As you probably know, the IRS is in hot water with the tea party after it admitted, on Friday, that it had targeted groups with “tea party” or “patriot” in their names, for a more thorough review of their tax-exempt status applications. According to the Huffington...
WHCD: Did President Obama Laugh At Himself Too Much?
I am writing this post bogged down in hesitation. You see, I’m going to criticize two of the most popular segments of President Obama’s speech at The White House Correspondent Dinner (WHCD). I know that most of you thought that it was awesome (it was), and that this was due to the...
What’s Really Crazy About McConnellgate
As you’ve probably read by now, David Corn posted a recording on Mother Jones that was made at a meeting of Mitch McConnell’s re-election campaign team on February 2nd. The meeting was on Ashley Judd and how to neutralize her should she run for the Kentucky Senate seat held by...
OpinionList: 4-19-13
This week is full of bad news: the Senate’s failure to pass gun control law, the Boston Marathon bombings, and the Texas fertilizer plant explosion. There is little room in this OpinionList for lightheartedness, but there is plenty for sarcasm . It’s what’s helping me...
OpinionList: 3-29-13
This week’s OpinionList has a lot of techie stuff and some politics sprinkled in. Enjoy! The Pink Equal Sign On The Red Background: A couple of days ago I got an email notification from Twitter telling me that @JustTrueBlue was now following me. I followed back and thought it would be...
OpinionList: 2-1-13
First day of February, and also first Friday. So, here’s the first OpinionList of the month. More Chores, Less Sex: The Atlantic reports, “A sociological study led by the Juan March Institute’s Sabino Kornrich finds that married couples in the United States that leave more...
What Is Wrong With John McCain?
As if it weren’t bad enough that he saddled us with Sarah Palin, John McCain has continued to be the perpetrator of sorry deeds ever since the 2008 election. His dislike of President Obama is so boundless that he has marred a great career of civic and military service to his country with...
Ashley Judd vs. Mitch McConnell?
According to several news sources, including Politico, Hollywood film actress Ashley Judd is looking into a Senate run against Mitch McConnell in 2014. Judd was very active in President Obama’s 2008 and 2012 campaigns. While many Democrats are excited about the possibility of Judd...