The View from a Drawbridge

Tag: assassination

  • Exploring DC: The FBI Experience and Ford’s Theatre

    If only there had been an FBI before Lincoln was assassinated.

  • Respect for the Presidency

    During Obama’s recent State of the Union address, there was a moment that made me sick to my stomach. Don’t get excited, Republicans. I actually agreed with everything he had to say, as predictable as most of it was. No, what made me sick was the way some Republican congressmen reacted to something he said.…

  • “He’s Not MY President!”

    It’s Inauguration Day here in the United States, and even though I worked graveyard shift last night, which means the ceremonies felt like they were being held at the equivalent of my three o’clock in the morning, I watched them. And I got an amazing thrill from the event. Not just because my guy won.…