WASHINGTON D.C.—We stand, or I should say, sit here today to get Health Care to crawl back under the rock it came out from. It’s been quite a while, see, since we used to march on Washington.

It’s so awkward that Toby Keith and the Dixie Chicks are swapping roles as we speak, with his now the unpatriotic, anti-American voice ashamed of his darker-hued president-elect, while the Chicks…

Stop in for a cup of coffee at the Unurban on Pico and there’s something in the air besides the aroma of the daily roast. Nobody says a word but it’s as if everybody’s winking at everybody or something.

Words matter and evil is one that must be handled with care. Building an entire foreign policy around the fear of it brings to mind other words that may be appropriate—"shallow," "arrogant," and "stupid."

Sarah Palin, the hockey-mom-rugged-outdoorsman rules her stage like a rock star, albeit a rifle-toting, moose-killing, extreme right-wing rock star. Think Ted Nugent in lipstick.

The varied stores, restaurants and theaters of the 3rd Street Promenade provided the backdrop for a gathering of environmentalists and Mother Earth loyalists on "Earth Day at The Promenade."