But thus far, none of the Not-Romneys with a prayer (I don't count Cain, Bachmann, or Paul, despite the fact that he is still inexplicably campaigning for Goldline CEO or whatever) has dropped out and thrown his support behind one of the other Not-Romneys ( Read more... )

No, not on reforming government, at least not in any way that you or I would conceive as reform ( Read more... )

This primary was a lot weird, given how hard the RNC (national party leadership) and the FRC (state party leadership) clashed, and the result was the rules were changed from a partial free-for-all to a winner-takes-half. The new rules favored (heavily) the candidate who could throw the most money at the problem ( Read more... )

...I'm not so sure that's the message the GOP wants to send if they plan on getting elected to anything. But I'm not Karl Rove, so I don't make policy/speechwriting decisions at that level ( Read more... )

Indeed, where is the center of gravity in the Tea Party movement as a whole? When trade union employees openly despise unions on ideological grounds, and hate teachers both for their union organizations and their "indoctrination" tactics (outrageous, how they demand children learn facts in order to be graded on their progress!) and advocate ( Read more... )

Okay, assume Congress has a new, Republican Speaker in January, who immediately sets out to impeach the President ( Read more... )

History does not quit because of events, nor even cataclysm. The World Wars; the US Civil War; the British Civil Wars; the Hundred Years' and Eighty Years' Wars. The fall of Rome. The rise of Rome and the destruction of the old Greek and Egyptian and Persian Empires. The violent conquest of the Toltec and Mayan Empires by the Aztecs. ( Read more... )

As a gentleman was quoted saying on NPR tonight, anger is often a good reason to do things in the political arena.

( Fear rarely is. )

I meant to watch the entire West Wing before last quarter started, but before this one started was probably more ambitious than strictly necessary anyway ( Read more... )