Serving as mayor of New York City has been called the second toughest job in the country, second only to the presidency. 

That description of the Big Apple before it was the Big Apple was coined forty years ago by then-mayor John Lindsay, probably the city’s second-worst mayor in the twentieth century after Jimmy Walker.

Oddly for such a tough job, people seem to fight like hell to set up residence in Gracie Mansion.  The current mayor, Michael Bloomberg,   has declined to live there for reasons of his own, probably because it would be beneath his dignity.

A lifelong Democrat, … Read the rest

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(As preface, please see my five-part series, “Teachers Gone Wild I-V” [August 20-24, 2008].  Part I can be found here: http://www.genelalor.com/blog1/?p=370)

Well, they’re at it again, as if they ever stopped. 

WCBS-TV reported that yet another dedicated professional, a female teacher in a New York City intermediate school, Marissa Weber, was caught in flagrante delicto with a 14 year old (male) student.  It’s alleged that 27 year old Ms. Weber trysted the afternoons away with the kid on some seven occasions between April and mid-May.

Had she not been apprehended in one of her acts, Marissa probably would have … Read the rest

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This is an incomplete transcript of a conversation recorded in the Oval Office.  It cannot be termed an official transcript since the recording device was somehow secreted under the carpet in the wee hours of January 19th, 2009 by a person who shall remain unidentified.  As can best be determined, the participants were President Obama, (BHO), Attorney General Eric Holder, (EH), Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, (NP), and DHS Secretary, Janet Napolitano, (JN). A staff member suggested it be called, “A Day in Obamaland.” We report, you decide.

BHO:   So, what do we do now, bro? 

EH:   I dunno, … Read the rest

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Not an awful lot of good news has been coming out of Washington lately, especially since Election Day, 2008.  Indeed, not an awful lot of good news ever emanates from Washington. 

It’s more than curious that things usually look better, and the stock market usually rallies, when our leaders go on one of their many vacations, junkets, or world tours.  Someone should research the meaning of that welcome phenomenon.

Elsewhere on the planet there have been a few other welcome phenomena, one in France where such happenings are rarities and where innovations have stultified since the French alleged they invented … Read the rest

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I’ve always tried to adhere to the family advice to choose your battles wisely, point being that if you go to war on small matters you lose credibility on bigger matters.

So, if Junior wants to get his ear pierced or if Missy wants a tiny tattoo in an inconspicuous area, it might be best to go with the flow rather than flipping out.  If you do go ballistic over something like that, what ammunition do you have left when Junior decides to join the circus or Missy insists on getting a humungous tramp stamp over her butt?  Very little.… Read the rest

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Our world is so filled with both natural and man-made wonders that it would be presumptuous for anyone to hope to witness them all. 

From the breathtaking beauty of the Grand Canyon and the timeless sights of the Galapogos, from the domed magnificence of India’s Taj Mahal to the exotic mysteries of Egypt’s pyramids, it is more than evident that both God and man have endowed us mere Earthlings with treasures most of us can only imagine.

All that said, since man doth not live and thrive on such wonders alone, now to significantly more mundane wonders in the news.… Read the rest

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An article in the latest edition of The Economist bemoans the paucity of comic material for mocking President Barack Hussein Obama, suggesting he is just too perfect–and slick–to serve as a target for a comedy routine.  Almost in passing, it mentions that, “His race makes some cautious.”

Ya think?

Actually, there are tons of such material available for Jay Leno, Dave Letterman, Conan O’Brien, and all the other comedians on cable such as Bill Maher and Jon Stewart for whom nothing was off limits when it came to former President George W. Bush or even his daughters.  Indeed, at every … Read the rest

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For some great and moving Memorial Day videos, featuring Billy Ray Cyrus, (“Some Gave All”), Toby Keith,(“American Soldier”), Lee Greenwood, (“I’m Proud To Be an American”), and Tim Mc Graw (“If You’re Reading This, I’m Already Home), please see http://www.commoncts.blogspot.com/.  … Read the rest

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I honestly don’t know what to think about Tom Hanks’ new conspiracy flick, “Angels and Demons,”   a prequel witten by Dan Brown prior to his earlier blockbuster, “The DaVinci Code.”

I’m not crazy about Hanks to start with, although I must be admit he’s a talented actor.  As for director Ron Howard, I still can’t get past the image of Opie   of years ago but he seems to know how to direct movies.  He was cuter as a kid but losing his hair seems to have sharpened his directorial expertise.

I didn’t want to go see “Angels and Demons” mainly … Read the rest

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If you’re a Wacko Environmentalist, a Global-Change Freak, a Greenpeace Fanatic, or any other member of the Democratic Party, this news will be orgasmic.  If you’re normal, then tough, you’ll just have to live with it.  If you’re normal and like driving a big, comfy, safe motor vehicle,   fuhgeddaboudit!

From our friends at Moonbattery.com, from Iowahawk, on a tip from Sam Houston, comes this exciting, futuristic look (2012) of O.G.M.’s, Obama Government Motors’, solution for all that ails our poor, polluted Earth.  The video lasts less than 4 minutes, which is more than enough time to take gander at … Read the rest

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