Hilary Rodham Clinton, Pr… Pre… Pres… March 31, 2008

Much has been written about Mrs. Clinton. Much has been said about Mrs. Clinton. Much of it is not true. She really didn’t kill Vince Foster.
The Lion admits that Mrs. Clinton hasn’t been on his radar, at least not prominently, since well before her run for the Presidency. She was the senator from New York. [...]

Little Bits o’ News March 30, 2008

From the AP wire in today’s Globe, in a story about food prices rising around the world:
Eugene Thermilon, 30, a Haitian day laborer, can no longer afford pasta to feed his wife and four children since the price nearly doubled to 57 cents a bag. Their only meal on a recent day was two cans [...]

The Grumpy Contest. Enter Now! Win Big Prizes! Yay! March 28, 2008

The Lion has been feeling burned out lately on politics and wars and economics and all the stuff going on in the States and the world and in the state of the world. The Lion’s sensors feel fried. The news all sounds the same, looks the same, and a more cynical person would say it’s [...]

This Sporting Life March 27, 2008

     I got the phone call from Johnny Ball at two in the morning. At first no one said anything, but I quickly figured it was Johnny because in the background I could pick out the sounds of an NFL game, a baseball game, a basketball game, and underneath it all the buzz of stock [...]

Why No Child Left Behind is a Raging Success March 27, 2008

     On a fine Spring morning, late morning to be exact, when the tree leaves glowed light green and birds chirped annoyingly, I was walking slowly down Ferbish Street, enjoying the warm air and the scent of automobile exhaust when the kid skidded around a corner, almost coming out of his sneakers, ran up to [...]

Democrats Throwing Away The Election To Bloody Each Other March 25, 2008

The Democrats are destroying their chance to uproot the Republican disaster that’s running and ruining the country.
The Clintons (the battle isn’t just Hilary Clinton; it is, as usual, The Clintons) are letting their unbridled lust for power drive a bloody wedge into the party. It should be obvious by now that The Clintons will [...]

What Would The J-Man Do? March 24, 2008

     Sunday morning, on my way home from not going to church, an activity which I observe religiously, I stopped at Arnie’s Sidewalk Café to partake of his generous Atheist Coffee Hour. As I munched on an Atheist Cinnamon Bun, shaped like an angel, the J-Man sat down at my table.     “J-Man, how you doing?”     [...]

My Neighbor Charlie Runs For President March 24, 2008

     My neighbor, Charlie, the accountant, has thrown his hat in the ring. Actually, it’s a baseball cap for the Mets, but he never wears it backwards.     Charlie is certain he has the right stuff to be President.      “On September 11 I was walking around New York City, brushing the dust off myself. I [...]

Quick Notes Or, If You Will, Quickies March 23, 2008

Chertoff Wrong Again, But He’s The Boss…
In Parade magazine this morning, there is a brief interview with Michael Chertoff, the skeletal head of the Department of Homeland Security.
[P:] What are the biggest terrorist threats to the U.S.?
[C:] The largest threat is still al-Qaeda, but we’re also focused on international criminal gangs that are working with [...]

Who’s Listening? Or Are They All Dicks? March 21, 2008

The other day Dick Cheney, reputed to be Vice President of the United States and not some pathetic, mentally disturbed old man, answering a reporter’s question regarding the 63 percent of Americans who think the war is a waste of lives and treasure, answered, “So?” So, as in “So what.”
While it is a truism that [...]