Going Rogue on Facts
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The AP fact checks Sarah Palin's new book, *Going Rogue*, and notes it
"reprises familiar claims from the 2008 presidential campaign that haven't
become an...
Contract With A Tea Bag?
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A couple of weeks ago, Newt Gingrich was disgusted with the treatment Dede
Scozzafava (R-NY) received from establishment Republicans in New York's 23rd
D...
Heckuva Job
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That's what we pay them for.
WASHINGTON — In the official record of the historic House debate on
overhauling health care, the speeches of many lawmakers ec...
Prince Harry Kisses Gay Man for a Beer
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UK tab News of the World reports that Rocky Bennett, a gay 21-year-old,
approached Prince Harry at a nightclub earlier this week, and offered him a
kiss fo...
Inflationary Expectations
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Here’s Paul Krugman in 1998 making the case for an effort to create
inflationary expectations: Let us now bring this discussion back to earth,
and to Japan...
"Servicemembers United" group - h/t "Keori"
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Reader "Keori" writes in response to my "On Veteran's Day" post:
Tim, let's not erase our transgendered veterans, such as Col. Diane Schroer.
She transitio...
Saturday Roundup: Rudy!
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* Good read: Attorney General Eric Holder speaks out about what went into
his wrenching and controversial decision to try Khalid Sheik Mohammad in a
New Yo...
Politicians Have a Lot of Leeway in How They Vote
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Matthew Yglesias remarks that, when staking out positions, congressmembers
are not very strongly constrained by the ideologies of their constituents.
Wow, ...
No, Sarah Palin Is Not the Next Ronald Reagan
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Sarah Palin's 'Going Rogue: An American Life' (HarperCollins) is being
pitched by her publisher as "one ordinary citizen's extraordinary journey."
That'...