Month: January 2012

People Polarize Obama

What has Obama done to polarize the country? “Obama’s ratings have been consistently among the most polarized for a president in the last 60 years,” concludes Gallup’s Jeffrey Jones in a memo summing up the results. “That may...

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On This Day in 1961

. Chance to compare speeches: Jan. 30, 1961: JFK’s Full State of the Union [VIDEO] President Kennedy discusses the recession and unemployment in his address.   JFK Inaugural Address Eisenhower’s legacy and his...

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Bringing Back the Hammer

As far as I know it was Hunter S. Thompson who coined the term ‘shithammer.’ I can’t really imagine anyone else coming up with it. What does it mean? I guess it’s a little like pornography. You know it...

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Some Advice

Jim Manley needs to put down the Twitter machine. I understand the impulse to call Allen West an asshole, but the spokesman for Harry Reid has about a zillion better things to do. Allen West is a political midget. He’s...

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OccupyMyHomeTown

. Nice! Just a short entry ’cause it’s after midnight and freezing outside! Judge rules OccupyTheHague permitted to stay. City invokes ordinance for homeless[!] people during freezing temperatures. [poor Google...

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