The Economist recently noted, that among other things, the midterm 2010 elections "will also reveal more about this opaque President..." Barak Obama's lack of transparency wasn't preordained. During the campaign, the media simply elected not to report relevant facts about his circle of advisers, or his past. Let me explain why this is significant. ...more

December 6, 2009

While the declaration of a nation was inked in parchment, it was the blood of the common man that ensured its delivery. ...more

November 11, 2009

Michael Moore quotes in his current film, "Capitalism: A Love Story." ...more

October 28, 2009

In one week, Michelle Obama sat for a formal White House portrait, dressed in somber, tailored clothes; posed for a snazzy People magazine cover, dressed in a slightly down-market, hot-pink lace outfit that showed plenty of skin; let the national media know that the First Family would be getting its new puppy from a rescue shelter; and had her press office mention casually that "secretaries and policymakers" had been invited for popcorn and movies at the White House. ...more

March 15, 2009

Since you have had all kinds of writers sending thank you letters I thought I would add my thanks to Mr. Bush: For lying to us about WMD that Iraq had so you and your ilk could go to war and make certain people wealthy. For giving all those tax breaks to the wealthy and lying to us how a trickle down economy would work for me. For letting all those good jobs run offshore to make jobs for the Asians and Mexicans. For giving tax breaks to the wealthy and then borrowing money from foreign nations that my grandchildren are going to find difficult to pay back and blame me. ...more

February 7, 2009

It's very disturbing when you're always reading about the common man-woman losing their jobs. What makes it worse, you read about the government bailing all these big companies out of their financial problems. Where is the government for the real workers? They should be considered before the big companies. It isn't the common workers' fault the bosses miss-managed funds and only looked out for themselves. ...more

December 27, 2008

The underdogs always had Father Joseph Doyle in their corner. If you had trouble paying tuition at Jesuit High School, where he served as president for 12 years, he found a way to make up the difference. ...more

December 9, 2008