For the past week or so, I’ve been drafting an open letter to Floridian Democrats — but I can’t focus on those yahoos without losing my temper. (Suffice it to say, careful throwing around the term “disenfranchised.” You look stupid enough as it is, without paying lip service to the political equivalent of “reverse racism.”) […]

Geraldine Ferraro has drawn the ire of the Obama campaign (and the appreciation of the 24-hours new media, I would imagine) for stating in an interview with The Daily Breeze that Barack Obama “happens to be very lucky to be who he is.” Namely, a black man.
I suspect the Obama campaign responded angrily because — […]

Yet another writer has been caught passing fiction as memoir; and with the inevitable mention of James Frey and A Million Little Pieces, I have to ask again — are we absolutely certain he’s still alive? Has anyone seen James Frey recently? Somebody should bring that guy some groceries.
Anyway, you have to wonder if this […]

So, Hillary won Texas after all (along with Ohio and Rhode Island). Onward we trek, toward Pennsylvania, and Mississippi, and — eventually — Denver. Whether this is a good thing or a bad thing — and whether Florida and Michigan are allowed do-overs, as now seems possible — I’ve noticed an irksome argument taking shape.
It […]

In the past few weeks, I’ve received multiple emails both espousing the values of Barack Obama and encouraging me to vote for him. Well … I did vote for Obama: in the New York primary, way back on 2/5. In fact, many of the well-intentioned folk sending these emails also — ostensibly — voted Democratic […]