Friday Talking Points [218] -- Worst... Congress... Ever!
[ Posted Friday, July 13th, 2012 – 15:21 UTC ]
Even Truman's infamous "Do-Nothing Congress" actually managed to get a lot more done than what we've got now, folks
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Politics Needs An All-Star Game
[ Posted Tuesday, July 10th, 2012 – 16:31 UTC ]
Today, baseball holds its mid-season All-Star game. Which got me to thinking... maybe politics should put on a similar extravaganza, at least every two years while we're gearing up for election season.
Friday Talking Points [197] -- White House Fumbles
[ Posted Friday, February 10th, 2012 – 17:02 UTC ]
In other news, the Obama White House had rather a bad week... but again, we'll get to that in a moment.
Not-Romney Race Killing Not-Romney's Chances
[ Posted Wednesday, January 18th, 2012 – 17:42 UTC ]
If either Gingrich or Santorum (or even Perry) had managed to cement their status as the alpha "not-Romney" in the race at this point, they might have had a chance in that fabled "two-man race" (or, more properly, "two-man-plus-Ron-Paul race"). Adding Gingrich and Santorum's support in South Carolina easily shows that Romney could have been defeated here, if the field had narrowed. Florida would even be in play, likely.
Predicting Iowa
[ Posted Monday, January 2nd, 2012 – 16:20 UTC ]
I realize everyone is probably already sick of hearing predictions about the Iowa Republican caucuses, and if this does indeed describe you then you should probably go watch a football game or something -- because that's exactly what we're going to do today: throw prognosticatory Hawkeye darts at the wall, and take our chances as we may.
"Geronimo, E.K.I.A."
[ Posted Thursday, May 5th, 2011 – 16:26 UTC ]
We've been oppressed for so long, it just doesn't matter anymore. The government does what it wants when it wants. The name calling is going to stay around forever. But when you think about it, this is an insult.
Los Angeles Dodgers Need To Step Up To The Plate
[ Posted Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011 – 16:08 UTC ]
I don't write about sports very often. This column isn't even really about sports, either, it's about doing what is right. In baseball terms: "stepping up to the plate." The Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team needs to do so, because it is already overdue.
Shaking Hands
[ Posted Thursday, October 28th, 2010 – 16:32 UTC ]
Incivility seems to be running fairly high in the country right now, what with heads being crushed under boots by political supporters and whatnot. But the incivility which has me scratching my head has nothing to do with politics. Instead, I've been asking a question which (so far) has remained unanswered, so I toss it out today in the hopes that a sports whiz knows the answer: Why do professional baseball players not shake hands with the other team after the game?
Republicans And Pink Underwear
[ Posted Tuesday, October 26th, 2010 – 16:34 UTC ]
Sheriff Joe Arpaio, of Arizona, recently made the news. In his own words: "I just got done welcoming Sarah Palin to our County [sic]. Had a nice chat and gave her a pair of pink underwear." This marks a turning point in the American political scene, where pink underwear has been rehabilitated, so to speak, within the Republican Party.
Friday Talking Points [126] -- We'd Like Our Gulf Back
[ Posted Friday, June 4th, 2010 – 17:04 UTC ]
The mainstream media, led by the intrepid White House press corps, closely followed by the inside-the-Beltway punditocracy, has declared what must happen for the oil to stop flowing into the Gulf of Mexico: President Obama needs to get angry at the oil.
I wish I were kidding, but sadly, I am not. This is the [...]