Category Policy

Talk About Pork…

John McCain would have us all believe that he suspended his campaign, went to Washington, and helped hammer out a $700 billion bailout of the financial sector. Most of us “common folk” were saying “screw ’em,” but we understood that…

The Debate

You saw it, I saw it. Palin was a total cartoon. Scripted lines at any point she could get away with it. No answers to Joe Biden’s questions on McCain’s health care plan, or anything else. Not even a defense…

Crumbling Schools

Here’s yet another article about our crumbling infrastructure. Not only is there not enough money in the budget of some municipalities to pay for repair to buildings, there isn’t even enough money to get kids bussed to school for the…

Dems Support Telecom Immunity

I’m starting to think a bunch of the House Democrats are in the McCain camp when it comes to giving retroactive immunity to the telecommunications companies for giving our private call information to the government. Now it’s House Majority Leader…

Bush Justice Overturned – Again

In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court has determined that detainees at Guantanamo Bay have the right to seek relief for their detention in civilian courts. What this means in real terms for those being detained is still not clear.…

“The Fence” = Retarded

The NYT today reported that the (offensively named) Homeland Security Dept is “standing by” its big ol’ southern border fence. I think my headline says it all. The fence is retarded. The policy supporting it bone-headed and racist. Despite economic…