I realize that the headline sets a high bar, but this one will be hard to top. Ronald Reagan became president even though he worked with chimps in B movies. Arnold Schwarzenegger played a murderous robot, and that didn't keep him from becoming governor. So can "Law & Order" actor and former Sen. Fred Thompson […]
First, what the heck are we doing having a debate in May ... of 2007? This super-early primaries and campaign schedule is simply insane. I'm sure the Washington press corps loves this, but most of America just doesn't care. Chrissy Matthews was pretty darn bad, though this will definitely be good practice for the Republicans […]
I watched a bit of network news this evening which once again reinforces why I try never to watch network news. I'm pretty sure I was watching ABC when they did a little story on the perjury and obstruction of justice trial of former chief of staff for Vice President Dick Cheney, I. Lewis "Scooter" […]
Nope, not our troops in Iraq, but President Bush. For more than a year, ever since the New York Times revealed the National Security Agency's terrorist wiretapping program involving international communications, conservatives have backed the president's actions based upon his constitutional authority as commander-in-chief and the legal authority of In Re Sealed Case (2002). Today, […]
I condemned Florida Democrat Sen. Bill Nelson earlier this month for undertaking some freelance diplomacy with Syria. To assure Hoystory readers that I can be bipartisan in my criticism, today I condemn Republican Sen. Arlen Specter for doing the same thing.
The only person in U.S. history who served as both president and vice president without having been elected to either post, Gerald R. Ford, died today at 93. Rest in peace.
Arkansas' outgoing Governor Mike Huckabee has got some serious chutzpah. You see, Arkansas law rightly prohibits public servants from getting gifts valued at more than $100 with certain exceptions. “Items costing more than $100 which are given to public servants to show appreciation for their efforts (i.e., to reward them for doing their job) or […]
There's a reason why serious presidential hopefuls are often governors or senators -- you really have to demonstrate that you can carry your own state. Forget Florida in 2000, former Tennessee Sen. Al Gore wasn't able to carry his home state -- a seemingly trivial accomplishment that would've made Florida's ballot mess moot. Which brings […]
Well, it looks like the GOP may have its own version of Rep. Alan Mollohan (D-W.Va.) in Pennsylvania's Curt Weldon. Meanwhile, Senate Minority Leader Henry "Culture of Corruption" Reid was caught using campaign money to pay for personal expenses.
When I was in high school, I worked as a "courtesy clerk" (aka bagger) at the Alpha Beta store in La Mesa. One of the nicest guys working there was a big, black guy named Reggie. Reggie was in charge of receiving, so he spent most of his days in the back, but occasionally he […]