Listen to the Lion

So You Wanna Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star

On the misuse of a term commonly used to describe Obama, from the Examiner.

John Adams on HBO

My Examiner column on the John Adams miniseries on HBO starring Paul Giamatti.

Not a 'Uniter'

Does anybody really believe someone like Obama doesn't know his black liberation theology well-enough to make an informed decision about being in such a church until now?

And, for all the times the Big O says he wasn't in church when Wright said this or that, we can probably conclude he isn't such a great parishioner. Until it's time to write a check or return a political favor.

Oh well, here's some more measured comments from my Examiner column.

The Red-headed stepchild of American politics

Why do people think that just because they think they disagree with either the Republican or Democrat parties, they can call themselves a liberatarian (or a Libertarian, there's a difference).

That artless jackanapes Bill Maher has been claiming the title for years, and now the ill-tempered former Democrat presidential candidate Mike Gravel says he is running for the LP presidential nomination, though he shows every sign of being a thoroughgoing socialist.

Myself, I'm a libertarian Republican, at least until I start the Tory Anarchist Party. And I know my Libertarian Party bretheren well enough to know that, though the LP is the red-headed stepchild of American politics, it will be Gravel who gets the beating at their convention.

The end of The Wire

I didn't care for the final episode of The Wire, but it doesn't change the fact that it was and will always be one of the very best and most socially relevant TV shows ever made. From my Examiner column.

Not Dead Yet

I'm really enjoying Hillary's long, slow death, politically speaking, of course.

No matter if Obama or McCain is the next Prez, conservatives have a huge opportunity. From my Examiner column.

Being There with Barack

Some thoughts on Barack Obama, whom I have officially endorsed for the Democrat nomination, and his resemblance to a great Peter Sellers character.

2008 Grammys

A Grammy preview from my Examiner column.

Thoughts on Heath Ledger and Tom Brady

My Examiner column written a day or two after Heath Ledger died.

Hillary on clearance

I got the idea for this Examiner column upon hearing Wolf Blitzer say "retail politics" for the 97th time in a 10-minute segment.