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Too Early to Determine Christie’s Involvement

February 6th, 2014 Comments off

In America, unlike many countries, one is innocent until proved guilty.? Let?s wait until there is proof of what really happened before any judgments are pronounced concerning what Governor Christie?s role was in bridge-lane closing.? As former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani suggested, if the evidence shows he did not tell the truth during his nearly two-hour long news conference, than he?s in real trouble.? But if he did tell the truth, then that should be the end of it.??

Regardless of what the investigation shows, he evidently has taken steps to dismiss those who were directly responsible for what happened, and he deserves credit for that.? Read more…

Please, Mr. President, Lead rather than Divide

February 1st, 2014 Comments off

When Mr. Obama campaigned for President of the United States in 2008, he assured voters that he would bring the county together and especially quell the gridlock in Washington that had made it difficult for the United States Congress to pass important legislation.? But, instead, the discord in Washington is greater than ever and has spread throughout our country.? How did this happen??

I realize that I am not a political science major and as just a regular citizen who has never run for office I may be guilty of being na?ve and oversimplifying politics.? That being said, it appears to me that President Obama almost goes out of his way at sowing discord rather than negotiating agreement.? For example, as recently as his State of the Union address earlier this week, the President started out on a very conciliatory note, but before too long he began to make threats of what he would do with his pen if the Republicans failed to pass certain legislation.? And the next day he began making campaign-type speeches in different states degrading Republicans, and especially the Republican held United States House of Representatives.? Such verbiage may please his Democratic base.? It certainly does not, however, bring about any type of unity, but further fuels discord in Washington. Read more…

If I Were President . . .

February 1st, 2014 Comments off

I received an e-mail on my Web site that features my latest book: The Big Ten of Grammar: Identifying and Fixing the Ten Most Frequent Grammatical Errors.? Of course, I liked the e-mail because of what it said about my book, but even more because of its general emphasis on a completely different and very important subject.

?The e-mail reads as follows:? Read more…