"All of the great leaders have had one characteristic in common: It was the willingness to confront unequivocally the major anxiety of their people in their time. This, and not much else, is the essence of leadership." John Kenneth Galbraith, American Economist
June 1, 2016
By: Linda Case Gibbons
This week the press finally got a dose of what they've been dishing out.
It was a dressing down, something we've been waiting for s...
"If you live long enough, you'll make mistakes. But if you learn from them, you'll be a better person. It's how you handle adversity, not how it affects you. The main thing is never quit, never quit, never quit." William J. Clinton
May 25, 2016
By: Linda Case Gibbons
Camelot is over and Bill Clinton hasn't been in the White House since 2001. Even though Bill left with a bang, there comes a time in every man's life when he is no longer relevant.
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"Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies." Groucho Marx
May 18, 2016
By: Linda Case Gibbons
You might think life is tough today, but you'd be wrong.
The president said so.
Sure, you're angry. A robot replaced you at your job right after the minimum wage was raised. That can seem harsh.
And you're bummed that your ...
"The man who passes the sentence should swing the sword...A ruler who hides behind paid executioners soon forgets what death is." George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones
May 11, 2016
By: Linda Case Gibbons
Doing the same thing over and over, and expecting a different result? That's the definition of insanity, and the Republican Party.
For eight years the man in the White House who promised us Change, has more than delivered. An...
"Just cause you got the monkey off your back doesn't mean the circus has left town." George Carlin
April 27, 2016
"I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. These two institutions screw us up enough on their own, so both of them together is certain death." George Carlin
April 20, 2016
By: Linda Case Gibbons
The Founding Fathers couldn't have made it more clear: Church and State? Keep them separate!
Religion was a big bone of contention in their day, and they were bound and determined that religious persecutio...
"Being jealous of a beautiful woman is not going to make you more beautiful." Zsa Zsa Gabor
April 13, 2016
By: Linda Case Gibbons
It happens to Colombo all the time. The bad guys treat him like he's stupid.
It's the same way arrogant talk show guys treat their audiences.
They tell them, "You guys are well informed! You're my peers," then proceed to patiently explain every little issue to them, even whom w...
"Finding good players is easy. Getting them to play as a team is another story." Casey Stengel
April 6, 2016
By: Linda Case Gibbons
They don't even realize that they are doing anything wrong. But they are. You could even call it un-American.
"Political Water Boarding." It's what the media, the Republican Establishment and political rivals are doing to Trump.
Both parties say they are dead set against torture, bu...
"Each of these attacks were carried out with the goal to spread fear and distrust and turn members of a community against each other...The only sustainable way to fight back is to create a world where everyone feels cared for and loved." Mark Zuckerberg, Founder, Facebook
March 30, 2016
By: Linda Case Gibbons
No matter how hard he tries, Communists and the Ayatollah just don't like him.
And he'll do anything to win th...