“All the news that’s fit to print.”— Masthead on Hearst newspapers Following the news these days is like trying to drink from a fire hose. Between the triple play of the earthquakes in Japan, New Zealand and Chile (is western North America next?), the tsunami and nuclear meltdowns, we’ve got the Arab world changing leaderships, … [Read more...]
Demographical shift
January 3, 2011 By Leave a Comment
“You can’t always get what you want.” - The Rolling Stones Watching the recent riots in London, Athens, Rome and Moscow and the general strike in France one can’t help but think that the worst is to yet to come. Ostensibly, the reason for the protests was a cutting of one government service or another but in all these cases the level of … [Read more...]
It could be worse
November 5, 2010 By Leave a Comment
“The old gray mare, she ain’t what she used to be.” —Children’s ditty. You have to feel sorry for Barack Obama. It wasn’t so long ago, riding on a wave of genuine popularity, that his message of hope and change resonated clearly throughout the U.S. attracting voters in record numbers and propelling him and the Democrats solidly into … [Read more...]
