-Don't you love the story in The Washington Post on J. Edgar "Mary" Hoover attempting to prove that former President Johnson staffer Jack Valenti was gay. Seems that in the 1960's, Valenti had the nerve to invite a closeted gay photographer to one of his parties in Texas. First of ...

-Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth 2 has gone hip on us! In a public appearance, she officially unveiled her new web site . Actually it is a site for the royal family of England and has links to you tube, virtual tours and if the Royals are coming to your neck of the woods. I had a great deal of fun on it...

-So the White House is fighting an invasion of raccoons. Being no dummies, the persistent creatures have found good digs and the squatters are resisting any attempts at eviction. Marylouise Oates (photo), author of the best selling " The Second Home Book", has a tip for the White House Sta...

-Well, the KKK's worst nightmare just happened this week. With the naming of the new Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele, both parties now are headed by African Americans. Maybe they can hope that Grand Wizard David Duke will make a comeback. Think your days are over fellows, s...

-Well, I know that the Inauguration is over and President Obama has rapidly seized the reins of power. However, our own Jonathan Stoller sent me a link to the Denver Post and some of the best Inauguration photographs I have seen throughout this entire process. There is a classic one of Dick Cheney t...

-At long last, tomorrow is the day! President-elect Barack Hussein Obama becomes our 44th President and in the middle of a tough winter, spring is in the air. A new day has come. The crowd estimates for the Inauguration ceremonies have been all over the place. I really don't care. Can't wait...

-How very disappointing that Rev Rick Warren will deliver the invocation at the Inauguration of President- elect Obama. What were they thinking? This man compared marriage equality to "incest and child abuse". Now, we will all survive this bigot praying over us but how sad that those of us...

-The worst kept secret in Washington is that former Senate Democratic Majority Leader Tom Daschle will be the new Secretary of Health and Human Services. Not content to take on just operating this major agency, Daschle will also be the new "Health Czar" for President-elect Obama. Having kn...

The Nation has an incredible piece by Gabriel Thompson called "The Wealth Gap". The article is a powerful reason again to vote for Barack Obama to assist our nation's poor and close the economic inequality in America. Progressive and articulate CEO Leo Hindery, who has developed a reputati...

Chicago has been selected to be one of the final four candidates for the 2016 Olympics. If chosen, it would be the first American city since Atlanta to host an Olympics. Wanna bet that Mayor Daley will still be serving as Mayor of the city then? My friend in P-Town, Richard Burns, has reminded me th...