Pawlenty Goes Rogue
Republican Tim Pawlenty, Governor of Minnesota and virtual candidate for President, has come out to endorse Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman in NY-23 according to reports. With Fred Thompson, Sarah…
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Obama’s Promise
I had the opportunity to listen to President Obama's speech to Marines in Jacksonville FL on the way home, I was struck by this quote: And while I will never…
Socialists Are Everywhere
Uruguay's Presidential election is wrapping up and it looks like José Mujica, a socialist and former guerrilla fighter, will win some 47% of the vote reports The New York Times.…
Senate Bill To Include Opt-Out Public Option
Harry Reid is holding a press conference starting at 3:15 to announce the details of the health care bill that will voted on by the Senate. Early reports say that…
From Your Earmark to My PAC
The Washington Post has a great expose about Indiana Republican Congressman Peter J. Visclosky regarding his association with Washington lobbying firm K&L Gates, $44 million in earmarks, 15 clients of…
Wingnut Alert: Obama Golfs More Than Bush
Yesterday, President Obama went out golfing. Two things made this news worthy. This outing was the first time as Presdient that Obama has golfed with a woman reports The Washington…
High-Risk Energy Grants Awarded To Delaware
Over $150 million in grants were awarded to 37 different "radical" energy research projects reports The New York Times. Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), that received its initial funding of…
Monday Open Thread
Are you ready for Monday? Are you ready for Thursday's Drinking Liberally at the Homegrown Cafe? Let's talk about Faux News, since they can't seem to stop talking about themselves.…
Psst… Anyone Notice Something Missing?
Question: Why don't we have a Surgeon General? Answer: Here, in this excellent rant. Good thing we don't have a global flu pandemic.
Newt’s Ego 3x Larger Than His Heart
Newt Gingrich said on C-SPAN that he and his wife will decide by February 2011 on whether or not he will run for President reports Political Wire. Callista and I…
How the Army Corps of Engineers Stays in Business
It comes up with loony projects, has them embraced by pork-loving congress critters, develops phony economic benefits analysis, and then plays hardball, using people like Pennsylvania's amoral governor as its…
Looking Ahead: What Are The Next Big Congressional Fights?
Health care reform is now entering the final phases of becoming a law - negotiation. Right now the big fight is what kind of public option we'll get - triggered,…