The Sacramento Bee's Dan Walters had an interesting column in today's paper regarding household plumbing. To make a long story shorter, some municipalities and counties in California allow plastic pipes for home construction. Because it takes less skill (and union members) to install plastic piping versus copper piping, unions have long opposed the cheaper product. […]
Country music legend and tax cheat Willie Nelson has endorsed Rep. Dennis Kucinich's bid for the Democratic presidential nomination. "I am endorsing Dennis Kucinich for president, because he stands up for heartland Americans who are too often overlooked and unheard," Nelson said. "A Kucinich administration will put the interests of America's family farmers, consumers and […]
By the time this entry is posted, California will enter the next fiscal year without a budget -- for the third straight year. With Gov. Gray Davis facing a likely recall -- the first of a statewide official in California history -- he is in a poor position to force a compromise between Democrats loath […]
I don't support the recall of Gov. Gray Davis, mainly because I believe that four more years of his lack of leadership and pandering to special interests will seriously cripple the Democratic Party in the state. That being said, I think that this sort of behavior is out of line. Opponents of the move to […]
Today's winner is Democrat Rep. Patrick Kennedy, as reported by The Washington Times' Lloyd Grove: As sometimes happens with Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-R.I.), he let his mouth race ahead of his brain Wednesday night at a gathering of Young Democrats at the Washington nightspot Acropolis. After presidential candidate Howard Dean spoke, Kennedy delivered an impassioned […]
The Media Research Center has watched the reports of the death of segregationist Governor Lester Maddox of Georgia and reveals that no network mentioned his party affiliation.
A constant refrain from the left, ever since he announced his candidacy for president of the United States, has been that George W. Bush is stupid. No, not just stupid, but stoopid. So, in the effort to maintain balance, I'm going to highlight some of the statements by some of his Democratic Party opponents (especially […]
Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean has been making a big splash among the Bush-hating, anti-war wing of the Democratic Party. On the McLaughlin Group this past weekend, panelist Eleanor Clift gave Dean an "8" when asked his chances of getting the Democratic nomination (with "0" meaning no chance and "10" meaning a metaphysical certainty). On […]
The latest offering from New York Times columnist Paul Krugman is entitled "Some Crazy Guy." It should surprise no one that Krugman finds sins in a Republican where he would excuse a Democrat. Maybe Mr. DeLay's public profile will be raised by his success yesterday in sabotaging tax credits for 12 million children. Those tax […]
Just got finished watching Barbara Walters' puff piece with Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton. If you want hard-hitting reporting, Barbara Walters is not where you go for it. Three things struck me as I watched the presentation: First, couldn't I have found some better way to spend my time? Second, Ms. Clinton acknowledged that using the […]