All indications are that the Republican candidate, Scott Brown, has taken the polling lead, on the eve of the election. I think this will be a nail-biter myself; I have a lot of trouble imagining any Republican cruising to victory… Continue Reading
So now that he suddenly seems to have a real shot at making it to the Senate, people are asking, “Is Scott Brown a liberal Republican or a conservative one?” This political scientist at the University of Chicago has a… Continue Reading
Amazingly, it appears that a Republican has something of a real shot at winning the interim election to replace the recently-deceased Ted Kennedy in Massachusetts. No, really, go back and read that sentence again and think about it. Let that… Continue Reading
Hey, yeah. How come the decade ends in a year ending in “9” but a century ends in a year ending in “0”?
Renewing my tradition from last year, I boldly offer the following predictions for the next year. I make no claim to psychic powers, clairvoyance, astral projection, divine or demonic information, or access to time machines. These are SWAGs and nothing… Continue Reading
A year ago, I made some predictions for what would happen in 2009. How’d I do? 1. The United States Federal deficit for calendar year 2009 will exceed $1.5 trillion. Check. 2. A human being will be cloned. Not Yet… Continue Reading
For the record, I don’t imagine for a second that most American Christians who take their religion seriously and consider themselves patriots would do anything but condemn trying to invoke the power of prayer to have God strike a fellow… Continue Reading
Our elected officials have been arguing over the details of healthcare reform for a long, long time now. It remains unclear to me whether Congress will be able to pass a reconciled bill before its recess — and when it… Continue Reading
At lunch today, my friend pointed out that the proposed initiative to legalize and tax marijuana in California had recently announced that it has obtained half again as many signatures as needed to qualify for appearing on the ballot in… Continue Reading
I wrongly predicted that most of the money spent by both the Bush and Obama Administrations bailing out the big banks would not be paid back. This appears to have not turned out as I had predicted. Of the many things… Continue Reading