Making a Case for the Blue States
I know there’s a palpable fear out there about government getting too large, particularly in light of how the Bush administration has grown it since 9/11, but is there a possibility that we could be on the verge of another…
So, Obama has just released — for the *second* time — a list of his “earmarks,” i.e., those pet projects for local Illinois entities for which he sought funding. Earmarks are typically derided as pork barrel spending, although I don’t…
Well isn’t this interesting. So first Florida IGNORES many many warnings from the DNC regarding its relocation of the Democratic Primary date, and now wants to piss and moan about not being represented at the Democratic Convention? Wha? When the…
From today’s NYT: Former Attorney General John Ashcroft responded angrily Tuesday to Congressional Democrats who suggested that a no-bid private contract directed to him by the Justice Department last year amounted to a “back-room sweetheart deal” worth tens of millions…
George W. Bush stood in front of the press today to officially introduce the Republican Nominee for president, John McCain. Apart from entirely hogging the spotlight, he noted, “I’ve had my time in the Oval Office, and it’s been a…
It would appear the minions have their marching orders. This morning on Air America, Stacy Taylor was filling in for Lionel and he said there had been these “stealth calls” at the beginning of most Air America shows, before the…