A few weeks ago Barack Obama told Hillary Clinton and John McCain to “lay off my wife.” Apparently Mr. Obama has forgotten that in 2000 Laura Bush was the target of vitriolic attacks from the left (remember the one about her having killed someone in a driving accident when she was a teenager?), that in the 80’s [...]
I am not only witty in myself, I am the cause of wit in other men” - Falstaff - One of the amazing things about Shakespeare is his versatility. He created characters as dark and sinister as Iago and Edmond, characters as good as Cordelia and Rosalind. He blended all of those traits in the miracle that is Sir [...]
Samuel Johnson said that patriotism was the last refuge of scoundrels. But patriotism is no different than religion in this regard. A scoundrel wants to hide his true self in something that will have an emotional appeal to his potential victims. So it makes sense that he would pretend to be a patriot or a God fearing Christian (Muslim, [...]
Here are eight of my favorite movies and one of my favorite lines from each. Got any lines you’d like to share, let’s hear them. Gone With the Wind This isn’t the first time you’ve come between me and disaster, Captain Butler. It isn’t likely I’d question any device of yours. The Godfather I don’t want anything to happen [...]