Thoughts and Observations:

  • The Government Hits The ‘Reset’ Button — Results: Pending

    The Government Hits The ‘Reset’ Button — Results: Pending

      It’s official. Donald John Trump is the 45th President of the United States.  Get used to it.  He won..and to the winner goes the spoils. But..the mood was a bit different.  Perhaps because skies were gray and rain spritzed from time to time.  Or maybe…just maybe…people just weren’t so excited about it all Sure Read more

  • Coming Soon: The Passing of An Institution

    Coming Soon: The Passing of An Institution

    It happened on the Sunday before — some would say — a political circus begins. Feld Entertainment announced it was shutting down its most famous enterprise.   Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls…children of all ages, what that means is this May we will see the final performances ever of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Read more

  • The Death of One Man…The Diplomatic Contrast of Two

    The Death of One Man…The Diplomatic Contrast of Two

    Photo credit: radioangulo.com Fidel Castro is dead! That is a rather curt and direct quote from the Twitter feed of President-elect Donald Trump in the hours after Castro’s passing. This got me to thinking about the diplomatic contrast we may soon see between the outgoing administration of President Barack Obama and the incoming one of Read more

  • The Transition To Trump: What We Learned From The 2016 Election

    The Transition To Trump: What We Learned From The 2016 Election

    So here we are.  Donald Trump is our President-elect.   The key word here is “OUR”. I was assigned to be at Donald Trump’s Election Night HQ at the Hilton Midtown in New York City.  I went into the assignment honestly thinking about one question:  What type of tone would Donald Trump strike on his Read more

  • Giving My Thanks To (and For) That Special Someone

    Giving My Thanks To (and For) That Special Someone

    I’ve always liked the music of Billy Joel..even before I got to New York. I’ve always said there’s not one of his songs that doesn’t perfectly describe some aspect of someone’s life. I was listening to the Billy Joel Channel on SiriusXM and heard a song of his I had not listened to in a Read more

  • The 2016 Democratic National Convention: A Look Back

    The 2016 Democratic National Convention: A Look Back

    So, my first in-person political convention experience was …well..and experience.   But it was a good one.  For years I have watched on TV what the networks have been willing to show in prime time.   To be at the Wells Fargo Arena in Philadelphia was an enlightening look into the inner workings of a Read more