I didn’t write about this before because it seemed odd, but there wasn’t a lot of there there. Now there’s plenty. From The State: Gov. Mark Sanford admitted today that his secret trip to Argentina over Father’s Day weekend was to visit a woman he is having an affair with. “I have developed a relationship [...]

You probably noticed that I didn’t write anything about John Ensign’s affair because it seemed like just another hypocrite doing what hypocrites do. But when I read the following letter penned by one of Ensign’s former employees (as well as the husband of the woman Ensign pursued), I was moved enough to share it. You’ll [...]

The more I’ve read about election results coming out of cities that NEVER would have voted for Ahmadenjihad, the more I’m convinced that this one was rigged. And the Iranian people are mad as hell… Here’s more… Not only that, Twitter is being used a ton to get the message out. Andrew Sullivan sums it [...]

I’ve said it before on this blog, but it bears repeating…the ethanol industry is not good for this country. But instead of paying attention to the facts, there’s a new lobbying push headed by General Wesley Clark to up the mandated 10% in our fuel supply to 15%. Why? Because the industry is going bankrupt [...]

A 90 to 5 vote is a good show of bipartisan legislation, right? Well, yes and no… From CNN: The Senate on Tuesday voted 90-5 to approve a bill that will make it tougher for credit card issuers to raise fees and interest rates starting early next year. [...] The bill will now go to [...]

This is the stuff I love to hear because it means that one person’s bad decisions couldn’t bring down an entire movement. From ABC: I’ve talked to a lot of former Edwards staffers about this. Up until December of 2007, most on Edwards’ staff didn’t believe rumors about the affair. But by late December, early [...]

“The Federal Reserve has been hobbled by at least two major shortcomings that were primarily responsible for the current and several previous credit crises. Its failure to spot the importance of changing financial markets and its commitment to laisser faire economics were big mistakes and justify a fundamental overhaul of the Fed.” – Henry Kaufman [...]

Are we really ready to do this to kids? And the important part here is that the student in question was on the honor roll and they were searching her for prescription-strength ibuprofen pills. Yes, ibuprofen. From Wash Post… An important case at the Supreme Court sometimes informs as much about the justices as the [...]

That’s what Fox News is dishonestly “wondering” these days, and I think we all know why: because protests are news, but not of so much importance that you spend entire weeks covering them. Remember how much coverage the immigration rallies got last year? About a day’s worth. And that’s how organization’s covered the Tea Parties. [...]

I’ve been growing increasingly frustrated with Fox News lately because it’s becoming nothing more than a noise machine. Yes, I know they were laughable in the past, but at least they made an effort to appear like they were a news organization. Now there is ZERO doubt that they’re simply a mouthpiece for right wing [...]

That’s the word out today and it sounds fairly damning for Jackson because how would folks come to Blago and promise this if it wasn’t backed up by Jesse Jr.? From Chicago Sun Times: Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s camp was told last year that U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.) would raise up to $5 [...]

Looks like the Republican’s “budget” presentation last week was little more than a PR stunt after all. And I’m not sure why they even bothered. Because all it did was make them seem even less credible when it comes to fixing the economy. Not smart. From The Note: According to a spokesman for Senate Minority [...]

I think it’s been well established by now that Fox News is unabashedly right wing, and now it’s obvious that MSNBC is more than willing to become a purely left wing answer to them. Case in point…popular partisan talker Ed Schultz is being considered for a talk show on the net. From New York Observer: [...]

The AIG bonus plot thickens, but only slightly. Because while it appears that people in the Treasury department knew about the bonuses, they didn’t think it was necessary to inform their new boss about them? From TIME: “Treasury staff was informed about the new bonuses in a Feb. 28 memo that the March 15 [bonus-payment] [...]

It’s sad to see, but I think it pretty much cements the common wisdom that Rush runs this party right now… Steele told CNN host D.L. Hughley in an interview aired Saturday night: “Rush Limbaugh is an entertainer. Rush Limbaugh — his whole thing is entertainment. He has this incendiary — yes, it’s ugly.” Steele, [...]

Hey all, So some of you probably noticed that on Saturday and Sunday the site was completely gone. Even I couldn’t get into it to post a message. The reason? Our hosting service, Media Temple, had a complete meltdown that caused loss of service for nearly 25% of the smaller sites that they host. Unfortunately [...]

Another unforced error from that widely panned rebuttal. First, the original story in his own words… During Katrina, I visited Sheriff Harry Lee, a Democrat and a good friend of mine. When I walked into his makeshift office I’d never seen him so angry. He was yelling into the phone: ‘Well, I’m the Sheriff and [...]

Apparently he didn’t realize he’d be uncomfortable? Huh? From Politico: Republican Sen. Judd Gregg abruptly withdrew his nomination as President Barack Obama’s commerce secretary Thursday, telling Politico that he “couldn’t be Judd Gregg” and serve in the Cabinet. The harsh response from a White House caught off guard: Gregg was the one who asked for [...]

Pay no attention to the content (massive pork) in the bill. Pay no attention to the fact that it will not solve the root problem and will at best delay a day of reckoning. Pay no attention that it will add a trillion dollars of debt that we do not have and will have to borrow from the Chinese or tax from Americans or devalue the currency to repay. Just pass it, because an economic fear-mongering President says it should be passed.