Forty Years On

Here on the east coast there is still a short time left of the fortieth anniversary of Robert Kennedy’s assassination on 6 June 1968. Earlier this evening I was listening to C-SPAN radio’s excellent omnibus program: Press Secretary Frank Mankiewicz’...

Part Of The Question Answered

While the question of what women, in general, want may still be up in the air, this afternoon a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll sheds considerable light on what Democratic women want. In a survey of Democratic voters, 60% of the women polled stated they hoped...

Barack, Bobby, and Bryan

Barack Obama’s choice to involve Caroline Kennedy, daughter of the late president, as part of a three-person team leading his search for a running mate is another not-so-subtle example of his very real desire to be seen as the present-day embodiment of Camelot. It may...

“Nixon’s Nixon” Reviewed

Yesterday the Washington Post reviewed the revival of Russell Lees’ two-character play Nixon’s Nixon which is running at the Round House Theatre in Bethesda, Maryland, until June 22.  (A previous post at TNN linked to an earlier Post article about this...

Obama’s Odd Line

As John Taylor pointed out a couple of days ago, Obama’s victory speech had an odd passage:  I honor [McCain’s] service, and I respect his many accomplishments, even if he chooses to deny mine. It was reminiscent of another speech, from 1962.  The speaker had...