Month: May 2012

Today, Peggy Noonan publishes an interview with Mitt Romney so spongy and cottony that “softball” doesn’t begin to describe it — it’s more like a Nerf ball interview. (“Do you wake up in a...

I understand why Senate Minority Leaders Mitch McConnell fought like hell to unite his caucus against Pres. Barack Obama and the Democratic agenda in 2009-10.  Senate Republicans were, from their perspective, the last line...

Krugzilla makes an obvious observation: Think about where we are right now, in the fifth year of a slump brought on by irresponsible bankers. The bankers themselves have been bailed out, but the rest of the nation continues to...

In one of those weird cosmic coincidences (“There are no coincidences, only connections.” Thomas Merton), Curt Schilling’s 38 Studios laid off all employees yesterday, the 469th anniversary of the death of...

This is kind of a minor point but ever since Senator Olympia Snowe of Maine announced that she won’t seek another term, she has started to vote ‘present’ a lot. This is not something I’ve noticed her do...