Left-leaning pundits today are decrying the vote of the many male Republican Senators who yesterday opposed the re-authorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). Despite this opposition, the re-authorization passed with a 68-31 vote. Much of what the pundits are saying is that this is one more battle in the war against women. That is likely true. But if you look beneath the surface, there’s a much b
I couldn’t let the opportunity pass to pay tribute to someone whose bizarre combination of elegance, brilliance, and tackiness kept me so preoccupied in my youth. Many was the day that afternoon papers got delivered to my customers much later than they should have, thanks to Barnabas Collins and the Dark Shadows gang.
To mark Thomas Kinkade’s passing, I posted the following tweet: Just discovered a new use for Twitter. You can learn who has wretchedly bad taste by searching for the #kinkade hash tag. — teeveedub (@teeveedub) April 7, 2012 The accolades displayed if you do just that will bear out my discovery. But I guess I hadn’t realized that, in amongst the sophomoric rhapsodizing, you may also find some poten
There’s been an awful lot of oxygen used on the campaign trail, during the debates, and in heated discussions by pundits, about Mitt Romney’s record as a so-called job creator. The discussion has centered around the various conflicting claims that Mitt has made over the years about how many jobs he created while at Bain Capital — ranging from 10,000 to 120,000.
Go ahead. Call me a spelling bitch. Call me a grammar nazi. I don’t care. People get paid lots of money to put stuff on TV. If they can’t spell, can’t they at least hire a proofreader? I’m afraid I might be turning into one of those people who goes around with Sharpies and bottles of Liquid Paper fixing spelling and punctuation on menus and posters and store signs. And my flatscreen is going t
