Author: Jay Tea

In honor of President Obama’s 50th birthday, the stock market dropped over 500 points today.   Let’s have some fun: how would you spin this to make Obama look …

With the economy in its current state, especially in blue states like Massachusetts (current unemployment 7.6%, compared with New Hampshire’s 4.9%), one would think that areas that are expanding …

There’s a lot of buzz around the blogosphere about a lawsuit playing out in Ohio. Former Congressman Steve Dreihaus, who lost his bid for re-election in 2010, is suing …

As noted, the conclusion of the debt ceiling deal has led to some rather interesting consequences.One of the more irritating has been the categorizing of the Tea Party movement …

I’ve been sitting on this one for a while, trying to find just the right angle to present it without sounding like I’m bragging. But then I decided to …

The US Senate has just passed the debt deal by over 60 votes, putting it roughly on the same percentage as it passed by in the House. It now …

Representative Gabrielle Giffords, who was almost killed by a crazed would-be assassin months ago, just entered the House floor to cast her first vote since her wounding — and …

Last year, the Conservative Political Action Committee drew a lot of attention by accepting a couple of controversial sponsors. Among the groups who wanted to “buy into” their annual …

Note: I wrote this before Rick put up his piece on the same matter. It is in no way a response to Rick’s; we just happened to both find …

279.   That’s the magic number.   That’s how many people have to approve of the debt ceiling bill for it to become law.   218 Representatives, 60 Senators, …