Month: October 2010

In the run-up to, and during, the 2008 primaries, the Democrats had about 19 debates. I think the Republicans had a few less than that, but I can’t remember with certainty. What I do remember is that the Republican debates...

If the new CBS News Poll can be believed, Sarah Palin has joined Mitch McConnell, John Boehner, Harry Reid, and Nancy Pelosi in being approximately as popular as contracting a venereal disease. Palin is viewed favorably by just...

This is infuriating! Reading the news this morning, I came across this article in the Guardian: Gulf oil spill: White House blocked and put spin on scientists’ warnings That is the kind of headline I’d normally...

All Washington had to do was even make an offer to Israel about extending the moratorium on expanding the settlements, and retaliation started. (I personally reject the term settlers, it is reminiscent of the LIE about a people...

Watch it not because it’s Margaret Cho who I love, or because it’s Dancing with the Stars (which I hate) but because of the message she delivered to a national audience that it is time to stand up and put a stop to...