Freshman and Pork
by Most of us know about the “Freshman 15“, a colloquialism that refers to the amount of weight many college freshmen gain during their first year …
Category: Politics
Switching Sides
Pete Abel says: Last week, I crossed party lines to vote for Obama in the Missouri primary. Last night, I noted that I’m increasingly likely …
Obama at Risk?
Doris Lessing, the winner of the 2007 Nobel Prize for Literature, made what I consider an ill-advised statement today: If Barack Obama becomes the next …
No Stimulus From Senate
Senate Republicans held together, mostly, to stop the Democrats’ stimulus package from passing, according to the NY Times: The measure was opposed by Republican leaders …
Hillary the Bully, Again
David Brooks writes about the history of Mrs. Clinton’s heavy-handed tactics in the NY Times. In 1993, Jim Cooper, a Congressman from Tennessee, had proposed …
Independent Voters Nixed in California?
ABC reported live that some voters who were legitimately registered as independent were denied the right to vote at Burbank’s city hall. Glitches have to …
First Blood to Huckabee
Mike Huckabee has won the first delegates of Super Tuesday, taking all 18 from the state of West Virginia, albeit with a little help from …
Texans for Obama
The Houston Chronicle’s Texas Politics blog says that Barack Obama’s support is on the rise in Texas while Hillary Clinton’s supporters have remained static the …
Bill Clinton, Global Warming Fool
This is exactly the sort of thing I’ve been fearing – and expecting – from the Democratic party – the foolish idea that western nations …
McCain Wins Florida
With 74% of precincts reporting, the NY Times has called the Florida Republican primary for John McCain by a 36-31% margin over Mitt Romney. Rudy …