Living On the Diagonal

EARLY COVERAGE OF TODAY’S INAUGURAL I am listening and viewing of NBC coverage of the Inaugural utilizing a “mixed bag” of Today Show and Nightly News celebrity, an ironic thought occurred. You may recall over the past four years when “Jenna Bush” conducted interviews with the President Obama and how she “gushed” over First Lady Michelle and the Obama daughters makes me wonder if she will change political Party. Watching NBC coverage of the early pregame precedent Presidential coverage of the Inauguration Day, did I hear Brian Willows just say... "You can't waive a dick without touching a motorcade? Oh, maybe I misheard. Brian may have said, "Waive a STICK..." not a dick as previously reported. Former Presidents Jimmy Carter, William Jefferson Clinton, and future president, Hillary proudly displays their pride and privilege with their mere presence at historic Inauguration. However, former Republican Presidents, George H.W. Bush, George W. a

The end of 2012 came so fast and I was exhausted after the election and happy with the result with some reservation. My goal in writing since the GOP debates began early 2012 was to give it all I had to defeat Mitt Romney. I noticed as I was writing most of my blog pieces centered on the follies, falsehoods and outright lies of Mitt Romney and eventually all of his supporters. He produces so much comic material that it is impossible to resist taking every opportunity to allow him to self-destruct. The point is I did not need to defend President Obama's record. Whew! I am grateful for that in some ways because it is difficult to convince people that "We are moving Forward" when the numbers and the GOP spin on his achievements were misinformation, inadequate support and some outright lies. So, I have been thinking about a number issues to write about in the coming year. GUN CONTROL The first being the catastrophes of Newton, CT and then the school shootings today.