Person of the Week: Colin Powell, for being representative of people who don’t know when it’s time to “get off the stage”

Person of the Week, Colin Powell, for being one of those who wants so much to be relevant that he now seems, if not a buffoon, then at least a poor example of what he could be. …  His service during the Persian Conflict is appreciated and respected – but his service in the State Department (and thereafter) was a perfect [...]

Atten – tion! Disorder in the World!

Yes , it seems the anarchists   are demoralizing populations near  and far. …  Who is “managing  ” things?  …

Why the “#@!*&;” are the “inmates” in control of so many American institutions?

Am I only one of  a relatively few who looks askance at the news media  reactions, as well as at the reactions of those who ostensibly are in charge of our American institutions, concerning protesters here and yonder? A police officer douses with pepper spray some students who refuse to  obey lawful commands  and the press treats the incident as [...]

What role has the Obama Administration played in creating the current chaotic circumstances of North Africa/Middle East?

On this page as elsewhere for months it has been suggested sadly that the Obama Administration at best has misunderstood   and at worse, as well   , in like manner has misunderstood and  ”mis-reacted” to the “Arab Spring” – and has almost   assuredly insured there would be  , as some have said, an “Arab Fall” (no personal pun intended). From this perch it certainly appears that there have been failures  of [...]

Person of the Week: MSNBC Chris Matthews

Yes, he of the tingle-up-his-leg exhilaration (or something like that) —  for reportedly expressing some negative candid comments about President Obama…  The ”thrill is gone”? …  MSNBC and Chris, the mouthpieces of the president and all things Democratic, the enchantment is waning, or is he simply seeking more access to the president’s inner circle ear?  …

NEWS FLASH!!! A truly believable lady says Elvis lives on Catalina Island…

News at 11:oo.   Apparently until now she had not come forward with her story because all this years someone has been threatening her about not divulging the identity of the round man in sequins  with a penchant for pizza and peanut butter & banana sandwiches.  But  …  for the sake of historical authenticity and 15 minutes she has put [...]

Just another Obama Campaign 2012 “photo op” decision?: token American troops to Australia

Just another Obama Campaign 2012 decision: token American troops to Australia

Person of the Week: Ronald O. Perelman, political money to Obama earns big dividends?

Personification: political contributions beget profitable dividends?

How were they alike or unlike?: Coaches Abar Rouse, Baylor University (2003) and Mike McQueary, Penn State (2002)

I know, I know, folks, college football weekend has begun, and a desire to move on to more enjoyable endeavors is understandable, but this link provides common sensical insights into personal and societal negative issues in the world of sports (and in general) that might enlighten the unenlightened. …  Why did two coaches  confronted by distinctive moral [...]

Joe Pa miscalculated: he ought to have retired as soon as the arrests were made

“Joe Pa”, the face of Penn State football for decades, in effect, seems to have chosen to overlook the vile acts reported to him way back about a trusted friend and former assistant, in order at the time (and beyond) to spare himself and the university some “bad publicity” — in his quest to become [...]

Cases of “she said, he said” — at times can help someone keep a job or get a promotion that is not deserved?

Certainly, there are real instances of various kinds of discrimination and harassment in the workplace and in life in general –  but not infrequently, bystanders can cite cases in places of work where some individuals or groups of individuals continually make unfounded complaints. …   And then, forevermore, employers and/or supervisors will keep or even promote the complainers out of [...]

Person of the Week: Jean Quan, Oakland, California mayor

Person of the week – Oakland mayor Jean Quan (symbolic of current California and national political “leadership”), whose roots as a liberal community activist  have shown again that such a political philosophy,  in large measure devoid of commonsense, does not help in solving urban problems but rather leads to a more fertile breeding ground for community decay and disfunctionality. …    

Thank you, Governor Perry, for shooting the Republican Party on the proverbial foot?

It has been suggested on this page more than once that in the march to winning the presidential election 2012, in essence, the Republican Party has nothing to fear, but itself! …   Now, according to several sources, the latest shots to the proverbial Republican foot have come from within the Perry political camp. …  PanAm likes Governor Perry, but being that he [...]