<strong>SING ALONG WITH RANDY</strong>I've got to give the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir credit: Its rendition of "Battle Hymn of the Republic" was pretty good at Barack Obama's second inauguration. The group was a lot peppier than the more famous Tabernacle Choir of ...
It has become conventional wisdom that Republicans are suffering an internal split that President Obama is successfully exploiting to neuter the Republican House. It is not true, however, that the Republican split is philosophical and fundamental. And that a hopelessly divided GOP is therefore ...
From The Washington Post on Friday, January 18:Sen. Marco Rubio, the Florida Republican in whom some GOP activists have invested presidential hopes for 2016, has seized on the issue of immigration, hoping to stake a claim to leadership in the coming national debate and to revive Republicans' ...
Recently we asked the following question at the Daily Herald website, www.heraldextra.com: "Would you support a new state law that limits the unfettered actions of towing companies?" Here are some of the responses:Absolutely! We were on the freeway and our car was having problems so we pulled ...
Getting elected president costs a lot of money, and so does being inaugurated.In 2009, President Obama's inaugural committee spent $45 million to kick off his first term. Even with scaled-back festivities (two balls instead of 10), this year's inauguration will still cost tens of millions. And ...
From The Washington Post on Thursday, January 17:Add air pollution to the list of challenges that China's new leadership must address to satisfy its increasingly restless citizenry. Over the weekend, Beijing and more than 30 other cities were enveloped by a thick haze. Measurements of hazardous ...
The White House statement last week denouncing the National Rifle Association's television ad about security for America's schools was about as brazen as it gets.While accusing the NRA of using children as "pawns in a political fight," President Obama lost no time surrounding himself with ...
When my dad was badly weakened by the flu and my mom wanted to call an ambulance to take him to the emergency room, he wouldn't go unless he could shave first and change into a nice shirt and a pair of slacks. My mom told him they don't have a dress code at ER. He insisted.My dad, who didn't ...
<p class="p1">The ugly plot of Utah Attorney General John Swallow’s shady story continues to unfold. It would make a good Grisham novel about influence peddling, money, corruption and, ultimately, how the mighty fall.</p><p class="p3">As Swallow ...
The reviewing stands are up, the buildings festooned with bunting. But on the eve of President Obama's second inauguration, Washington's mood feels more somber than celebratory, even for those who wanted to see Obama reelected.The thrill of 2008 has yielded to the frustration of 2012. This ...