It’s tempting to think that the president is capable of learning from his mistakes. One wants to believe that Bush has seen his political fortunes deteriorate and is aware of some of the missteps that have led to his decline. But even now, after about five years in office, Bush hasn’t changed a bit. Even […]
Just 17 days ago, Karl Rove was acting and sounding like a man who had dodged a bullet. His colleague Scooter Libby had been indicted and forced from the White House, but Rove, who appeared to be in prosecutors’ sights for months, “escaped” with his career in tact. A GOP insider who has regular contact […]
There wasn’t a lot of vital political news over the Thanksgiving break, with one important exception — the Abramoff scandal keeps getting worse for the GOP. A Justice Department investigation into possible influence-peddling by prominent Republican lobbyist Jack Abramoff is examining his dealings with four lawmakers, more than a dozen current and former congressional aides […]
By January 2009, when the next president takes the oath of office, George W. Bush will be a relatively-young 62. This week’s topic is: what in the world will Bush do once his presidency is officially over? Among modern presidents, Bush, after his second term, will be young and healthy, and will have any number […]
Guest Post by Morbo So the state of Florida raised the minimum wage, and hell broke loose and the economy collapsed. Actually, that’s not true. What happened was…nothing. Here’s what the Tampa Tribune reported recently: Thousands of jobs would be lost if voters increased the state’s rock-bottom wage to $6.15 from $5.15, said one e-mail […]
Guest Post by Morbo Two weeks ago, I criticized the Minutemen, the anti-immigration group, for pretending to patrol the U.S.-Canadian border when everyone knows their real goal is keeping Hispanics out of the country. The Minutemen and other “seal the border” (with Mexico) groups claim that illegal Hispanic workers take jobs from Americans. I’ve always […]
Guest Post by Morbo Last Sunday the Carpetbagger tossed out a non-political question about TV shows that were cancelled too early and got a flood of replies. Even I decided to get in on the fun. Since it’s a holiday weekend, I’d like to do something similar today. Just for a moment, forget the buffoon […]
Guest Post by Morbo To follow up on an item the Carpetbagger raised the other day, a faculty member at the University of Kansas has decided to introduce “intelligent design” in the classroom — but not in a way that is likely to please that concept’s proponents. Paul Mirecki, chairman of the Religious Studies Department, […]
It’s another day of erratic blogging, but it’s worth noting that there have been some interesting policy/political news items that readers might find interesting. * Tax cuts that are intended to benefit the wealthy do not always benefit the wealthy. * Alleged Republican beliefs notwithstanding, the GOP Congress doesn’t seem to care much for states’ […]
Like most blogs, posting will be erratic (and probably minimal) here today, barring some major and unexpected news event. Tomorrow’s content may also be a little unpredictable, and to borrow a White House term, “conditions-based.” Just so readers know, guest-poster Morbo will have words of wisdom for your reading pleasure on Saturday, and there will […]