I am not a member of any organized party — I am a Democrat. Will Rogers Never was this more true than now as I observe the party’s inability to capitalize on turning public opinion into votes. Take the legalization of marijuana as an example. Yesterday, a new CBS News Poll showed that 61 … Read more
Presidential candidates traditionally use popular music to set the tone for their campaigns, catchy tunes with which the office-seeker can identify. You may remember Franklin Roosevelt entering to “Happy Days Are Here Again” or Bill Clinton grooving to “Can’t Stop Thinking About Tomorrow.” However, there was a time when campaigns would create their own … Read more
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery that mediocrity can pay to greatness. — Oscar Wilde And no one is better at imitation than Hollywood. Consider the following. In 1940, MGM released The Shop Around the Corner starring James Stewart and Margaret Sullavan. In 1949, MGM remakes this story about anonymous pen pals who work side by … Read more
In the 1991 movie Other People’s Money, Lawrence “The Liquidator” Garfield, played by Danny DeVito, selects a struggling family-run business in a small Rhode Island town as his next target. I was reminded of this semi-successful film (Roger Ebert gave it 3.5 our of five stars) as I read a series of news articles this morning … Read more
Today’s edition of the Washington Post (Sunday, April 9, 2019) included an interview with King Adbullah II of Jordan, conducted by senior associate editor Lally Weymouth. Midway through the exchange, the topic turned to Russia’s support of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Q. Do you want to see the U.S. engage with Russia over Syria? A. … Read more