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Channeling Henry Clay on today’s political mess
I don’t usually go out to the Lexington Cemetery this time of year; it’s much nicer in the spring or fall. But I thought Henry might want to talk. Henry Clay is remembered as one of America’s greatest...
View ArticleAmid irresponsibility, plenty of anger to go around
I understand why so many Americans are angry. I am angry, too. The nation is mired in two costly wars. The economy tanked because of greedy bankers, investors, lenders and borrowers. Schools and other...
View ArticleUnless economy improves, GOP’s wave will ebb
This “wave” election was all about the economy. Republicans would be wise not to make the same mistake Democrats did two years ago and think it was about them and their ideology. An increasingly...
View Article‘Watson’ lawmakers might pull us out of jeopardy
Since the U.S. Supreme Court has decided that corporations are people, why can’t computers be politicians? Watson for president! Better yet, let’s make clones of Watson – the computer IBM engineers...
View ArticleWant to fix Congress? Start by removing big money
New Year’s is a day for hope and optimism — two words rarely associated with the United States Congress. Americans’ disenchantment with their elected representatives is nothing new. “There is no...
View ArticleMany questions remain after Democratic, Republican conventions
Presidential nominating conventions make for interesting political theater, even if you do come away from watching them as confused as ever about what either candidate would actually do if elected. For...
View ArticleGOP extortionists offer no credible alternative to health care law
Any discussion of the Affordable Care Act cannot ignore the elephants in the room. Republicans fought passage of what they call Obamacare in Congress and were outvoted. They challenged its...
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Photos from Bill Clinton’s campaign stop in Lexington today
Former President Bill Clinton was in Lexington today for a campaign fundraising luncheon at Carrick House for Alison Lundergan Grimes, a Democrat challenging the re-election of U.S. Sen. Mitch...
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