Tag: politics

(note this will be at the top for a few hours, check below for more content) I don't have time to explain... but trust me... when the history of …

With gas prices running above $3.00/gallon of late, a lot of people have been wondering what we can do about it. Some have proposed price controls (such as Hawaii …

Last April, Boston's mayor, the honorable Thomas M. "Mumbles" Menino, wanted some new wheels. And Hizzoner can't bee seen tooling around The Hub in just any old piece of …

I've written before how I don't care for Pat Buchanan. I think he deliberately caters to the worst in his readers, and he often throws bombs just to stir …

It's no great secret that the Boston Globe is no great friend to religion -- especially if that religion tends towards the conservative and traditional. But Tuesday they sunk …

Quite a few people are having all kinds of fun with Pat Robertson endorsing the assassination of Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez. I have a bit of history with Robertson. …

Way back in 1972, one of the leading Democrats running for president was Maine's Senator Ed Muskie. That is, until he came to New Hampshire. From the 60's through …

Go vote in the Ruffini straw poll. He is sorting results by referring blog. It ought to be interesting to see how the Wizbang folks lean on the 2008 …

I think I'm going to engage in a bit of "armchair psychology" here. But first, let me spell out my qualifications: 1) I once took a single course in …

This from an editorial in the Fargo Forum: In order to get the Energy Bill passed, Congress had to scrap a provision that would have opened up Alaska's Arctic …