If the economy had never tanked and the Iraq war and its aftermath had been flawless, would former Gen. Wesley Clark be a Democrat? Or would 2007 come and he would seek office as a Republican? Well, it appears as the good general was offering effusive praise of the GOP administration as recently as January […]
Perhaps the only thing sadder than seeing a blogger do his monthly banging of the tip jar (hint, hint), is seeing a wealthy, egotistical multimillionaire ask for money. That's right, Arianna's campaign is still $235,000 in debt and she wants you to fork over some cash. The woman who hasn't paid income taxes in the […]
Headline: "Jobless Claims Lowest in Eight Months." So, when good economic news hits, what can you be sure of? Well, like death and taxes, New York Times columnist Paul Krugman will ignore it. Krugman comes out today with a defense of name-calling, oddly titled "Lessons in Civility." The column is mainly a hodge-podge of probably […]
I've got a recording of the Democratic Presidential debate replaying right now. The most stupid question/gimmick thus far is from a woman who apparently only speaks Spanish. The woman asked, through a translator, what the candidates proposed to do to help the "Spanish economy." What was apparently was meant was Latino/Hispanic businesses, not what they […]
If you're in California, today is recall election day. If you're registered and want to vote, go out and do it. If you're apathetic and uninformed -- stay home. Democracies don't have 100 percent voter participation. Never have, never will. Why? Because part of being free is being free not to vote. Hoystory endorses: When […]
Just caught the newest Dianne Feinstein anti-recall commercial. A couple of things struck me: First, there's no mention of any names. Not Gray Davis -- he's "this governor." Arnold Schwarzenegger also got a mention -- he's "this governor's" "opponent." Second, it casts the recall as a Davis vs. Schwarzenegger -- a tactic Davis has been […]
Regarding the difference between Arnold Schwarzenegger's groping and Bill Clinton's fondling: Apart from the testimony of the groping victims, both of whom were convincing, the most honest thing I heard came from film producer and Codepink activist Patricia Foulkrod. She admitted that Bill Clinton's sexual peccadilloes were as inexcusable as Arnold's. "The difference is that […]
Just caught Sacramento Bee columnist Dan Walters on Fox News. Walters said that, unless today's admission by Arnold Schwarzenegger that he's "behaved badly" with women has a bigger impact than he believes it will, he expects Gray Davis to be recalled and Arnold Schwarzenegger to be the next governor of California.
I'm not going to do extensive commentary about the flare up on whether Bush administration officials illegally leaked the name of Valerie Plame Wilson to get back at her mint-tea-sipping sleuthing husband. (If you're interested in the issue, Thomas Maguire over at JustOneMinute is the guy to see -- his link is on the left.) […]
They both get special treatment at Fresno State. Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante got credit but did not have to attend a basic speech class at Fresno State in the late 1990s because a professor decided in 15 minutes or less that the Fresno Democrat would have earned at least a C based on his public […]