My Dad died almost seven years ago. At the time, my wife Heidi and I lived out West and we were expecting our first child. I distinctly remember talking with my Dad on July 4, 2001. It was, in fact, the last time we would ever speak. My Dad spoke to me from his hospital […]
For the last year or so since Rick Santelli sounded the clarion call on CNBC, I have watched with fascination and awe as the Tea Party has burst onto the scene across the country. Santelli, standing in the commodities pit on the floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, simply stated what so many Americans were […]
So the last couple of days I’ve been hearing about the demon pass and Lugosi. What the heck is the demon pass? Another name for Devil’s Highway? Maybe it’s a football term? The 180-degree opposite of Doug Flutie’s Immaculate Reception at Boston College? Lugosi, I thought. Bela Lugosi? And then it came to me…people weren’t […]
So, it was just about one year ago that conservatism was declared to be a thing of the past; just over a year ago that conservatives were told that our time in the sun had come to an end and we were invited to simply, thank you very much, fade away. As conservatives took stock […]
