Mayor-Elect Eric Garcetti: "Yawn. Shrug. Meh."

Eric Garcetti is the new mayor of Los Angeles. Haven’t you heard? Most people did not vote, and most people probably do not care. I have three reasons why: “Yawn. Shrug. Meh.” “Yawn”: Garcetti gave some wan responses in spite of the warm welcome he received in Mar...

God and Bradley in Compton Politics

“My mother was a good friend of her [Congresswoman Janice Hahn] father’s, a loyal supporter. When I say ‘loyal,’ I mean loyal. Mr. Hahn’s picture was in my mother’s kitchen, next to Jesus and Martin Luther King.” – Mayor non-elect Omar Bradley If anything exposes the...

Moyers Hates Walker — Walker Should Be Proud

Bill Moyers, liberal-progressive mouthpiece for PBS, frequently attacks Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker for his innovative reforms, including successful efforts to curb collective bargaining rights. In a recent rebroadcast, Moyers castigated the former County...

What Happened to the North East GOP?

What happened to all the Republicans in the North East? Did someone shoot them all? Is there some terrible virus which has stripped away any pachyderm willing to pack it in for God and Country? Is there not enough room in the nation, including New England, for...

RI GOP — Forget Father and Son Chafee

For eighty years, Rhode Island has suffered suppression under the Democratic hypermajority (nothing “super” happens when Democrats are in charge), yet in the early nineteen eighties, there was a glimmer of “Hope” for the eponymously nicknamed state, the smallest in...