Month: September 2010

I’m not optimistic about the midterms, but I do think there’s a good chance that they will be less catastrophic than we fear. I have two basic reasons for feeling a bit of optimism. The first is that I believe that...

When most people think of winning elections by a majority vote, we think of getting the most votes.  In a two-way vote, for or against, that means 50% + 1 of the votes.  Those not voting are not counted in the election...

The highlight of Stephen Colbert’s testimony before Congress today was the following exchange with lunatic Rep. Steve King (R-IA). Rep. Steve King (R-IA) told Colbert that he’d watched the YouTube video of his day at...

Somebody has been spreading rumors that Minority Leader John Boehner is having an affair with a lobbyist named Lisbeth Lyons, who serves as vice-president for government affairs at the American Printers Association. Progressive...

extinction [ɪkˈstɪŋkʃən] 1. the act of making extinct or the state of being extinct 2. the act of extinguishing or the state of being extinguished 3. complete destruction; annihilation In the...