The New Adventures of Old Christine
Did you know that Christine O'Donnell's 2010 campaign website is "http://christineodonnell08.reimaginehosting.com," and it would appear, from the pictures on that site, that Charlie Copeland has endorsed her?
The Party of Vitter and Ensign
Dems to GOP: If you say Rangel and Massa, we’ll say Vitter and Ensign.
Things Aren’t Always ‘Red’ and ‘Blue’ Concerning Family Values
The problem with social conservatism is that it backs good people into a corner, whether it's Utah leading the nation in pornography consumption or the litany of Republican politicians who…
Booth in a Box
Booth has been running around like a chicken with its head cut off where this bill is concerned. He puts his name on a bill written by an NRA lobbyist and then is surprised that the bill overturns all gun control legislation? Really, Joe? As a Sussex County Senator, you have to wonder why Joe Booth didn't go the Atkins route. He wouldn't get in trouble with his constituents if he had gone all Second Amendment on our asses. So why is he dancing around?
A Quick Idea About Earmarks
As a belated follow-up to Cassandra's wonderful post on Monday (yeah, the new guy's sucking up. You got a problem with that?) that touched on earmark reform, I have an idea…
Chip Flowers’ Bold Plan
I have talked to Chip Flowers several times in the past at various political events. He and I have made small talk, or discussed small-time political analysis. After just a…
Friday Open Thread
TGIF! It looks like the wonderful spring-like sunny weather is not going to hold through the weekend, unfortunately. Let's roll with the open thread. Democrats overwhelmingly want to pass the…
Unicorns, Ponies, Rainbows, Oh My
From our beginnings in the 18th century, the United States of America has been the underdog in the international scene. Though our underdog status has left us long ago, the…
Harry Reid Eats His Wheaties
I'd like to start this post with a sincere wish for the rapid recovery of Harry Reid's wife and daughter, who were in a serious car accident yesterday. Health care reform looks more certain to pass any day now. One hold-up has been the distrust between the House and the Senate. The Senate is now an almost completely dysfunctional body and the House is worried that the fixes to the health care bill will not see action. There are now at least 54 Senators on board with reconciliation for the sidecar bill containing fixes to the Senate bill and Harry Reid has sent a letter of notice to Mitch McConnell that Democrats are going to pursue reconciliation: