Posted by XT on June 16th, 2011 in Congress
The latest is that Anthony Wiener is resigning from Congress, effective immediately. The root of Weiner’s problems stemmed from his proclivity for sending pictures of himself in various stages of undress to young women, through Facebook and Twitter. I’m glad that this will mark the end of it, but I think it’s intellectually lazy to [...]
Posted by XT on June 6th, 2011 in Congress, US News
The Washington Post has an excellent article today concerning the evolution of the Republican Party into a no-tax party. As a political and rhetorical tool, the “no new taxes” pledge has been probably the single most effective meme in modern politics. It has also become one of the most immoral. In states like New Jersey, [...]
