by Michael Leppert | Nov 24, 2022 | Politics/Government, Pop/Life
We all know people who always see a glass as half empty. It is tough to be around them and their unrelenting pessimism. Then there is the other bunch, those bright, sunshiny, “half full” types, who always see the best in everything. They can be equally exhausting with...
by Michael Leppert | Nov 17, 2022 | Politics/Government
For more than a year, I have been patiently waiting for the arrival of the inevitable dilemma that Third District U.S. Rep. Jim Banks was facing. These are important days for the future of individual political careers in Washington, though it is much harder to see how...
by Michael Leppert | Sep 29, 2022 | Politics/Government
When I first heard about Andy Borowitz’s new book, “Profiles in Ignorance,” I knew it was moving to the top of my must-read stack. Then I found out he was reading the Audible version himself, and so I am now that guy walking down the street who spontaneously bursts...
by Michael Leppert | Jun 10, 2022 | Politics/Government
I am not a fan of zombie flicks. It has always been a genre featuring human-like beings that just weren’t complex enough to be interesting. A zombie can’t be reasoned with. A zombie can’t understand things. All a zombie wants, its singular purpose,...
by Michael Leppert | Feb 25, 2022 | Politics/Government
The last tweet I read before I turned it off to write this was simply a message released from former President Donald Trump. It read: “If I were in office, this deadly Ukraine situation would never have happened!” As ridiculous as that statement is, it is...
