Unlike other bloggers and pundits, I needed a full day to digest the news of this, I admit, deeply disappointing defeat.  My first reaction, was thinking about the people I know who voted for

The following post I originally wrote on July 9, 2011.  It lists the five strengths and strategies that would propel Obama to win re-election.  #5 turned out not to be an “international” crisis, but

Short and sweet, Governor Romney, I love my country, but I’m voting for you because of: Chris Stevens, Sean Smith, Glen Doherty, Tyrone Woods who died because they loved their country, and their pleas for

My Sunday morning breakfast predicament is responsible for this article. Homemade pancakes were the decided breakfast meal this morning.  Assembled all the ingredients and pulled out my shiny red, high-end electronic made-in-China hand mixer that

Despite what pundits and Republican strategists have said about the Romney campaign and its conduct, Romney has definitely timing on his side.  He waited for a national audience of over 67 million at the

Earlier today, President Obama was asked by a pool reporter as to whether Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, was responsible for the security failures in Libya.  President Obama, after jocularly responding to how he

In the ongoing it’s not our fault blame game, at Thursday night’s debate, the Vice President trotted out the next meme for the Libyan debacle, “we did not know they needed more security.”  At

These words were spoken to me this morning during my annual checkup by my optometrist, a life-long, Chicago North Shore, Jewish, liberal Democrat.  I’ve been going to “Dr. K” for at least 20 years,

Fourteen year old Malala Yousufzai lies in a Pakistani military hospital, critically injured after being shot in the head and neck by the Taliban.  The Taliban admits shooting her, and vows that if she