About a month ago, lobbyist Charlie Black, John McCain’s senior campaign advisor, said the McCain campaign would not go after the Democratic candidates on the basis of guilt by association. The Dems might try it with McCain, Black said, but that’s just not the way McCain operates. “What Senator McCain has said repeatedly is that […]
We’ve all heard the expression, “90% of life is just showing up.” It seems to be the basis of an LA Times editorial today, praising John McCain’s week-long tour of small towns, urban areas, and other communities that have struggled economically for years. McCain appeared in impoverished areas in Alabama, Kentucky, Louisiana, and Ohio, and […]
First up from the God machine this week is an update on a report from February on the uncomfortable intersection of religion and the U.S. military. One soldier who is not religious has faced considerable pressure from those who are. When Specialist Jeremy Hall held a meeting last July for atheists and freethinkers at Camp […]
Guest Post by Morbo It isn’t considered polite to mention population control these days. For years, advocates of hyper-free market capitalism argued that the more people we had the better. We need them to drive the economic engine of the world. Occasional food shortages were blamed on distribution kinks or unstable political situations. There was […]
Guest Post by Morbo The Rev. Jonathan Falwell is proving to be a real chip off the old blockhead. The son of the late Jerry Falwell, Jonathan took over Thomas Road Baptist Church and the television ministry after his father died last year. (Another Falwell son, Jerry Falwell Jr., is chancellor of Liberty University.) Anyone […]
Guest Post by Morbo Everyone is so caught up in the drama of the Clinton vs. Obama battle that they’ve overlooked an important political development: Alan Keyes appears to have locked up the Constitution Party’s nomination for president. The party has been holding its national convention in Kansas City this week. Many of the delegates […]
Guest Post by Morbo The National Day of Prayer is Thursday, May 1. I oppose it. I believe religious leaders should call people to prayer, not government officials. I believe religious services should take place in houses of worship, not government buildings. Alas, the federal courts do not agree with me. Thus, we have a […]
Today’s edition of quick hits. * This isn’t good: “Consumer confidence fell for a third straight month in April, hitting its weakest in more than a quarter century on heightened worries over inflation and the sagging housing market, a survey showed on Friday.” * On a related note: “Hundreds of thousands of utility customers are […]
One of the biggest, and most disconcerting, angles to the U.S. Attorney purge scandal was the efforts of Sen. Pete Domenici (R-N.M.) and his leaning on David Iglesias. Yesterday, the Senate Ethics Committee admonished the senator, sort of, for his inexcusable conduct. The Senate Ethics Committee admonished Senator Pete V. Domenici, Republican of New Mexico, […]
Rep. Rush Holt’s (D-N.J.) Emergency Assistance for Secure Elections Act seemed like the kind of bill that should sail through Congress. The legislation would help local governments pay for paper trails and audits for electronic voting machines, adding safeguards to potential recounts and a layer of integrity to the election process. Indeed, Holt’s bill was […]