RANCHO SANTA FE, CA., January 26, 2011 – In an effort to “blend” the Democratic and Republican wings of Congress, President Obama delivered a “bland” State of the Union address last night.  His inspirational motto was, “We do big things,” which probably won’t remind anyone of how Kennedy, Reagan, or

RANCHO SANTA FE, CA., January 23, 2011 – Tuesday night, Senators, Congressmen, Supreme Court Justices, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and a few guests (usually invited to be used as emotional props) will join President Obama for his third State of the Union address.  The format is predictable and boring.

RANCHO SANTA FE, CA., January 20, 2011 – In case you haven’t heard, the cornerstone accomplishment of the Democratically-controlled 111th Congress, colloquially known as the Health Care Reform Bill, was repealed by the Republican-controlled 112th Congress.  The Republicans are claiming victory.  The Democrats are trivializing the vote as “political grandstanding.”

RANCHO SANTA FE, CA., January 17, 2011 – President Obama and President Hu will “chow down” (no pun intended) at a State Dinner this week in honor of the Chinese President.  This is a significant event on several levels; all of which merit the attention of the Common Sense Czar.

RANCHO SANTA FE, CA., January 13, 2011 – Have you been listening to politicians and pundits on the Left and the Right cast verbal stones at each other over the recent tragedy in Tucson?  While their focus has temporarily shifted, the competitive nature of their discourse has not.  Liberals have

RANCHO SANTA FE, CA., January 11, 2011 –  Let the finger-pointing begin between the Left and the Right, the fans of Olbermann, Matthews, and Maddow and the fans of Limbaugh, Hannity, and Beck, and the political devotees of Rahm Emanuel’s infamous quote, “Never let a good crisis go to waste.” 

RANCHO SANTA FE, CA., January 8, 2011 – Representative Gabrielle Giffords, U.S. District Court Judge John Rolls, and 17 other people, including a 9-year-old child, were shot today at a community outreach event the Congresswoman was holding for her constituents at a Safeway store in Tucson, Arizona.  The senselessness of

RANCO SANTA FE, CA., January 5, 2011 – Our Nation is in mourning over the announcement that Robert Lane Gibbs will be stepping down as Press Secretary next month … or at least those of us who deal in humor are.  Press Secretary “Glib” (as I like to refer to

RANCHO SANTA FE, CA., January 5, 2011 – The Majority Leadership of the 112th Congress is “going where no Congress has gone before” by reading the actual Constitution and all of its Amendments into the Congressional Record.  It obviously has taken a page from my book, The National Platform of