congress can't get our fiscal house in order, and they're too ...
Navigating the Second Amendment in Washington, D.C.
Navigating the Second Amendment in Washington, D.C. "When you get mugged, there are certain rules you must follow," my friend and his wife explained to me as we walked from a Washington, D.C., pub to their condo. "When I get mugged?" "Muggers are polite when you follow their instructions, but they get surly when you are rude," said his wife. "How can you be rude to a mugger?" "Ignoring the mugger is rude," said my ...
Obama’s Sleight of Hand on Display Again
The sleight of hand continues unabated in Washington. While Barack Obama holds up this shiny, scary thing called "sequestration" with one hand, his real agenda seems to be to slip through the most massive amnesty bill ever foisted on the American people with the other. Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain, Dorothy.
Internet Piracy: Is The Free Ride Over?
Yes, I dutifully affix my copyright notice to my column each week, and I've been known to notify the syndicate of suspected unauthorized use; but I haven't gotten anywhere near as persnickety (or creepy) as the entertainment industry.
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Welfare on Mars?
HOLLYWOOD-Happy Tuesday, everybody, and God bless America.
Learn from History
History is one of our greatest teachers.
Do We Still Need the Department of Education?
When executives of corporations are caught aiding and abetting criminal behavior of their employees, the executives are prosecuted and the businesses are destroyed.
American pravda, a nation of lawbreakers and Benghazigate
Louis Brandeis, who served on the United States Supreme Court from 1916 to 1939, once warned, "Our government teaches the whole people by its example. If the government becomes the lawbreaker, it breeds contempt for law; it invites every man to become a law unto himself; it invites anarchy."
Limbaugh, Kurtz and the Bum’s Rush
Big news for those who think there aren't consequences in our media when professional talkers cross the line, or when famous reporters mess up and don't fix their mistakes without qualification, or do so begrudgingly. We now see proof of the law of consequences.
Did something happen in Benghazi?
HOLLYWOOD--God bless America, and how's everybody?
Will Obama Beat the 6-Year Itch?
If the 2010 elections weren't bad enough for Democrats, here comes the "six-year itch." With the exception of Bill Clinton's second term, the party that controls the White House loses seats in congress six years into a presidency. But there's a gathering sense among Democratic consultants who work on congressional campaigns that their party could buck the trend in 2014 for a number of reasons, not least because Barack Obama is finally fired up and ...
No-Fault Internet Addiction
Online chat host: Good morning, cyber pals. As you know, the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), the psychiatric "bible," is to be released this month. It will include "Internet-Use Disorder" - also referred to as Internet addiction - as a condition recommended for further psychiatric study. Our guest today is Dr. Adam Von Cybercruncher, America's leading authority on Internet addiction.
