In 2008 America was tired of George W. Bush and Republicans in general.  Bush fatigue and the conjunction of an economic crisis with the election made the election of a Democrat almost a foregone conclusion.  (Running against John McCain also helped).  The media was ready to get behind Hillary Clinton because the first female president […]

You know you must be getting old when you start to have nostalgic longings for the good old days.  I’m really not that old, and, in truth, those days really were not that good, but they sure beat Hell out of what we’re getting now.  I used to work for the government, so I don’t […]