New Orleans Six months ago, we were all convinced that the nomination fight would be all but over this morning and if not this morning, certainly by the end of the month. We were wrong. The race, especially on the Democratic side is split right down the middle. Here is the CNN delegate …
Category: Personal Writings
Wal-Mart Republicanism
New Orleans Here’s an interesting quote and concept courtesy of Mike Huckabee, former Governor of Arkansas, speaking in Tennessee yesterday on his dark horse race for the Republican nomination for President. According to AP writer, David Espo, he said, “…Wal-Mart Republicans knew long before Wall Street that the economy was headed for trouble. ‘They …
On the Wire
New Orleans For several years now “The Wire” has been the best show on television. The gritty realities of life in Baltimore resonate to anyone working these streets. This year in the final season of the David Simon piece we are watching the continued collapse of institutions without resources: the public sector …