Obama Hears a “Huh?” A Play in One Oblivious Act.

THE SCENE: BARACK OBAMA is sleeping in a five-star hotel room. Four-poster bed, multi-room suite, you know the deal. He has a purple satin sleep mask over his eyes. His wife, MICHELLE, can be heard, but not seen, humming “Hail To the Chief” from the enormous bathroom, where she is taking a bubble bath.
BILL BURTON, [...]

Democratic Convention or Freak Show?

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We’ve all been hearing rumors about the DNC having trouble raising money to fund the Convention in Denver this August. Today the New York Times revealed that some rather nutty decisions made either by Howard Dean or his chief of staff, the Rev. Leah D. [...]

Saturday: What we want and when we want it

Good morning, Conflucians and PUMAs!  Today is the first day of my vacay at the beach.  Yesterday was cool and dreary aaaaannnnd so is today!  I hope we’re not seeing a theme here because that would su, er, be of low quality.  Well, in any case, I will be running around like a chicken with [...]

Late Night 4th: No More Kings.

I spent tonight watching “A Capitol Fourth” on PBS. It was pretty bad, but something I’ve done almost every year since I was a kid. This video also takes me back to a time when kids were actually taught to look back once in a while instead of always looking forward:
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