by Michael Leppert | Nov 1, 2023 | Politics/Government
Las Vegas specializes in making money off of people who just can’t walk away. But on Saturday in Sin City, that’s exactly what former Vice President Mike Pence did. An ironic place for the most pious politician I’ve covered to announce what will likely be the end of...
by Michael Leppert | Sep 17, 2021 | Politics/Government
Oh, the things people say. The chronology that leads to the most provocative quotes in history is that they begin with a feeling, which leads to some thinking, and then is organized in some carefully chosen words shared with others. Eulogies and memorial services of...
by Michael Leppert | Dec 8, 2019 | Politics/Government, Pop/Life
Americans just don’t talk about toilets enough. President Donald Trump made a bold move on Friday and changed that for a moment, so I am accepting that leadership and will lean into it, or take a seat on it. I thought I would spice the topic up a little by...
by Michael Leppert | Jul 20, 2018 | Politics/Government
“Lions and tigers and bears, oh my!” is the famous chant from the 1939 cinema classic, The Wizard of Oz. It’s the frightened rant of Dorothy, Scarecrow and Tin Man, right before they meet the cowardly Lion. And of course, the inhuman characters...
by Michael Leppert | Jun 11, 2017 | Politics/Government
The Trump administration had planned this week to be “infrastructure week.” It was supposed to be a week filled with announcements, investments, and maybe the occasional ribbon cutting to show that America is building stuff on its way to becoming great...