Oh Well: A Commentary

Is it me, or has the Republican Party followed Jim Bunning over a cliff? From The Huffington Post: A debate on the Senate floor Monday ove...

I've been watching this story over the weekend, and I'm just fascinated at this latest Senate "train wreak" that has been ...

I saw this story yesterday in the Washington Monthly, and I've been meaning to comment on it. Apparently, former Arkansas governor Mi...

This is from Paul Krugman at The York Times: I’m still working on the numbers, but I’ve gotten a fair number of requests for comment on the ...

This is from The New York Times: WASHINGTON — Spurred by a dismal unemployment report for January, senators were close to reaching an accord...

I am not making this up. I found this YouTube video through Americablog. CNN's Wolf Blitzer talked with top GOP strategist Alex Cast...

This doesn't surprise me. From The Politico.com: Sen. John McCain took his most direct shot at President Barack Obama since the preside...

This is big news. I found this through Americablog, with the source story from Wired Network: Civil liberties groups got a stunningly unex...

I found this TPM story reporting that Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA) is opposed to granting retroactive immunity to the telecoms over the il...

This is just too much. Just when you think that Senator John McCain could not sink any lower, McCain shows just how much of a slimeball he ...

This story has always been in the back of my mind since I first saw it on Friday, but I've been wondering how to comment on it. I woul...

There are times when the Religious Right and their Christian fundamentalist wackos really piss me off. Just watch this YouTube video here: ...

This isn't really surprising. From MSNBC News: WASHINGTON - Bowing to President Bush, the Democratic-controlled House and Senate reluct...

If you recall, I wrote a post on Saturday, reporting Arizona Senator John McCain's profane shouting match with Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texa...

I found this through YouTube. Senate Judiciary Chairman Pat Leahy talks about the Bush administration's lack of accountability on the W...

I found an interesting post on the Democratic strategy regarding the Iraq war funding at Mahablog. Mahablog cites a USA Today story, reg...

I found this off Talking Points Memo, and it is incredibly wicked. It is a little exchange between Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA) and Senato...

Now the Senate Judiciary Committee has approved the issuing of subpoenas on the Bush White House aids. This is from MSNBC: WASHINGTON - A S...

From left, Senators Joseph R. Biden Jr., Harry Reid, John Kerry, Carl Levin and Jack Reed after the procedural vote on the Iraq resolution t...

This is off The New York Times: WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 — Senior Senate Democrats, stepping up their confrontation with President Bush over Iraq...