Sequestration
Republicans in congress are continuing their game of chicken with the sequestration cuts that were never supposed to happen. They seem to forget that Americans are behind the idea of the tax fairness that.
Going Postal
The U.S. Postal Service has decided to discontinue Saturday mail delivery. This is the latest desperate move by a desperately strapped federal agency.
Skeet Shooter
The White House released a photo of Obama skeet shooting as if to say to the NRA and gun owners, "see? ... he knows what a gun is!" It won't stop the NRA from demonizing him for wanting to have sensible gun laws. What is more disturbing to me is the idea that Obama can order drone strikes on Americans if he so chooses.
Brewed On Grant: The Mon River
The Monongahela River has been selected by voters as Pennsylvania's "River of the Year." Ha! Take that, Schuylkill!
Lights Out
Concussions in football have become so serious that even the president is talking about it. When the lights went out during the Super Bowl I couldn't help but wonder how many of the players on that field have experienced "lights out" while playing.
