Recent events have demonstrated that Sen. Al Franken is a crude bore with a childish sense of humor. Nothing new there, anyone observing the senator in action has long been aware that the man is out of place in the halls of power. But the current kerfuffle over a 2006 photo showing him pretending to […]
Notes from 30,000 Feet: Comparisons and contrasts from Puerto Rico to Bakersfield and Egypt
Recent travels presented several opportunities for comparing today’s issues from differing perspectives. To some of our fellow citizens life in America reflects a lack of appreciation for the unacknowledged good, while the bad is either blown out of proportion or simply completely made up. ‘Never let a crisis go to waste’ So spoke Chicago Mayor […]