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McCain in Pres-cut
Following in the footsteps of Barry Goldwater, John McCain ended his "Service to America" tour with an appearance in Prescott, Arizona. I was able to attend this function, as it is only a short walk from my house to the Yavapai County Courthouse. In the speech,...
McCain: A “Mad” Man?
As the Democrats prepare to go the distance, with the protracted battle for their party’s nomination not likely to be resolved for many months, their drama is the page-one political campaign news story these days. Most of the stuff about John McCain is on page-two....
Remembering John Heinz
John Heinz died seventeen years ago today. Tragically and tragically before time. The issues he cared about ---and characteristically burrowed in on--- were seen as esoteric, and even irrelevant, by many at the time. But today we can see that the reform of Social...
Bill Safire’s Seven Bird Dog Minutes
In case you already had dinner plans and/or your TiVo was on the blink, here's what you missed on last night's Daily Show. And here's where you can get your hot off the presses copy of Bill's updated Safire's Political Dictionary.(1) For Republicans, the hardcover...
Exclusive Photos of Nixon in Vietnam
Our friend CW4 Harry Holzman was kind enough to share never seen photos of President Nixon during his July 1969 visit with troops under his command in South Vietnam. Here is the President in a Jeep while reviewing the 1st ID: Here is CW4 Holzman waiting for the...
Dennis Prager Live from the Nixon Library
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Tet and Basra, Hearts and Minds
In "Hearts and Minds, Again" ---his Wonder Land column in today's The Wall Street Journal---Daniel Henninger raises some provocative points. Mr. Henninger writes about the importance ---and the importance of watching--- the 1974 Oscar winner Hearts and Minds: The...
“Nixon Field” Has A Certain Ring To It
The Washington Post reached new heights of populist aesthetic dudgeon over the architecture of the just-opened National Stadium. In today's paper, the snarky Style sectionistas took on the question of naming rights. The Redskins play at FedEx Field, the Wizards...
Close to Home
The South Side Inn is at the corner of State and Main Streets in my hometown, New Albany, Indiana, directly across from the town's oldest building - the house constructed by the three Scribner brothers when they arrived in 1813 from (logically enough) Albany, NY,...
35 Years of Experience: Years 1 + 2
Reverend Jeremiah Wright has at least temporarily retired the phrase "chickens coming home to roost" but that's the phrase that comes to mind reading Dan Calabrese's column about Hillary Clinton's performance as a staff attorney on the House Judiciary Committee's...