This Jay Cost article indicates what we already sensed: that the passage of health care reform turned out to have been a sort of Rubicon on the part of the Democrats in Congress. When they decided to cross it, the … Continue reading →
All signs are that the majority in the House will change hands in November, although it’s best to advise against premature chicken-counting; Republicans are known for their ability to disappoint. And then, of course, there’s always the question of what … Continue reading →
Uncertain. But it is clear that Miller might just be the winner, although the final results won’t be known for about a week.. And another thing that’s clear is that Sarah Palin can really pick em. At least so far. … Continue reading →
Boehner is grandstanding here, IMHO. Not gonna happen—although if they had any integrity, they would have voluntarily resigned long ago. And even if it did happen—who would replace them? I can’t imagine it would be an improvement. No, the fish … Continue reading →
Joel Kotkin details the rise, and then the perplexing decline and fall, of the great state of California. It turns out that Californians were the barbarians at their own gates; it was an act of self-destruction, fueled by the unforeseen … Continue reading →
Nancy Pelosi says it’s time to investigate—those who object to the 9/11 mosque, and how they might be funded and organized: Pelosi told San Francisco’s KCBS radio that “there is no question there is a concerted effort to make this … Continue reading →
It took six years, but Tom DeLay has been cleared in the investigation of his ties to lobbyist Jack Abramoff. One is tempted to make puns on “DeLay” and “delay”—six years is an awfully long time—but at least the process … Continue reading →
…that Facebook and Twitter and all that internet stuff constitutes a public record? Tim Horrigan, the second New Hampshire state public figure in the Democratic Party to publicly joke about Sarah Palin dying in a plane crash, has tendered his … Continue reading →
Proposition C was roundly defeated in Missouri yesterday, with 71% of voters saying they don’t need no steenking Obamacare individual mandate. The results may be a bit less overwhelming than one might think, however, because (a) it’s unclear whether this … Continue reading →
Mitch McConnell has stirred up a hornet’s nest on the left (see, for example, the comments here) by suggesting that we should hold hearings on the question of whether every child born in the US, even if his/her parents have … Continue reading →
Four members of the House of Representatives are being investigated on ethics violations, and two (Maxine Waters of California and Charles Rangel of New York) seem intent on defending themselves in public trials before the House ethics committee. All four … Continue reading →
…some time during his first term is virtually nil, IMHO, although it’s been discussed at times in the comments section of this blog and others. I don’t think there’s even a small chance of his resigning from office before the … Continue reading →