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May, 2009 Entries


May 30

    • Actually Not Part of the Culture of Corruption After All, Part One
    • Culture of Corruption, Part Eight
    • 'For those who insist on doubting the president's right-wing extremism . . .'

May 29

    • Palin Ethics Complaints' Winning Percentage Remains Well Below Even the Washington Nationals
    • The Proportion of Support Is Great, but Not the Total Percentage
    • Culture of Corruption, Part Seven
    • But It's Kinda-Sorta-Almost in the Ballpark of a Tough Sentence!

May 27

    • And You Thought Yesterday Was a Big News Day

May 26

    • Sen. Richard Burr, Looking Surprisingly Healthy
    • When, Precisely, Are a Judge's 'Sympathies and Prejudices' Appropriate?
    • A Drug Dealer Is 'In Part a Victim of the Economic Necessities of Our Society'?
    • Sonia Sotomayor, Soft on New Jersey Corruption
    • Setting the Bar Rather Low, Aren't We, Senator?
    • Yes We Can . . . Ignore Non-November Elections
    • Now That's Low Turnout
    • So Who Gets to Whisper, 'Remember You Are but a Man'?
    • He Hasn't Got a Firm 'Hode' on His Rhetoric
    • Culture of Corruption, Part Six
    • Not That She Couldn't Move Across District Lines, of Course

May 25

    • So What Would Colin Powell’s Ideal Republican Party Stand for?

May 22

    • Tune In Tonight! I Mean, If You’re Not Doing Anything
    • If Only Creigh Deeds’ Memorial Day Weekend Had Started a Bit Earlier
    • 31 Percent of Americans Think Pelosi Is Handling Interrogation Debate Well
    • Setting Up Roby vs. Bobby
    • Culture of Corruption, Part Five

May 21

    • No Good Deeds Go Unendorsed
    • Is Anyone Else Reacting Completely Differently to that '1 in 7' Figure?
    • In Virginia, McDonnell Leads Democratic Opponents by a Mere 7 to 13 Percentage Points
    • Or, You Could Say, the SUVs of Our Economy Are Starting to Flip Over
    • Like Rush Limbaugh, Dick Cheney Isn't Impeded by Fear of Bad Press
    • He Might as Well Have Said, 'No Attacks on U.S. Soil For 2,689 Days. I Dare You to Do Better.'
    • A House Race to Keep an Eye on
    • Obama's Speech Could Only Be Given on a Sunny Spring Day
    • This Guy Steele Looks Like He Can Raise Cash During a Recession

May 20

    • Democrats Lead, 12 to 4 . . . in Members of Congress Under Investigation
    • White House in Full Retreat on Gitmo; Gibbs Calls Closure Decision 'Hasty'
    • Feel the Hope of No Change
    • Barack Obama Will Not Come Riding to the Rescue of John Edwards
    • We Know Joe Biden Was in Sarajevo, and People Were Shooting.
    • Is Obama Really Not Going to Offer a Detainee Plan Tomorrow?
    • FBI Director Seems a Bit 'Off-Message' on the Decision to Close Gitmo
    • Culture of Corruption, Part Four
    • Joe Biden, Man of Action, Dodges Enemy Fire for the Third Time
    • 'Silence is not an option. The stakes are too high for the president to take a pass.'
    • 'Democrats are grumbling big-time here, because they say the White House didn't think that through.'
    • Once Again, Cheney Sets the Agenda
    • Michael Steele's Got a Popular Friend Vouching for Him
    • Somehow, I Doubt This Will Win Over the Crist Skeptics
    • What Can We Learn From the California Propositions' Termination?
    • California's Proposition 1A Fails To Win... A County. As In, Any of Them.
    • Thanks, Media Matters for America!

May 19

    • Apparently 1A Is Not Meant 2B
    • It's Charlie Crist's State, Everybody Else Just Lives In It
    • Hoyer on Pelosi's Claim: 'Mr. Panetta was not there and he wasn’t the director.'
    • Virginia Democrats Hold Benefit for GOP's McDonnell, Also Known as a Debate
    • If Only There Was a New York Angle to This New York Trial
    • He Learned Alinsky's Lessons Well
    • 'In the best spirit of President Reagan, it’s time to saddle up and ride.'
    • 50 Percent of Nevadans Disapprove of Harry Reid!
    • Hannity and Geraghty: Too Much Irish for Your TV
    • Applying Alinsky's Rules to Obama and John Edwards
    • Easy Target, Hit Hard
    • Culture of Corruption, Part Three
    • No Recession in RNC Salaries, Apparently
    • Applying Newsweek's 'More Exclusive' Strategy to the Auto Industry
    • The Danger of Economic Assessments From Obama Staffers
    • As Goes California, So Goes the Nation?
    • The CIA's Methods Have Changed; Will the Results?
    • Culture of Corruption, Part Two
    • Culture of Corruption, Part One

May 18

    • It Goes Well With His Lament About Runaway Spending
    • News-weak
    • Tomorrow's Vote in California Might Be a Big Deal
    • Guess We'll Have to Buy One of Those Government-Manufactured Cars
    • House, Senate Campaign Committees Working Against Each Other
    • Checking Out Chris Dodd's Primary Challenger
    • Head of DGA to Endorse McAuliffe in Virginia Democratic Primary?
    • Current Party Identification Is . . . 32 Percent for Both Parties?
    • Crist's Departure, McCollum's Entrance?
    • 'We were outraged to read in today's New York Times that you are actively opposing our efforts.'
    • Candidate Uses Negative Ad to Criticize Past Negative Ads
    • How the Alinsky Philosophy Shapes Democrats' Response to Pelosi

May 17

    • Association of Former Intelligence Officers Responds to Pelosi

May 15

    • Nancy: Forget What I Said About Them Lying to Congress
    • Old Habits Die Hard
    • Seven Behind Eric Cantor, Just Ahead of Rep. Mike Coffman
    • Isn't This a Little Too Much Like Saying, 'You're Being Called a Liar, Just Ignore It'?
    • Pelosi, in Middle of Torture Answer: 'We're Creating Jobs.'
    • Tell Us What You Really Think, Wayne
    • Nancy Pelosi, Conspiracy Theorist
    • Wyden, Quick to Shift Blame Back to the Bush Administration
    • Richard Burr Breathes a Little Easier
    • 'I was just briefed that they were informed that some of the enhanced situations were used.'
    • Will Panetta Respond to Pelosi's Accusation That the CIA 'Misleads Us All the Time'?
    • You Have to Raise a Lot of Euros to Win That Ambassadorship
    • Ed Makes the Case for Another Expiration Date
    • Hey, Remember Swine Flu?
    • Obama's 'Buy American' Policy Gives Us the Worst of Both Worlds
    • 'Democrats rightly worry that the anti-corruption issue they won on will boomerang in the next election.'
    • So Far, an Entire .3 Percent of Stimulus Transportation Money Has Been Spent
    • Watching That Culture of Corruption in Ohio

May 14

    • Isn't Pelosi's Accusation About Four or Five Years Late?
    • Ohio Democrats Will Get Primary in 2010 Senate Race
    • Confirming Cheney by Refusing to Declassify Memos
    • State Creates New Millionaires' Tax, Finds Fewer of Them a Year Later
    • I Believe in Charlie Dent, and He Believes in Pat Toomey
    • Sarah Palin Defends Miss California, Carrie Prejean
    • 'There are some things your money shouldn’t buy, but that’s not gonna stop him from trying.'
    • It Goes Well With My Alinsky Piece
    • Hey, What Happened to Those 150,000 Jobs Created by the Stimulus?
    • Too Busy Building 'Airports for No One' to Drain the Swamp
    • Rules for a Radical President

May 13

    • MSNBC's Sole Purpose Is to Remind Viewers Why They Should Hate Republicans
    • Culture of Corruption, Part Two
    • Culture of Corruption, Part One
    • Supreme Court Justice Jennifer Granholm?
    • 'How many times can I write the same story about the Democrats' flailing efforts to win' this district?
    • Obama's Pledge on Detainee Abuse Photo Release Reaches Expiration Date
    • Make the Donations Now, Pay the Fines Later
    • The Stimulus, Managing to Be Wasteful, but Slowly
    • Get This Man a Motorcade!
    • Look, Just Scream 'I Hate Sarah Palin!' and Get It Over With
    • Democratic Donor Pleads Guilty in Pension-Fund Scandal
    • Terry McAuliffe's Favorite President Hasn't Changed
    • 2001 Wasn't That Long Ago
    • Ethics Complaints Against Palin Dismissed; Sun Rises In East
    • House Democrats Getting Antsy About Blocking PMA Scandal Investigation
    • Remember Who's Saying 'The Recession Is Over'

May 12

    • George Soros Fined $8K for Breaking California Campaign Finance Law
    • Results Lousy for Expensive Campaign to Persuade Californians That Tax Increases Are Good
    • Deficit Since January Is 89 Percent of Entire Total From Last Year
    • Obama's Stimulus Is Raising the Dead! Okay, Not Really, Just Sending Them Checks.
    • Must National Committees Jump Into Primaries?
    • Rubio Welcomes Charlie Crist With Ad Tying Him to Obama
    • Tonight Is Debate Night In New Jersey
    • The Sopranos Were an Influential Family, Too
    • NRCC Hitting House Democrats on 'The Airport For No One'

May 11

    • Maybe Norfolk Voters Hated Him as John Wraith in Wolverine
    • Michael Steele on Romney: I Regret the Way My Comments Were Interpreted
    • If Chris Matthews Doesn't Listen to What Chris Matthews Says, Why Should You?
    • Moranic Politics, Part Two
    • Moranic Politics, Part One
    • Few Stimulus Dollars Being Spent in Counties With Highest Unemployment
    • What We Can Learn From John Edwards's 2008 Campaign
    • Nine Down, Five to Go, Many More Wastes of Time to Come
    • Romer: The Economy Will Grow! . . . Eventually, I Mean!
    • A Race to Watch Up in New Hampshire

May 08

    • Obama Administration Agrees With Sarah Palin on Polar Bears
    • This Is Not the Jobs Number I Knew
    • Alexandria Democrats Allegedly Pledging Vengeance (UPDATED)
    • Hey, It's Been 10 Days Since They Ran a Feature Gushing Over a Democratic Congressman
    • Dusting Off a Carter-Era Measurement, and I Don't Mean the Metric System
    • Geithner's Failure to Imagine a Real Worst-Case Scenario
    • Can Newspapers Run the Headline 'ACORN Workers Charged With Fraud' Every Day?
    • Can the GOP Run Obama in Attack Ads Against Congressional Dems?

May 07

    • Your Tax Dollars at Work
    • Democratic Lawmakers Get Firm Earmarks, Firm Shows Gratitude by Producing Shoddy Military Equipment
    • The Illusion of Accountability for Chrysler's Loans
    • It's Almost 'Fire Them All, and Let God Sort Them Out'
    • Since Stimulus Passed, 1.24 Million More Americans Collecting Unemployment Benefits
    • Hopes for a Ridge for Senate Campaign Appear Toomed — Er, Doomed
    • McDonnell's Going to Run Ads! It Shocks and Surprises . . . Uh, Who, Exactly?
    • One Way or Another, Kansas Will Have a Lot of New Faces in 18 Months
    • Who Persuaded Obama on the DC Voucher Program?
    • Good Thing Meghan Showed Him How to Use Twitter
    • Flake's Offer Emits a 'Pearls Before Swine' Vibe
    • Ohioans Haven't Heard Much About Republicans, Apparently

May 06

    • Jon Corzine, Tired of Wasting Taxpayer Money, Will Have Allies Waste Money Interfering in GOP Primary
    • Is the Stimulus Cash Encouraging Fiscal Irresponsibility by Local Governments?
    • Hey, Guess What! Another Special Election for a House Seat!
    • GOP Recruiting in House Races Finds Some Shining Stars
    • Will Obama Try to Get Israel to Declare Its Nuclear Arsenal?
    • What Republicans Can Learn From Last Night's Results in Alexandria
    • Gates Calls Prospect of Breakthrough With Iran 'Very Remote'
    • It's Tough to Ignore 1,000 People at a City Council Meeting

May 05

    • Republicans Can Celebrate a Virginia Election Outcome. No, Really.
    • Biden Name Not Performing Well Among Delaware Voters Who Live in Enclosed Spaces
    • An Important Message for Both Campaign Spot Readers Within Detroit City Limits
    • Mitt Touts Meg
    • Think of This Next Time You're Told the GOP Is Doomed
    • Russians Greet Obama-Hillary 'Reset' Offer With Warmth, Smiles, and Coup Attempt
    • Mark Kirk Clinging to 34-Point Lead Over Sen. Roland Burris
    • It's Getting Bleeping Tough in the New Jersey Primary
    • In Related News, Elizabeth Edwards to Explore River in Egypt
    • ACORN Effort to Get Indicted in All 50 States Proceeds on Schedule
    • Deval Patrick to U.S. Attorney?
    • Hey, Buddy, Assess the Size of This Crowd
    • Boy, Is There Anything These Guys Can't Turn Into Cash?
    • Look, If You Keep Creating Jobs Overseas, Nobody Will Need Us Anymore
    • Jon Corzine Fears a Matchup Against Chris Christie
    • It's Election Day! At Least Where I Live, That Is.

May 04

    • For What It's Worth, Another Poll Has Specter 42, Toomey 36
    • Remember That 'No Zoos' Pledge in the Stimulus? Yeah, Nevermind
    • Joe Biden, National Punchline
    • Fifteen-Year Sentence for al-Qaeda Sleeper. Feel Safer Yet?
    • Obama Salutes Geithner's 'Far-Reaching Steps' to Catch Tax Cheats
    • Show Us Those 'Saved or Created' Jobs, Mr. President
    • Now In Office, Obama Strangely Less Attentive To Warren Buffett
    • I Just Can't See 'Shockingly Sloppy' Applied to Anybody Named Biden
    • John Edwards, Lecturing Americans About the Importance of Trust
    • Forget Socrates; Apparently, the Unexamined Federal Program Is Worth Continuing
    • Fifteen Percent of Pennsylvania Women Don't Have an Opinion on Arlen Specter?
    • We Know About the Philandering; Now the Question Is About Embezzlement
    • $100 Million in 100 Days for George W. Bush's Presidential Library
    • Do Law-Enforcement Officers Usually Notify Suspects When They Tap Their Phones?

May 03

    • Recalling Jack Kemp's Cameo in 'Dreams From My Father'

May 01

    • If We're Going to Emulate the Reagan Temperament, Let's Remember It Accurately
    • MSNBC Already Thinking About Chief Justice Obama
    • Why Would We Suspect Democrats of Pressuring an Attorney General to Back Off?
    • Ethics Groups to Pelosi: You Can't Cover for Murtha, Visclosky, and Moran Anymore

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