The Melancholy of “Fifth” State of the Union Addresses
With what seems like 99% of the nation in the throes of yet another arctic blast, and the resulting ice and snow blasting a sizable chunk of that 99%, it’s only fitting that 100% of …
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Wendy Davis Didn’t Lie
So this is how it works: The GOP is a bitter bunch, with a serious and well-deserved inferiority complex. They like to go tit-for-tat. So, back in 2008, when the McCain campaign was releasing attack …
Weed Roundup!
In our last Weed Roundup we gave you tips on where to go to find the news you needed to know about the implementation of recreational pot sales in Colorado. This go around, we have …
The Next Crazy Idea From The Right That Just Might Work
A disturbing read by Salon’s Paul Rosenberg today in which he he describes the ideas presented in a conference call he was able to eavesdrop on that was led by rising conservative idea-man Charles Kacprowicz. …
More Benghazi
The media is jumping on the Senate Intelligence Committee’s recent report with headlines today screaming the obvious: We could have done more to protect Benghazi, maybe even prevented the attack. Even supposedly liberal stalwarts such …
A Star is Born
As the Chris Christie “Bridgegate” coverage becomes more heated and more inescapable, and local Democrat senators begin talking about impeachment; as the full gamut of MSNBC hosts gleefully celebrate the impending demise of the GOP’s …
Chasing the Dragon: An Ode to Atlantic City
Today, after 34 years, The Atlantic Club, the former Golden Nugget/Bally’s Grand/Hilton, closes its doors. In 1980, the then Golden Nugget became Atlantic City’s sixth casino to open after the 1976 legalization of gambling. Within …
The Christie Conspiracy Theory
On Wednesday, I wrote about the now inescapable Chris Christie bridge story. It had been simmering for a couple of months, but hit full boil status when texts and emails were released implicating top Christie …
Christie’s Bridge
Back in early December, Rachel Maddow began to hammer on New Jersey’s governor and potential 2016 Presidential candidate Chris Christie for a burgeoning scandal in his home state. Basically, in September, New York and New …