Guy Smith | July 30, 2012
TweetBarack Obama may be staring down a long, dark hallway of unemployment. “Welcome to the club,” says 15.1% of the voters. It is unappetizing to agree with Gollum’s older brother, but proto-demon James Carville was correct in 1992 when he said “It’s the economy, stupid.” Any president seeking reelection during a recession faces dismal prospects. [...]
Guy Smith | July 23, 2012
TweetI knew Al Jazeera was calling. It was the first of a long string of predictable outcomes from Aurora’s Armageddon. With details just beginning to foment last Friday morning, Al Jazeera and other news outlets were clamoring for talking heads to appear on their evening broadcast. That was as predictable as the fact that they [...]
Guy Smith | July 9, 2012
TweetIn recent weeks many folks have chronically complained to me about gridlock in Washington. They denounce acrimonious debate and snivel about stubbornness in political positions. To which I reply “Ain’t it beautiful!” I’m not being snide, which means I must need more caffeine this morning. We are witnessing the most spectacular transformation of American and [...]
Guy Smith | July 2, 2012
TweetOakland California is ground-zero for recreational drug use, which apparently continues to affect the dwindling staff at the Oakland Tribune. Like some other San Francisco Bay Area rags, the Trib has a congenital dislike for private firearm ownership, though in the wake of continuing gun control movement defeats our local press has suddenly become concerned [...]
