We start with the LA Times tells us that Senate Republicans are blocking the economic stimulus package. President Bush‘s final federal budget shatters the idea of Bush the spendthrift. It’s rare, but winter tornadoes are not unheard ofand rarely is the damage this widespread. Remember the poisoned pet food? Indictments are forthcoming. One of the [...]
It’s a good thing the Patriots didn’t trademark “19-0″ after all – congrats to the New York football Giants. And while we’re at it, congrats to Archie Manning, not for having two sons win the Superbowl he never had a shot at, but for raising, in this day and time, two superstar sons who never [...]
A meaningless national poll shows Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are tied. Call it the “Leave the Crippled Students Behind” rule – President Bush will cut hundreds of millions in Medicaid funding by refusing to reimburse local school boards for extra transportation costs for disabled students. “This is not about medically necessary services,” Smith said. [...]
From the “It isn’t really ‘news’ but we have to mention it” Department – heavy campaign traffic this weekend. It’s almost like there’s an important electoral event coming on – oh, Tuesday. A kind of super electoral thing. They should come up with a name for it, like Super-Tuesday (Or maybe not). Oh, and they [...]
Bill Clinton says that Barack Obama‘s opposition to the war in Iraq is a fairy tale (though a well-documented one). Michael Kinsley says the fairy tale is Reagan’s legacy. Charles Krauthammer responds with Bill Clinton has no legacy. I think both may be right. Consider Krauthammer: By comparison, Clinton was a historical parenthesis. He can [...]
The Washington Post has a sad article about suicide among veterans. This is our national shame. The was a question over whether John Edwards pulling out would help Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton more – here’s your answer:
