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In the aftermath of last night's election, we can expect Nancy Pelosi to be handed the blame for losing the House.  She was the face of the Congressional Democrats and a favorite target of the hate ads.

But the reality is that Speaker Pelosi was the only national… Read full post »

In the days after September 11, 2001, Zoe Haskell, a ten-year-old student at Woodland Star Charter School in my home town of Sonoma, had the idea to "adopt" a child who'd lost a parent in the attack on the World Trade Center.  She discussed it with her mother, then took it… Read full post »

This morning I took my daughter to SFO for her flight back to the Big Apple.  The sight of that unusually long and slow-moving line to the security checkpoint led me to ponder the question uppermost in the American mind this holiday season, viz, "What we can do to ensure our… Read full post »

Mr. President,

First let me congratulate you on your historic victory, and thank you for taking the time to hear me out.  I hope you'll consider my words carefully.  I know I'm not the only American who shares my concerns.

It's clear that you have a full plate and more with… Read full post »

It was a question I'd never heard before, certainly never expected, and it startled me, left me speechless for a couple of seconds.

"Are you white?"

I found the flip answer, "Don't I look white?", and instantly the look on her face told me it was the wrong way to respond.  You… Read full post »