Archive for the ‘Politics’ Category
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Where Things Stand Now
Posted on October 12, 2010
In the horse-race that is politics, Columbus Day signifies the last turn before the finish line. We have now passed the last turn. So where do we stand now? According...
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The Most Dangerous Man in the World
Posted on October 8, 2010
I love those Dos Equis commercials, where an older, bearded Spanish guy is seen cavorting with beautiful women, conquering the most challenging challenges, doing the most fascinating things. Here are...
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Congress Leading the Race to the Bottom
Posted on October 7, 2010
Matt Bai has an interesting column in today’s New York Times about what voters are really thinking in this election, and isn’t about issues. According to focus groups, what most...
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Spin Shields The Truth
Posted on October 4, 2010
The headline in yesterday’s New York Times blared: “House Majority Still Uncertain, Republicans Say.” Politico reports this morning, “Democrats seize on signs of hope.” On the one hand, you have...
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Slime
Posted on September 30, 2010
Bill Murray’s character in the movie “Ghostbusters,” Dr. Peter Venkman, had the iconic line: “He slimed me!” The Democratic Party has taken on the role of the Ghosts in “Ghostbusters”:...
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