The month of February is named after Februa, which are the Roman rites of purification. We will reach the midpoint of winter this month on the second, which is Ground Hog Day. This is usually the coldest month of the year, but this has been an unusually warm winter so far. There are several interesting […]
Journal Tribune Opinion
The ‘bright, shiny object’ issue
“Yes, we will raise taxes. Yes we will. ” When Sen. Bernie Sanders made that statement at a town hall in Iowa this week, Republicans all over the country leapt out of their chairs, cheering. If Sanders somehow wins the Democratic nomination, he has already handed his opponents a weapon of mass destruction to use […]
Editorial Roundup
Hartford Courant (Conn.), Jan. 19: The prevailing explanation for General Electric’s leaving Connecticut, encouraged by MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough, is that this state is “hostile to business.” But the claim must contend with the fact that Connecticut has awarded at least $4 billion in subsidies to businesses since 1992. So this state is pretty friendly to […]
Are you watching enough TV?
Studies say the average American spends five and a half hours a day watching some kind of video – TV, movies or online videos. But mostly TV. What a bunch of amateurs. I watch five and a half hours of television before breakfast. But then, it’s kind of my job to watch TV. I watch […]
Does Sarah Palin still matter in presidential politics?
AMES, Iowa — In September, when Donald Trump appeared before a giant rally in Dallas, a person in the Trump circle described the coming months of the campaign. Sure, a big event like Dallas got headlines, but Trump knew he couldn’t do the same rally, rally, rally for the next several months and expect the […]
Now, the voters will decide
Everywhere I go, people want to know who will win the presidential nominations. And I tell them, wait until the voters caucus in Iowa and vote in New Hampshire. Though we have seen the polls fluctuate back and forth between the so-called “outsiders,” represented by businessman Donald Trump, former neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson and GOP […]