Entries for October 2006

It is high time for the mainstream media to just ignore Rush Limbaugh, the egotistical, right-wing bloviator of radio and TV infamy.

Former Speaker of the House "Tip" O'Neill once said prophetically that "all politics are local." He was right, of course, with this exception: When a national issue overtakes those local concerns, forget about it.

Mr. President, I have a suggestion for you, although I recognize you will reject it from a consistently unfriendly source.

As the off-year elections approach, the Republicans are turning up the fear factor against the opposition.

First, it was fear that Democrats were defeatists and weak on safety from terrorists at our doorstep.

The Bush administration went into its public relations mode again last week in its hastily called conference on armed mayhem in the nation's schools.

The president put in a cameo appearance, but that was it. There was no discussion of the real problem–too many guns in the hands of out-of-control youngsters and crazy adults. Period.

The departure of former Gov. Mark Warner of Virginia from the presidential chase is a blow to moderate Democrats who looked forward to a lively race for the nomination.

The Republicans have unleashed a secret weapon on the campaign trail this month. Call it an October surprise or, in my judgment, an October folly.