The GOP released their long-awaited update on 1994′s Contract With America. Clocking in at 21 pages, this one is a bit more wordy than the Newt Gingrich penned Contract. Basically, the party of supposed fiscal conservatism has pledged to Americans that they will continue to run up massive long-term debt by returning government spending to what it was before … Continue reading
Delaware accomplished something yesterday that it hasn’t done since it was the first state to ratify the Constitution in 1787; it got mentioned in the news. Since then it’s been a long dry spell for media coverage (other than when a favorite son named Joe Biden, who was primarily known for his bloviating in Congress, was … Continue reading
The expression that there are two sides to every story is never truer than at the site of Custer’s famous Last Stand. Even the site has had two names; it was originally named after the vanquished George Armstrong Custer. In 1991, recognizing modern sensibilities, President George H. W. Bush signed into law the name change … Continue reading
The Book Of Vice: Very Naughty Things (And How To Do Them) is written by Peter Sagal, the host of the popular NPR news quiz Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me! He goes behind the scenes of some common (and not so common) vices: gambling, swinging, gluttony, pornography, consumption, etc. to reveal what they say about our society. … Continue reading
Last night Barrack Obama made a speech from the Oval Office where he declared the end of US combat operations in the war in Iraq. I eagerly look forward to the same speech about Afghanistan. My opinions about the two wars are widely different. I vehemently opposed the foolish venture in Iraq. It was an unnecessary diversion from … Continue reading
Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) has agreed to pay back $24,000 in scholarship money that she awarded to her relatives, despite rules prohibiting such nepotism. She also gave money to the children of a top aide. The monies came from funds donated to the Congressional Black Caucus. Despite being the former chairwoman of the caucus, Johnson denies … Continue reading
