“Atlas Shrugged.” It’s the title to the novel by Ayn Rand, and it’s also the answer to the question about the mythic Roman God who holds the world on his shoulders.
President-elect Barack Obama is viewed as the political superman. Obama’s Senate Web site includes a picture of him striking a Superman pose in front of a Superman statue.
America’s next president will inherit more than a financial catastrophe when he assumes office. He will also inherit a shadow government — one that is fully staffed by unelected officials, fully operational and ready to take over the running of the country at a moment’s notice.
The citizens of Santa Monica get to vote for four of seven City Council seats this election. Whoopee! All four incumbents are running. Bobby Shriver is going for a second four-year term.
Maybe John McCain was clever in picking Sarah Palin as his running mate. Now that their campaign is increasingly desperate, she can be his “attack dog” as they say in politics.
Editor’s note: October is Disabilities Awareness Month in Santa Monica and, as a result, the Daily Press presents a month-long series of articles by members of the Santa Monica Disabilities Commission.
There was an abundance of news this past week, most of it bad. Evidently the country is broke. It took 235 years for our federal deficit to reach $5 trillion, but it only took You-Know-Who (rhymes with “tush”) only eight years to reach $11 trillion.
Despite our strong desire to have a baby, my husband and I were a little worried about how it would affect our marriage. After all, for nine months friends and strangers looked at my growing belly and shared with us unsolicited horror stories of blissfully happy relationships gone to pot once a newb
Once again I must take issue with Bill Bauer’s assessment of the Santa Monica Board of Education (“Same old school board?” page 4, Oct. 6) and his second negative reference to John Deasy (apparently, something about Deasy just doesn’t sit well with Mr.
By now, readers of this column should know I was the first person to go on the record predicting an Obama presidency back in April of 2007. When he’s elected, it’s only natural that I’ll assume the title of America’s Smartest Columnist.
Are you a flying monkey, a talking tree or a mental midget Munchkin? Take this test and see. 1. Name the parts of speech and define those that have no modifications.
Editor’s note: David Pisarra, author of “What’s the Point?” is on vacation. Everywhere today government bureaucrats and media pundits blame unwanted price movements on speculators and short-sellers.
