Tag Archives: politicians

A Rosy Future for Anti-Americanism?

Posted on September 10, 2008 by Lee

Longtime Clinton ally Leon Panetta pronounces Barack Obama “intimidated” by Sarah Palin, and lost in a deepening cycle of reactive defense. With McCain now winning a majority of independents and erasing the gender gap, the blood is most definitely in … Continue reading →

Posted in Domestic Politics, Election 2008 | Tagged American, anti-Americanism, Berlin, blood, Bush, Bush Administration, Bushism, democracy, elites, Europe, European, free enterprise, gender gap, independents, Jonathan Freedland, Leon Panetta, limited government, McCain, militarism, multilateralism, November, Obama, Palin, patriotism, pessimism, politicians, poll, Sarah Palin, social conservatism, The Guardian, United States | 1 Comment

Humpty Dumpty Language

Posted on August 17, 2008 by Peg

When you’re Speaker of the House, I guess that, in addition to all your other powers, you can make language mean whatever you wish it to mean. PELOSI: I’m never certain of anything. Today, I would be certain. I just … Continue reading →

Posted in Domestic Politics, Media, Peg's Page | Tagged Barack Obama, congress, Democrats, Domestic Politics, ethics, Larry King, Media, Nancy Pelosi, politicians | Leave a comment

Congress Critters

Posted on May 22, 2008 by Lance

Buy a second house in Sacramento with no money down for 535k even as housing is going down in price. Run for congress. Need money for campaign, but can’t do that and make mortgage payments on a house losing value. … Continue reading →

Posted in Domestic Politics, Economics, Lance's Page | Tagged California, congress, housing market, politicians | Leave a comment

This Kid Has a Bright Future Ahead of Him

Posted on May 13, 2008 by ChrisB

Ralph Hardy, a 13 year old from Newark, Texas confessed to ordering an extra credit card from his father’s existing credit card company, and took his friends on a $30,000 spending spree, culminating in playing “Halo” on an Xbox with … Continue reading →

Posted in Chris' Page, Humor, Law | Tagged halo, newark, politicians, prostitution, ralph hardy, tx, world of warcraft, wow, xbox | 4 Comments

Reflections on Fred

Posted on January 23, 2008 by Lee

This was a post better suited for yesterday and Fred’s withdrawal, but I suppose I let myself get distracted without posting it. It should go without saying that while I was unsurprised by the event, it was nevertheless disappointing. But … Continue reading →

Posted in Domestic Politics, Election 2008 | Tagged 2008, campaign, election, Fred Thompson, Iran, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, pessimism, political, politicians, Republican, social security | Leave a comment