Month: May 2010

Nothing too exciting happened tonight in the primary elections in Ohio, North Carolina, and Indiana. A quick look didn’t reveal any major upsets or surprises. Probably the best news of the night came from Ohio’s 2nd...

I asked over the weekend, but I have to ask again. If you like what we do here at the Frog Pond, please consider making a donation. I depend on your generosity to keep this place running. I’m going to Drinking Liberally...

First of all, people need to stop saying ‘irregardless.’ Sestak did that during his debate with Specter and it made me want to vote for Arlen. Now I see New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney using it in a...

Do you want proof that the Senate is broken? They have 290 House-passed bills in their queue, along with several dozen nominees. For all intents and purposes, the members of the House of Representatives can just go home and...

If you’re like me, you’re tired as hell of watching FreeCreditReport.com commercials like this one: Yeah, the jingle is catchy and the concept is clever, but the fine print says that you have to sign up for a nearly...