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Nobody in their right mind (who ever expected to work again as a writer after the WGA strike of 2007 is settled) will dare utter the three taboo words rattling around in the collective unconscious: and those three taboo words are "Right To Work". Ironic, ain't it? Grown men and women (writers!) censure themselves and like Orwellian mind-cops, bite their tongues until they bleed, rather than exercise their Constitutional freedom of speech: "Right To Work" But then, everything about Hollywood is ironic. (The more cynical amongst us would say "hypocritical". Let me be very specific, lest I am accused of...

Will Justin Rigali emerge as the "consensus candidate" in the College of Cardinals? Think about it: He's an Italian-American. He is a distinquished Vatican insider. He is originally from Los Angeles, the largest Hispanic diocese in North America. He was a talented Arch-Bishop in middle-America (St. Louis), and now is the Cardinal of Philadelphia.How much more qualified does a man need to be?Will Justin Rigali emerge as the "consensus candidate" in the College of Cardinals?Could the Italian bloc of Cardinals see in him a sympathetic "Italian" heritage candidate? Could the Vatican insiders see in him an experienced world diplomat? Could...

Whatever else you think about Arnold "The Oak" Schwarznegger you have to hand it to him. The man has a sense of style. This mornig as I was driving west on Santa Monica Boulevard in Los Angeles, I looked up to see a shining new billboard, on which was the beaming face of Arnold Schwarznegger, wearing a "Bear Flag Republic" T-Shirt, his brawny arms folded across his brawny chest, underneath of which was the message: California Wants Your Business. That's cool!On Monday, he will address the nation at the Republican national convention. Whatever you might thing about his policy positions...