Michael Gerson has an op-ed at the Washington Post that tries to find a way to hold religion accountable for political influence. It’s a good idea, and I think he has some good take-away lines (like: “This use of religion in politics is a source of cynicism. It should raise alarms when the views of [...]
I haven’t had much to say about the “debt ceiling crisis” (or much of anything else) because there really isn’t that much to say. Dan Balz says it about as good as anyone: Boehner was just as clear in casting the president as the obstacle. Obama, he said, came to office and led the country [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
With all the hullabaloo over whats-his-crazy-name shooting Congresswoman Giffords, I thought I’d say a few things – which will probably make people on all sides cringe. I’ve been trying to find the right way to do it, but I decided I’d just let it fall how it may. First of all, it isn’t the fault [...]
Booman writes: I’ve gone over this before, but most Blue Dogs lost because they chose the worst of both worlds. They took away parts of the Democrats’ agenda that people supported, like giving them an alternative to for-profit health insurance and a financial bill that really put the screws to Wall Street, and they supported [...]
This weekend, I went to see Steve Earle and Joan Baez in concert. During his introduction of the song “Christmastime in Washington”, Steve Earle explained that his song was about his heroes. He explained that it wasn’t about all his heroes because he could have put Joan Baez in there. She stood up at Woodstock [...]
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From the trial of Ted Stevens: “He bought that chair as a gift, but I refused it as a gift,” Stevens explained. “He put it there and said it was my chair. I told him I would not accept it as a gift.” “Where is that chair now?” “In our house,” Stevens repeated. “We have [...]
