A thought-provoking book to read, no matter what your political party preference/affiliation, is Al Gore's The Assault On Reason. Although the book itself is a polemic against Bush, the points Gore makes about the changing landscape of American politics and the inherent dangers that entails makes for very interesting reading. He really had a couple of crackerjack researchers. It is an interesting book to read particularly while the presidential primary debates unfold in both parties, particularly the blurring of religion and politics by a couple of the candidates in the Republican debates. As an observation, I wonder if the Dems are sowing the seeds of a fall defeat with their internal bickering. Is Bill Clinton hurting or helping Hillary's candidacy? I thought the Republican candidates civility in last nite's debate in Boca Raton was very refreshing. I thought all of the candidates, except perhaps McCain (who had memory problems about what he's said in the past), had a good nite. It's hard to listen to Ron Paul and not like a lot of what he has to say. I thought Romney looked and acted very presidential, Huckabee is a gifted speaker and thinks well on his feet (his line about the UN headphones was funny), and I thought Giuliani did well also. I'm looking forward to seeing the results of the South Carolina Democrat primary tomorrow. Stay tuned.

Cats, Hillary and Obama

What do the Cats, Hillary, and Obama all have in common? They were all winners last week!