We Won the House!
Okay, it's true that Nancy Pelosi isn't Speaker of the House again. But Democrats won the U.S. House of Representatives in this year's election in the same sense that Vice President Al Gore won the...
View ArticleJoe Scarborough, You Ignorant Slut
Only a few weeks ago, Morning Joe Scarborough gave us this gem after the unemployment rate fell to 7.8 percent.Somebody's got to explain this,...This doesn't make sense. This doesn't make sense. True...
View ArticleFilibuster Reform in Danger
The Hill reports:Democrats don’t have the 51 votes they need in the Senate to change filibuster rules that could make it harder for the GOP minority to wield power in the upper chamber. Lawmakers...
View ArticleRevisiting the People's Budget
Just this morning, I heard a reporter say that neither Democrats or Republicans, including Paul Ryan, have proposed a long-term plan to balance the budget. This isn't the first time that I've heard...
View ArticleWhat if, God forbid, a Grand Bargain is struck?
Democrats just won the White House (again), expanded our majority in the Senate, and by most accounts, even received the most votes for House representation (gerrymandering, it appears, denied us our...
View ArticleSenate Republicans, You're not that kind of minority
Here's Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) complaining about proposed changes to filibuster rules:If you take away minority rights, which is what you’re doing because you’re an ineffective leader, you’ll destroy...
View ArticleClaire McCaskill on MTP: Let's Cut Medicare Benefits
To be clear, the title of this diary isn't an exact quote. But I just finished watching Senator McCaskill (D-MO) tell Meet the Press host David Gregory that she believes that Democrats and Republicans...
View ArticleAnn Romney's White House Prophesy
I'm generally non-partisan when it comes to America's First Ladies. From Pat Nixon to Laura Bush, I have sympathized with the roles that our First Ladies have found themselves in and have been...
View ArticleDear Democrats, Stop playing defense with Medicare reform
I’m aware of at least two Democratic Senators, Claire McCaskill (D-MO) and Dick Durbin (D-IL), who have appeared on television to promote the idea of means-testing Medicare. Such means-testing can be...
View ArticleIs customer service dead?
Is it me, or is customer service dead?After waiting for over 30 minutes to speak to a Baby’s R Us online customer service representative --about the fact that they delivered a scooter instead of the...
View ArticleRipoff Alert for Parents-to-be: Private Cord Blood Banking
My wife and I are parents-to-be. Upon learning that my wife was pregnant, her obstetrician handed us a brochure advertising the services of a private cord blood bank and encouraged us to consider this...
View ArticlePresident Obama outsources conflict to the people of Massachusetts
President Obama has officially announced that he is nominating Senator John Kerry (D-MA) for Secretary of State (SoS). I acknowledge that Senator Kerry had aspirations for the job and is as qualified...
View ArticleTips from our pediatrician for caring for our newborn
My wife and I are first-time parents to a healthy and gorgeous baby girl, born last Thursday, December 27th. After a difficult labor, the doctor made the call to deliver Caroline via a cesarean...
View ArticleCBS:Take Condi Rice off of my television screen
Former George W. Bush administration cabinet official and now CBS News contributor Condoleezza Rice appeared on CBS This Morning today to share her “expertise” with viewers on the White House’s...
View ArticleDear Washington Post Fact Checker, Quit your day job.
Operating under the bizarre belief that it somehow matters, Glenn Kessler at the Washington Post decided to “fact check” the following statement made by President Obama in yesterday’s press...
View ArticleJoe Scarborough, You Ignorant Slut (Part 2)
I know that I’m supposed to be outraged at President Obama about something, but for the life of me, I’m not entirely clear on what. Thankfully, I caught a few minutes of Morning Joe today, and somewhat...
View ArticleGay Sex: A Lifestyle Choice?
Located in Marietta, Georgia, Johnson Ferry Baptist Church is reported to be one of metro-Atlanta's largest congregations. It's Sr. Pastor, Bryant Wright, posted this video to explain his church's...
View ArticleWill Amy Klobuchar be our next president?
In a presidential general election between Hillary Clinton and any Republican, Clinton will get my vote every time. But if she decides to run in 2016, Mrs. Clinton is unlikely to get my vote in the...
View ArticleMan kills self with gun intended for self-defense
I know. It sounds like a headline from The Onion. But it's not a joke.My nephew lost one of his best friends, John, last Wednesday. Out of respect for his family and friends, I won’t post his real...
View ArticleMy dentist asked me not to come back. Here’s why.
Last year, I read this article indicating that dental bitewing x-rays may increase the risk of getting a brain tumor (emphasis mine):Getting frequent dental X-rays appears to increase the risk for a...
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