by J. F. Kelly, Jr. | Coronado
In a decision with dire implications for the war on terrorism, Attorney General Eric Holder, the nation’s chief law enforcement officer, announced that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and the four other terrorists who planned the 9/11 attacks on New York and the Pentagon would be tried in a civilian [...]
by Doug McIntyre | Los Angeles
The other night while flipping around the cable universe, I had one of those low-grade epiphanies that occasionally come my way. After the latest episode of “World’s Deadliest Catch” and a recap of this season’s finale of “Ice Road Truckers,” I caught a few minutes of “L.A. Hard Hats” and [...]
by Doug McIntyre | Los Angeles
I have an eye on a couple of businesses down the block from my house. I’m not rooting for them to fail, but I’ve pegged them as my personal canaries in the coal mine. One is a bead shop; the other, a mobile dog groomer.
I’ll know the economy has truly [...]
by Doug McIntyre | Los Angeles
“It’s like money in the bank!”
Remember when that was the ultimate expression of security? Of peace of mind? Money in the bank was synonymous with a sure thing. But for the past 20-plus years, the financial wizards convinced us we were idiots if we kept our money in the bank. [...]
by Doug McIntyre | Los Angeles
The carnage in Chatsworth was a vivid reminder of how the phrase “train wreck” entered the lexicon as an ultimate expression of catastrophe. The twisted remains of box cars and locomotives were a once-frequent sight. Over time, we have learned from these disasters and have reduced collisions to anomalies that [...]
by Doug McIntyre | Los Angeles
I just got back from a two-week tour of the sausage factory that is American democracy.
First, I shipped off to Denver for The Barak Obama Show and what a show it was. At Ted Kennedy’s farewell, not a dry eye in the house. During Michelle Obama’s Harriet Nelson all-American girl [...]
by Doug McIntyre | Los Angeles
I spent a couple of hours watching Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain talk with the Rev. Rick Warren on my television. I just got one of those giganto flat-screen HD TVs and it’s taken over my life. I’m watching anything as long as it’s HD.
The other night, I [...]
by Doug McIntyre Los Angeles
Today is the 164th day since police say an illegal-alien gangbanger named Pedro Espinosa shot and killed 17-year-old high school football star Jamiel Shaw II.
The 164th day since Jamiel Shaw Sr. heard the gunshots that took his son’s life and propelled him down the block to find his boy dead in [...]
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