And let's add... Democrat. Fantastic team. Heady QB. Amazing coaching staff -- to the point of near-clairvoyance.Give it up for THREE. … [Read more...]
Women barred from Saudi elections; Israel barred from Saudi counterterrorism conference
You probably haven't heard as much about the upcoming elections in Saudi Arabia as you did about elections in some other nearby countries (it was news to me). But this is a fairly big deal: the elections, which begin next Thursday, … [Read more...]
Why MA Dems haven’t elected a Gov since 1986: an alternate view
The Massachusetts Democratic Party is apparently circulating a draft report among its members coming up with long-winded explanations as to why they can't seem to win a Governor's race. The report is described here; there's an amusing … [Read more...]
Antisocial Insecurity WMD: Watch your Money Disappear (courtesy of Rep. Markey)
AP has collected reactions of some of the Massachusetts congressional delegation to Bush's State of the Union address here.. Particularly excellent is Rep. Ed Markey's comment:WMD used to stand for Weapons of Mass Destruction. Under … [Read more...]
Republicans fleeing Bush’s social security plan
Bush's social security gambit in last night's state of the union address appears to have gone over like the proverbial lead balloon. According to ABC News, numerous Republicans are now loudly proclaiming their disappointment in the … [Read more...]
Successful Elections!
Pending more detailed reports, neither the State Department nor theWhite House would comment on the balloting or the victory of themilitary candidates, Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Van Thieu, who was running forpresident, and Premier Nguyen Cao Ky, … [Read more...]
Buchanan’s American Conservative Makes Its Case
George Bush is such an extremist he even makes Pat Buchanan look progressive. From a recent solicitation letter by Scott McConnell, Executive Editor of Buchanan's The American Conservative magazine:'While we're beating the hell out of … [Read more...]
And there you have it
As we expected, fewer demonstrably inaccurate statements in the second half of the speech, which focused much more heavily on foreign affairs and was more aspirational than policy-oriented.I'll say one thing for W: he's a lot better at … [Read more...]