Category: Politics
Creepy ‘Uncle Joe’ Biden has gone too far
Vice President Joe Biden is well known for his verbal gaffes and has put his foot in his mouth many times. But Tuesday he misplaced his hands instead. He put them on another man’s wife, Stephanie Carter, wife of new Secretary of Defense Ash Carter. In public. While Carter was speaking, just a few feet away, … Continue reading Creepy ‘Uncle Joe’ Biden has gone too far
‘Not 100% sober’ isn’t necessarily ‘drunk’
Anyone who watched the president’s State of the Union address last month must have noticed Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg nodding off on the front row. I cringed at the time, knowing full well that conservatives would have a field day with it. More ammunition for those who want her off the bench because of her age … Continue reading ‘Not 100% sober’ isn’t necessarily ‘drunk’
Bye, Mitt
So Mitt Romney announced this afternoon that he won’t run for president next year after all. I’m torn between heaving a sigh of relief — because we’ve been there, done that, twice already — and thinking there’s still plenty of time for him to change his mind. Again. He’s proven himself adept at doing that. … Continue reading Bye, Mitt
Reporters Without Borders cartooning for peace
Ugly Americans in Paris … finally
It was bad enough that Secretary of State John Kerry didn’t make it to the “Je suis Charlie” unity march in Paris last Sunday (he finally managed to drop by yesterday on his way home to the states). But to make amends (or something) for his tardiness, he took along James Taylor to sing “You’ve Got a Friend.” I was … Continue reading Ugly Americans in Paris … finally