October 3, 2013
9 Insults I’ve Been Getting On Twitter Lately and What I Think of Them
I probably shouldn’t engage. But I can’t help myself. For the thin-skinned, Twitter is not a very fun place to venture, especially if you want to express an opinion on politics. But for scrappers, it can be a lot of...
October 2, 2013
Can Pete King Save Republicans from Becoming “The Party of Nonsense?”
Pete King doesn’t do alternative universes. He also hates bullies. When Newt Gingrich stepped off the back of Air Force One and complained that President Clinton wouldn’t talk to him, King called the Speaker, “political road kill.” He did public...
October 1, 2013
Then and Now: Government Shutdowns
Being in a government shutdown is kind of like being a frog in a pot of water, just put over the flames. At first, everything seems hunky dory, even comfortable. There is not a lot of traffic, the work flow...
October 1, 2013
GOP, Learn From the Pope
He was talking about homosexuality in that particular instance, but on a variety of issues, the new leader of the Catholic Church has decided to move beyond narrow issues to a wider discussion of how we live our lives, with...
September 30, 2013
Boehner and Reid Know What They Are Doing
John Boehner and Harry Reid are both professionals when it comes to the legislative process. They know what the system will bear and they know how to negotiate. Harry Reid has apparently told President Obama not to bother calling any...
September 27, 2013
Lance the Boil: Government Shutdown
Maybe we need a government shutdown, just to get the attention of normal Americans. Right now, the debate has been captured by the far-right. They are flooding the phone lines, cheering on Ted Cruz, heckling any Republican who questions his...