Spelling Bees invoke beautiful images of our youth in one hamlet after another across the country, hard at work, studying diligently and building their self esteem and preparing to make their way in the world.           Contrast this Spelling Bee (of sorts) that invokes quite a different image:           In Alaska, the recent U.S. Senate [...]

          But they should have stayed home.           Congress is presently deciding whether to renew a moratorium on earmark and pork barrel legislation.  You know, that’s the “you scratch my back and vote for something sweet for my home state and I’ll then do the same for you and your home state.  Never mind whether [...]

          Many things are VERY wrong about the following picture, more precisely the following series of snapshots:           SNAPSHOT NO. 1           Three of the largest insurance companies in the country have just reported extraordinary profits for third quarter, 2010.  Contrasting third quarter, 2010 with third quarter, 2009:                     Aetna enjoyed an increase in its third quarter profits of [...]

          Results of the mid-term elections were not yet 48 hours old and Ohio Republican Representative John Boehner, the presumed new Speaker of the House-elect, is already knee deep in political poop.  I would have said dog poop, but dogs deserve better than to be drawn into this           First things first.  Boehner is generally credited with [...]

          What do the Tea Party, the Democratic Party, the Republican Party and President Obama all have in common as a result of yesterday’s mid-term elections?  What they have in common is an opportunity to LEARN from their mistakes.  Every one makes mistakes.  It’s okay to make mistakes.  What’s not okay is to make the same [...]