Puffin’s Place

So Obama is going to toss a celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Stillwell riots. Hmm. That’s about like intoning, “Some of my best friends are gay” while festooning the White House with rainbow tissue paper.
It’s easy. Creates no discord or risk. Puts one on the side of the angels without risk of having [...]

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Once again I lament the lack of proportion among many of us. When asked to make a choice, it appears to me that we always choose the bling over the blood. Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett are dead–no great reason for joy there. But also no great reason for wall to wall media coverage and [...]

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These post-election days are not as fiery as those before the vote, but I find myself unable to resist the temptation to come back and launch more regular words into Grand Canyon.
Thinking today, for example, of how I feel about Barack Obama.
I am daily proud of his demeanor and restraint. I applaud him for not [...]

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