The National Football League's multibillion-dollar celebration of its own opulence has gained a pervasive hold on American life since it came into existence 43 years ago. ...more

February 1, 2009

I have never seen the dirty, desperate smear campaign that McCain-Palin are running. McCain says he would freeze spending for a year; let me translate that for you. It applies to Social Security for one thing. He has been itching to get his hands on our Social Security for years. He plans to cut our benefits, cut the cost of living, raise the retirement age, privatize accounts again and invest it in Wall Street, in spite of what's happening now. This is a page out of his pal Bush's playbook. While he's doing that he will be giving a tax break to his CEO buddies. This is a very wealthy man who relates to other wealthy people. ...more

October 16, 2008

In the opening scene of "Fiddler On The Roof," the embattled dairyman, Tevye, fantasizes about being a wealthy man whose advice is sought by "the most important men in town," whereupon he sings this profound disclaimer: "And it won't make one bit of difference if I answer right or wrong; when you're rich, they think you really know." Similarly, since I became a father, near about six decades ago, there is a presumption that I have acquired a substantial measure of expertise regarding that occupation. ...more

June 17, 2008

In the opening scene of "Fiddler On The Roof," Tevye fantasizes about being a wealthy man whose advice is sought... ...more

June 16, 2008

LAKE PLACID — Camp Cloverleaf, Highlands County 4-H's overnight camp, got a surprise –– and what is described as a "substantial" financial gift –– from a donor that will benefit 4-H children in the county and the state. That's the assessment of John Alleyne, director of the Highlands County Extension Service, of the gift left in the will of a wealthy man who recently passed away. Kristin Bird, coordinator of 4-H Resources and Alumni Affairs at the University of Florida in Gainesville, agreed. She said the amount of the gift is "substantial," but it could not be released publicly for at least two to three weeks, if at all. ...more

June 4, 2008

Al Gore is a man of some stature. He was a U.S. senator and a vice president. Lately he has promoted global warming. Mr. Gore is a wealthy man that uses 20 times as much energy as the average family. He flies by private jet and drives SUVs, all of this while lecturing to the rest of us to conserve. ...more

December 6, 2007