Syria – Big U.S. Foreign Policy News
Syria has become big news. Days ago, right before his birthday, the U.S. President Barack Obama authorized secret support for the forces opposing the...
Views of Our Pothole Democracy
People like me learned about the existence of former U.S. Sen. Larry Craig (R-Idaho) in 2007, when Jon Stewart told the story of the...
First, You Heard It Here: Romney Just Lost the Presidential Race, Says FoxNews
I was talking to the only Potholeview aficionado and learned about Romney’s vice-presidential pick -- the cute white boy from the cheddar cheese state,...
In Defense of the American Horror Movie: Remain Obese or Die
Mayor Bloomberg is proposing to ban sales of sugar-sweetened beverages over 16 ounces in New York City. Fountain and bottled beverages over 16 ounces...
Live from ThePotholeView: According to Us, Gore Vidal Is Still Having Fun
When you have Gore Vidal's irreverent wit and cosmopolitan nature, you cannot stop having fun. At random, I picked this quote to announce his...
The Scariest Thing about Romney Is Sheldon Adelson
I discovered late in my life that being Jewish is beautiful. Until then I thought that it was just my reflection in the mirror...
WikiLeaks Cannot Hurt the US Government, Judge Kollar-Kotelly Decided
I used to applaud the decisions of Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly of the United States District Court in Washington, especially the one describing the Bush...
Why Run for President When You Cannot Rise Above a Lackey?
I thought the president knew that poeple like me- many much younger and better looking- elected him. Alas, he feels indentured not to us...
La Femme et Son Image
MoMA brought to our attention Cindy Sherman's work this year, but what the New York's modern art crown jewel should also do is bring...
Transformers — A Movie Both Democrats and Republicans Try to Emulate
With Condi Rice the most popular among those Mitt Romney, the Republican Presidential Candidate, is reportedly considering as a vice presidential running mate, American...
The Motorcycle Taxis — Why Hasn’t New York City Adopted Them Yet?
Perhaps even more intriguingly is why hasn't San Francisco introduced the motorcycle taxis yet? The motorcycle taxi's main attraction is that you can sit...
Valerie T May Soon Be Free to Tweet to Her Heart’s Content
The French satirical publication Le Canard Enchaine is not our Onion. Its articles, even when more wishful thinking than factual reports are the result...
The 2012 Summer Chronicles of the Tanned Mme Lagarde and the Tart Me Sarkozy
That Mme Lagarde, the head of the International Monetary Fund, authorized a £270 million payout to a prominent supporter of the former French president...
Who Needs Poison When You Can Tweet?
With one 137-character tweet, Valerie Trierweiler, 48, the French First Lady, proved to be an amazing Lady Macbeth: She got rid of her predecessor,...
