Sometimes, Bigger is Not Better
Yesterday, I ran for the 20th something time in the 73rd Annual Manchester Road Race, the fourth oldest race in the New England which is a holiday tradition for many has-been athletes such as yours truly. The course is a 4.78-mile loop that starts and ends in the center of the Silk City, that could still serve as a location for an

The President's Sad Tune
You get the feeling that the air is escaping from the self-inflated Obama dirigible of hype over substance, prose or policy and imagery over realty. Yesterday, President Obama did his usually fine job of speaking, but if you listened to the words, his presentation rang hallow.The President

The Wall
Twenty years ago, everyone was caught off guard when the Berlin Wall became just another collection of cinder blocks, grout and barbed wire. The East German government announced it would no longer prevent people from leaving the country and seeking the west. Before long, Germans began to bang away at it w

A Big Save in New York State
Only the liberals can wish there is a split in the New York GOP when two Republican candidates collectedly pull 70 percent of the vote between them against a Democrat. Friday night, the insider appointed by New York Republican County chairman, Dede Scozzaffa, quit her candidacy for the 23rd special Congressional el

Dodd and Rangel Share a Problem
The year-long investigation into the financial affairs of Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., the powerful chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee are no different from the issues which face Sen. Chris Dodd. The only difference is Rangel comes from a district that would reelect him if he was making license plates upstate at Sing