Category Archive: Politics

SUPERB BOWL . . .

. . . and my introduction to the machinations of professional football was the Super Bowl played in February, 2008, between the New York Giants and one man, Tom Brady, leading the New… Continue reading

A Tale of Two Mikes, The Results . . .

. . . I have one more, if you are lucky, two if unlucky, football stories, left to post. The dreary Black Eyed Peas have promised us that  “tonight is going to be a… Continue reading

State of the Union . . .

. . .  oh dear. From this week’s edition of The Economist http://www.economist.com/node/18010469 It’s not all that bad. Is it? Someone please tell me, say it isn’t so . . .

Date Night at the White House . . . .

. . .  and highly tipped as being Prom King and Queen are Sen John Thune (R) South Dakota and Sen Kirsten Gillebrand (D) New York.

Stitches in Time . . .

. . . and on a quiet, cold winter’s evening, the needle is pulling my thread through a tapestry of memory lanes. Football dramas belong to yesterday, to be continued February 6th with… Continue reading

Adventures with Grandpa Dick . . .

. . . he’s back!  But, did he ever really go away? Dick Cheney, the gift who keeps on giving courtesy of a battery-powered heart pump, broke the early morning light of  yesterday… Continue reading

Dream Nation America . . .

. . . is alive and well.  Up to a point. This is the night of Sunday Night Football.  The Playoffs. Somehow, Mark Sánchez and the New York Jets have seen off Peyton… Continue reading

OBAMA, MY MAN . . .

. . .  has let this turkey go! Is the turkey, like America, running on Dunkin?  And why am I so obsessed with this Donut?  Who says advertising doesn’t work? The subliminal message… Continue reading

Last words . . .

. . .  on the mid-terms!  Sharron Angle, Linda McMahon and Christine O’Donnell are all yesterday’s news.  Let’s hope they stay there. John Boehner (R), the new Speaker of the House, choked back… Continue reading

A Long Day . . .

. . . for me but an even longer night for O’Bama.  First results have just come in from Kentucky where Rand Paul (R) has just defeated state Attorney General Jack Conway (D)… Continue reading

Stuck for Words . . .

. . . when there is so much to say.  Tis the night before the mid-term US Election and the usual heads are talking but I am not sure who is listening let… Continue reading