You see a headline like this and you can hear the gasps coming from Capital Hill: Wealthy may be next in line in U.S. home crisis Now it’s hitting home for the fat cats in D.C.

Yesterday our defense secretary, Robert Gates, blamed NATO for the problems in Afghanistan. Needless to say they didn’t take to kindly to that criticism and now Gates is trying to save face: Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday that sending U.S. Marines to Afghanistan will keep pressure on the Taliban and doesn’t “reflect dissatisfaction” with […]

Hypocrites – all of them! The 80-year-old leader of a megachurch pleaded guilty Wednesday to lying under oath about his sexual affairs and was sentenced to 10 years’ probation. Archbishop Earl Paulk, who has been in ill health, was also fined $1,000 on a single felony count. The charges stem from a 2006 deposition Paulk […]

This is a big one for Obama.

And this is the reason that we hear Washington talk about problems with the economy now. It isn’t because the people have been suffering, or warnings have been issued – it’s because the mega corporations are now feeling the pain.

We have been speculating that very notion for months. Now it looks even more credibile. I think that would be a great ticket (great for Democrats).

Yes I am lucky. I live about 1.5 miles from the school where Bush signed No Child Left Behind into law. So how is this area’s children doing? Poverty levels are down in Hamilton and Middletown, but figures across the rest of Butler County are not as promising, according to data released Wednesday. The U.S. […]

CNN is just flat out getting carried away with this “we are the best of the best on the best” crap. I was looking at my feed from their political ticker and saw this: CNN=Politics Daily is The Best Political Podcast from the Best Political Team. Delusions of grandeur meet your maker!

The biggest drop in 27 years.

It looks like special interest might put the breaks on an economic stimulus package. Also worth reading – Paul Krugman points out that the Republicans might block any packages unless Bush’s tax cuts are made permanent.