Childish crap like this helps no one: After the House floor had largely cleared following a series of votes, Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) and Appropriations Chairman David Obey (D-Wis.) split apart from a heated conversation and began yelling at one another. “You’re out of line,” Waters shot while walking down toward the well. “You’re out […]
President Obama has decided to take up immigration, so we all need to keep an eye on Lou: While acknowledging that the recession makes the political battle more difficult, President Barack Obama plans to begin addressing America’s immigration system this year, including looking for a path for illegal immigrants to become legal, a senior administration […]
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)
I first started this blog almost 14 months ago. I was not one of the political bloggers that came from a site like Daily Kos or MyDD, instead I just went out and did it. I have always had a deep passion for politics, and that was one of my motivations to jump into the […]
GET TYPING GUYS…. you never know, you might just make a name for youself: LONDON (Reuters) – The world’s first literary prize for books based on blogs unveiled its shortlist of finalists on Wednesday, with a call girl and an amateur chef’s cooking odyssey among the contenders. The Blooker Prize, whose name gives a nod […]
Could the end of the romance be near? Are we looking at two broken hearts when we look into the eyes of our President and British Prime Minister Tony Blair? The two close friends that once stood side by side as they took on an endeavor to free the world of a tyrant don’t seem […]