Month: November 2012

I have never been a critic of David Petraeus. I opposed the war in Iraq but I was pleased that we had at least one general who seemed to know what he was doing. About the only thing George W. Bush ever did right was recognize...

Does anyone remember that guy, Mitt Romney?

Ruth Marcus is such a wanker. She wants to remind the Democrats that we didn’t win any mandate for higher taxes on the most affluent because the election was close and the Republicans still disagree. But that doesn’t...

Having worked in high tech, Kevin Drum is more attuned to the impact of computerization and technological change than most political bloggers.  One of his persistent, occasional topics is ever-growing pace of technological...

At least so far. Let us count the ways:     After going 0 for 32, same-sex marriage referendum questions were approved by voters in Maine (reversing a 2009 referendum), Maryland and Washington.  The attempt...