Greg Sargent has an interesting observation about yesterday and today’s political developments: Obama’s strategy going forward will be to position himself as Washington’s lone resident adult in a town full of squabbling children on right and left … Obama was… Continue Reading
Battleground: Tulsa, Oklahoma! The political football: a holiday parade! The culture warrior: James Inhofe, United States Senator from the great state of Oklahoma! It seems Senator Inhofe is upset that “Tulsa’s Christmas Parade of Lights” has been renamed “Tulsa’s Holiday… Continue Reading
Senator Jay Rockefeller admits that there’s a little bug in him that wants to shut down both Fox News and MSNBC. He’s right that the partisanized press has been a detriment rather than a help to political discourse. But obviously… Continue Reading
Earlier today, I was e-mailed a link to an article that someone found interesting. Another person on the e-mail link said that he too found the article interesting, but was taken aback by the partisan rhetoric, ad hominem attacks, and… Continue Reading
President Lyndon Johnson famously responded to overwhelming public criticism of his handling of Vietnam by announcing that he would not serve as President for a second full term — he channeled the long-dead General William Tecumseh Sherman, who said “If… Continue Reading
If we’re ever going to take real steps towards reducing the debt, we are going to have to make cuts in sacred cows. And we’re going to have to take steps that raise real revenue in a way that doesn’t… Continue Reading
A contrail is a thin cloud left behind an object moving high in the sky. Typically caused by an airplane, rockets and meteors can cause them too. Anything moving fast enough or which is heavy enough will cause the thin… Continue Reading
TO: Carl Paladino, candidate for the office of Governor of New YorkFROM: Burt Likko, the Transplanted LawyerDATE: November 1, 2010RE: Your recent photograph at Halloween party Mr. Paladino: While reading one of my favorite blogs (linked above in the subject… Continue Reading
Today’s Fish Wrapper has a piece today on Oklahoma’s Measure 755, about which I wrote a few days ago. One of the things that I found important to note was the fact that the sponsors of the measure could not… Continue Reading
I do so enjoy the Reason Foundation’s videos — they put things in perspective. Like this historical take on what has seemed like a remarkably dismal* election cycle: * Not “dismal” for Tuesday’s anticipated results, which I view as a… Continue Reading