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Gov. Pence loses battle of words

Words matter.Sometimes the omission of words matter even more.The state of Indiana now has an Ommisioner-in-chief in Gov. Mike Pence.Two Sundays ago, Pence refused to directly answer questions about IndianaĢƵ brand new “Religious Freedom and Restoration Act.”They only required yes or no ...

Cruz candidacy sure to go nowhere

Ted Cruz, to nobodyĢƵ surprise, is running for president.He won’t win. He probably won’t get nominated either.But he’ll manage to tick off lots of people along the way.That seems to be the perpetually-grandstanding, first term Texas senatorĢƵ most non-endearing trait.HeĢƵ a highly ...

Video replays should be banned from baseball

Baseball is an imperfect game, played and managed by imperfect people, all of whom live in an imperfect world. Let football pursue the illusion of perfection. ItĢƵ not for baseball.Despite recent pronouncements by new baseball commissioner Rob Manfred to the contrary, the fact is baseballĢƵ ...

Art imitating life, iImitating art

“I killed them all, of course”Alleged murderer Robert Durst, during the HBO documentary The JinxBack in the mid-1980ĢƵ, during my time anchoring the syndicated show "Entertainment Tonight,'' the programĢƵ executive producer, Jack Reilly, hit me with a bombshell.“Al, I don’t know ...

GOP candidates can’t compare to Churchill

Not a few Republicans in Congress have come down with something, including those suffering from WSC Syndrome.Just what is WSC Syndrome and what are the symptoms?First, the symptoms. Those with the disorder see themselves as great heroes; actually more than great; they see themselves as heroic ...

Carson has limited appeal for blacks

<em>"Only Ben Carson can get enough black votes to keep the Democrats from winning the White House."</em>The National Draft Ben Carson for President CommitteeRun, Ben, Run - Your MouthI know who isn’t going to become president of these United States–Ben ...