Month: October 2011

I can’t say that I am an expert on Arkansas politics. What I know is that the state has remained friendlier to Democrats than the rest of the Deep South. Until last year, it enjoyed a special status, with a popular...

Catching up on some pre-(municipal) election reading, and came across this nugget from ThinkProgress: A ThinkProgress review of the media coverage of the last week of July found that the word “debt” was mentioned more than 7,000...

I literally know nothing more about our new Commerce Secretary than I learned in this article about his successful confirmation in the U.S. Senate today. I’ve never heard of him. I see he has sat on the board of directors...

Multiple-Choice Mitt isn’t giving the president any credit for the downfall of Moammar Gaddafi. This is in spite of the fact that Romney lost a friend on Pam Am Flight 103, and despite him having criticized Obama for doing...

Dear Readers: Since I started this blog in early 2005, I have had one overriding focus. The GOP is the problem. The GOP was ruining our country on every level, and things have gotten progressively worse at every point along the...