During the primaries, a ludicrous HillaryDNC meme was spread that because Bernie's #1 issue was economic justice, he'd be soft on social justice. This struck me as profoundly perverse given Bernie's and Hillary's histories. It was … [Read more...]

When a candidate's campaign manager tries something this desperate - obviously ludicrous and trivial to defend against - it can only mean that their candidate knows they're pretty hosed: Robby Mook declaims Bernie's lavish lifestyle and … [Read more...]

I know there are some complications here, but as a thought experiment... what would the pros and cons be? Wouldn't it be a breath of fresh air to have a first-world healthcare system, to have sane taxation, and all the rest? We could … [Read more...]

I read yesterday that Pope Francis' approval rating among US Catholics is 88%. 88% is an extraordinary number. I grew up in a household where the breadwinner ran a marketing research firm - I learned at the dinner table that polls almost … [Read more...]

Video of Senator Warren at the St. Patrick's Day Breakfast. Elizabeth Warren: St. Patrick drove snakes out of Ireland...to Wall Street. … [Read more...]

Two days ago, Chief Justice Roberts and the rest of that crowd launched an attack on minority voting. As usual, it seems like they twisted reality like so much Play-Doh in order to meet their needs. Roberts claimed that Massachusetts has … [Read more...]

She thinks she's pretty clever, I bet, being all tricky and such at her first Banking Commission meeting: http://youtu.be/2F6YkBa_Tig One thing's clear - there'll be no ginormous Wall Street payday for Professor Warren when she leaves … [Read more...]

29 Democratic Senators have signed a letter stating: "We will oppose including Social Security cuts for future or current beneficiaries in any deficit reduction package" Harry Reid signed. Chuck Schumer signed. John Kerry did not … [Read more...]

if an ad like this ran with Lyin' Brown as the target: http://youtu.be/Ge1lWvgdG1I I think it's what needs to be done.  Let every Massachusetts voter see what a pernicious, deceitful swine we've sent to Washington. … [Read more...]

From The Financial Times: "Real median household income reached its peak at $54,932 in 1999, 8.9 per cent above its current level, under President Bill Clinton and has not been below $50,000 since 1995. Under President George W. Bush, it … [Read more...]