President

  • We are not invited into this dysfunctional family of three generations, all 750 pages of it. Crime fiction, social commentary and extremely hilarious saga. I stayed up late last night for its racing conclusion. A year and a half ago, I read Freedom by Franzen. As engrossing as Fraction of a Whole. This family questioned everything, but centrally,…

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  • In-your-face campaign slogans. Last-minute push. Local, State and National level. Voter drive in full drive. From Alfred Smith (Catholic) to Kennedy (Catholic) onto Romney (Mormon). Religion on the fringe, now got NYT full-page endorsement by Billy Graham. I thought the Reverend was supposed to play neutral, and be wise-man to Presidents, Red or Blue. It’s great…

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