I don't understand what all the fuss is about when it comes to Romney's record for job creation. 

 If I were Mitt Romney, I wouldn't want to be judged on the basis of my job creation record at Bain because his job creation there was woeful at best.

 Here's the truth:… Read full post »

Every now and then, I toss off notes to reporters when I hear them uttering obvious absurdities in the vain belief that it might actually increase their consciousness about the issue under discussion.

Two days ago, I sent a tweet to CNN anchor Ali Velshi about an interview he did… Read full post »

One of the provisions of the compromise budget plan is a whack to the graduate students of America that will cost them dearly as they try to cope with their student loans.

The Obama Administration's concession on funding student loans for graduate students adds approximately $200 a month to… Read full post »

In recent weeks, a spate of new stories have appeared purportedly citing longevity scientists predicting that children being born right now might never die. Others have predicted that people who are now alive might very well live to 150.

 I won't.  I can't.

In 2008, Barabara Walte… Read full post »

Normally, Iwould have posted this as a comment on Just Thinking's post but, given the dozen or so spam comments on that page, I figured that no one would ever find it there.

Just Thinking's piece about mail-in voting in Oregon got me thinking.

Her report about… Read full post »