The CEOs of Chrysler, GM, and Ford all flew from Detroit to Washington to beg for money, because they fear their companies are going to run out of liquid capital and cease to be able to operate. And those same… Continue Reading
Former Prop. 8 opponents, and gay people and those who support gay rights in general, are protesting at Mormon churches and have been for two weeks. The idea is to point out that the Church of Jesus Christ of the… Continue Reading
A trend in middle eastern nations, even allegedly secular ones, is to use “hisba” litigation to challenge and stifle dissent against Islam. Apparently, as sensitive as Christians (or at least, certain Christians) are to challenges and critiques of their faith,… Continue Reading
There’s lots and lots of panties in a wad over atheists and Christians and their various billboards and bus signs. I’ll not bother putting up links, they’re easy enough for you Readers to find if you care to look for… Continue Reading
Some interesting ideas in today’s Fish Wrapper about changing the way initiatives are handled in California. I tend to agree that initiatives are abused in the form of too frequently doing an end run around the legislative process.* In theory.… Continue Reading
Right here in the beautiful Antelope Valley, we were one vote away from another religiously explicit motto going up on a government building. RTFA, and you’ll see that indeed, some people of faith do indeed get it — the government… Continue Reading
When a gift falls out of the blue into your lap, don’t get greedy. When someone offers you something you aren’t entitled to at all, you don’t demand even more. It’s bad form and you might wind up losing even… Continue Reading
I didn’t cry when Barack Obama actually got elected, but I understand why people did. But if you can read this entire article, all the way to its very end, and not get a little bit choked up, you’re just… Continue Reading
It’s easy to forgive a pundit for not getting the right prediction on a race that splits 52-48. It’s understandable if a prediction is not quite right in a few details. But Tammy Bruce’s column here is so far wide… Continue Reading
The thing that won the 2000 and 2004 elections for Bush, more than anything else, was a really strong get-out-the-vote effort in critical swing states. So seeing the McCain campaign decide to spend its last several million dollars on ad… Continue Reading