Obama birther issue: Remember when we were reasonably sane?
NEW YORK — If you really, really dislike Barack Obama, his long-form birth certificate, finally proffered in exasperation, is quite simply a counterfeit. If you are a fan of the...
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Demonizing the GOP, losing the budget war
So why do Republicans hate art, the elderly and children? Hint: Same reason parents hate their children when they say, "No." We could just leave it at that, but this...
Russia and free expression — with envy
NEW YORK — It is bracing, not to mention annoying, laughable and obnoxious, to hear a White House press secretary lectured by a Russian journalist about the parameters of free...
Resolution for all times
It befalls the columnist this time of year to look back and recap; to assign blame and shame, while offering the obligatory mea culpa; and, of course, to resolve. It...
Women on the verge
NEW YORK — Fair is foul, and foul is fair. There's something witchy in the air. Perhaps 'tis the season, but womankind is suffering a froth of frivolity. "I am...
Leading under the Woodward watch
Question of the day: Why do presidents give the White House keys to Bob Woodward? I ask this with all due deference, respect, hat in hand, cape over puddle and...
Shouts, whispers and anger
NEW YORK — Sometimes when everyone is shouting, only a whisper can be heard. This is the thinking behind a powerful new anti-Barack Obama ad that seeks to tap not...
Road to home invasion, Internet success
— August finally redeemed itself from shark-jumping hysteria with an original, spontaneous, transcendent event — the accidental intersection of one Antoine Dodson, his sister, her would-be rapist and some musical...
Cut Dr. Laura some slack
I confess to having a residual soft spot for Laura Schlessinger, who is retiring from radio for finally going too far. When an African-American caller asked her for help in...
A vacation with headaches for Michelle Obama
NEW YORK — Observing the Michelle Obama vacation controversy unfold, one is of multiple minds. First thought: Give the lady a break. She deserves a vacation. Who cares that she...