"We pay all the taxes that are legally required, not a dollar more" Unless you've been hiding under a rock, or adrift at sea, for the past week, you've no doubt heard what Mitt Rmoney thinks of the 47% of Americans who, he says, pay no … [Read more...]

Apologia latin: To Speak in Defense; A Formal Justification; An Explanation of Motives and Actions The recent blast from the Rmoney camp is of a piece and is entirely in keeping with the character of the nominee: slickly belligerent; … [Read more...]

Inspired by Charleys recent letter to the Editors I've penned one myself. To the Editors, The Boston Globe is in a position unique among Americas institutions: the whole arc of one mans career, a man seeking the Presidency, … [Read more...]

We periodically go back and forth on energy here at BMG. Our most recent foray, started by esteemed BMG-er johnt001 was a great time for all. That post has some good (mostly civil) conversation and some good technical information. Now, … [Read more...]

Karoli, a blogger at Crooks and Liars, has an article about Andrew Sullivans reaction to Obamas support of same-sex marriage. In the post he references his personal blog and an email question he received... Can you reconcile, using … [Read more...]

Now I'm starting to get mad. This whole kerfuffle over Elizabeth Warrens Cherokee heritage is, to be perfectly blunt, a racist meme: it relies on a subtext of inferiority and class subservience long engrained in our culture... … [Read more...]

I'm just going to go ahead here and extend the metaphor into actual rumor... just so we can get that much sooner to brass tacks: Elizabeth Warren was born on a Cherokee reservation the daughter of a full blood Cherokee warrior who's … [Read more...]

Previously on "The Courting Right"; John "The Chief" Roberts and Tony "The Waffler" Kennedy had succeeded in moving in on "Fat" Tony Scalia's prostitution empire whilst simultaneously trying to keep Clarence "Sleepy" Thomas from burning the … [Read more...]

Mitt Romney speaks French (actually rather well, from what I can tell). Wasn't that a Republican knock against John Kerry in 2004? No wonder they don't trust him. … [Read more...]