I imagine there are quicker ways to make a fool of yourself than to make comments about a fellow Democratic senator that sound racially-tinged, on the very day that you officially announce you’re pursuing the presidency. For example, you could do all of that, and then be scheduled to go on The Daily Show later [...]
Thus far in the day I’ve been having trouble figuring out what to blog about today. I finally finished that reflection paper, but I’m not really sure how worthwhile that would be as a blog post. And I’ve kinda used up a lot of the pop culture thoughts I’ve had over the weekend. (”A Friend [...]
So, confirming speculation that’s been buzzing for a while, Senator Joe Lieberman announced that he will begin circulating petitions to run for re-election as an independent. Lieberman is still running in the Democratic primary this August, but he’s facing a challenge from businessman Ned Lamont. So he’s decided to hedge his bets - if [...]
Man, spring break disappeared in a blink. Let me see if I can get back into the groove.
One news item that caught my eye in the last couple of weeks concerns Pennsylvania’s Lt. Governor race. In PA, there are separate primaries for Governor and Lt. Governor, and then the primary winners run together as a [...]
For the sake of my own sanity, I maintain a certain intellectual and emotional detachment from the issue of George W. Bush’s nominations for the Supreme Court. Whoever gets appointed by this president and confirmed by this Senate is not going to be someone I agree with on much past the possible exception of where [...]
For once, voter apathy didn’t doom us to be subject to the whims of our lawmakers. Pennsylvania’s legislators, who set the world land speed record for greed several months ago by voting themselves a disgusting pay raise in the middle of the night after cutting funds to education, child care and other programs, finally [...]