The GOP is still going through their post-mortem and trying to figure out just how they became so insignificant, which is leading to even more problems: During a closed-door Republican Conference meeting on Tuesday, DeMint offered proposals to impose term limits on the Republican leader and to restrict how long members can serve on the […]
I really want to see a Senator Franken. Think of how much fun CSpan will be then: According to data just released by the Minnesota Secretary of State, Al Franken has gained a net of 43 votes on the first day of that state’s recount process. Norm Coleman had a lead of 215 voters over […]
That’s the reports going around this morning: Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano (D) has been chosen to serve as secretary of the vast and troubled Department of Homeland Security for President-elect Obama, Democratic officials said. Napolitano is a border governor who will now be responsible for immigration policy and border security, which are part of Homeland […]
T wo weeks after losing, Marilyn Musgrave is no where to be found: Two weeks after the brutal loss, Musgrave still hasn’t called her opponent to concede or to congratulate the victor, as is not only textbook but also mannerly to do. Moreover, Musgrave’s ill manners bleed into her own team. Rumor has it she […]
John McCain has now won Missouri, breaking their 48 year streak: McCain’s edging out of Obama in Missouri breaks the state’s bellwether streak in which Missourians correctly picked the presidential candiate in every election dating back to the 1960 contest. Missouri got it wrong in 1956, voting for the Democratic challenger Adlai Stevenson, who lost […]
This makes such perfect sense: “Obama’s election has taken the wind out of al Qaeda’s sails in much of the Islamic world because it demonstrates America’s renewed commitment to multiculturalism, human rights, and international law. It also proves to many that democracy can work and overcome ethnic, sectarian, or racial barriers. “Obama’s commitment to withdraw […]
I posted about the story of a bus full of school kids chanting “assassinate Obama” in Idaho when it first happened a couple of weeks ago. It has gained some national attention, and now the mayor of the local town has apologized for what happened. That’s a nice gesture, but then I read further in […]
Two of my biggest passions are photography and history. Combine them and what do you get? The new archive of Life Magazines photos and illustrations dating back to 1750 (big h/t to Cesca). Here’s the cover from June, 1958 and it is so fitting for today: (Click for larger view and details)
That’s Kathleen Parker’s latest advice to the GOP: Three little letters, great big problem: G-O-D. I’m bathing in holy water as I type. To be more specific, the evangelical, right-wing, oogedy-boogedy branch of the GOP is what ails the erstwhile conservative party and will continue to afflict and marginalize its constituents if reckoning doesn’t soon […]
The news right now is that Tom Daschle will head up the Department of Health and Human services and that he has accepted the position.