Anything is possible with a new year
Happy New Year.It seems crazy to think that it’s 2013 already. It was just 1997 a couple weeks ago it seems. But then life moved into hyper drive and suddenly…
Some heavy thoughts for the new year
Another Christmas has come and gone. I hope you got everything you were hoping for. Santa took care of pretty much everything on my list — aside from world peace…
Let the pundit battle rage on
Like many of the pundits that you see on TV spouting off about politics, I went to school for journalism and political science. Unlike (seemingly) many of them, I was…
Something scary is in the air
It’s the scariest time of the year. And no, I’m not talking about Halloween. I’m talking about election time. This is my last column prior to election day and I…
Romney on health care: Let them eat cake
I don’t want to confuse anyone into thinking that I’m a Barack Obama, fan, but the more Mitt Romney talks, the more I like Obama’s chances of being reelected.As for…
The more they talk, the less I listen
Maybe I’m growing into a curmudgeon. I’m not sure how I feel about that, really. I don’t want to be the old guy yelling at kids to stay off of…
Can the GOP please flip the ticket?
I was a bit confused that Mitt Romney announced (via leak) his new running mate late Friday night. It was as though he didn’t want anyone to know. Friday night…
2012 Olympics leads to marathon TV watching
The pendulum on my love/hate relationship with television has completed its arch back to love.With the advent of the 2012 Olympics, I once again care about TV. And, frankly, since…
Wanted: Ross Perot or someone like him
Twenty years ago I made the most life-altering change a boy of 17 can make; I left my parents’ home, put Western New York in my rearview mirror and moved…
Obama’s subtle class warfare may work
Seldom do I put my hand up to my gaping mouth and say, “Oh my God” following a television commercial. Almost never following a political ad. But President Barack Obama’s…