I love to talk about my famous weiner. That is what you’d truly like to see. And if I run for office as a Weiner, Everyone will point and laugh at me. […]
Who's serious about reducing the deficit?
Cut Medicare payments and tweak Social Security. Cut defense spending by directly reducing spending and getting out of Iraq and Afghanistan. Raise income, corporate, and payroll taxes. These issues essentially define what […]
Speaker wannabee Boehner recycling platitudes of speakers past
The three pillars of any democracy are the rule of law, transparency, and a functioning civil society. Over decades, all three of these pillars have been chipped away in the people’s House. […]
An open letter to my government representatives: Don't let us down on health care reform
by Aengus Cargo Mr. President, Mr. Vice President, Speaker Pelosi, Majority Leader Reid, Senator Bennet, Senator Udall, Representative DeGette: As we all know, the nation has been alive with discourse of all […]
No Children's Product Left Behind: the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008
On August 14, 2008, President Bush signed into law the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA). Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi said of the new law “[t]his landmark law […]
Worst Week: Gonna be a big one for John McCain
This could be a Very Bad Week for Sen. John McCain. Last week, McCain attempted a stunt for the ages, announcing that he was “suspending his campaign” so that he could rush […]
A confident Pelosi looks ahead
Though polls indicate a tightening gap between Obama and McCain, especially in swing states like Colorado, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is not worried.Speaking at a Politico/Denver Post/Yahoo! News breakfast panel this morning, […]
The 800 lb. gorilla staring Pelosi in the face
Pelosi has also defended her “impeachment is off the table” mantra by claiming it would’ve further divided the country. Of course, that’s code for not wanting to risk diminishing the chances of a Democrat gliding into the White House on Bush’s burning-in-effigy coattails. Only there’s always been one problem with this theory, one our establishment media has ignored since the first thought balloon of impeachment was floated: it’s historically inaccurate.
Nota Bene #35
Scholars & Rogues’ world-famous hot links! In, “Dear World, Please Confront America,” Naomi Wolf writes: “I had thought that after so much exposure [to revelations about US torture], thousands of Americans would […]
Quotabull
And if you stand up for me, I promise you, I will stand up and fight for you every single day that I’m president. — Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton during an […]
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