Month: February 2008

As many of you know, I got interested in politics in large part because of George Bush’s ham-handed way of running the country. Ever since I flipped the switch I have been looking forward to the day when he would finally...

Most of the time I’m just writing about history. It’s rare that I get to encounter it in person. But I did, last Tuesday, in Madison, Wisconsin. Allow me to set the stage first. There are few things I love more in...

Ah, I love the smell of raw sewage in the morning. BAGHDAD (AFP) — Baghdad is drowning in sewage, thirsty for water and largely powerless, an Iraqi official said on Sunday in a grim assessment of services in the capital five...

Time for another installment of Knit-a-palooza!  And I have some finished objects and a tragic tale of woe for you all this week…First off, here are the results of the DC/MD/VA primaries: As you can see, they’re...

Harold Ickes can bite me: A top Hillary Clinton adviser on Saturday boldly predicted his candidate would lock down the nomination before the August convention by definitively winning over party insiders and officials known as...