Editorial Archive
The Texas Textbook Massacre
Texas has a 15-member elected school board that sets the educational standards for 4.7 million students. The board is composed of 5 Democrats and 10 Republicans, seven of whom describe themselves as ultra-conservative. The seven often attend as a block, sit as a block, vote as a block and are known as the Wingnut Brigade.
Read More »Snagged by Rachel
Don’t you just love Rachel Maddow? When it comes to mouthy hypocrites, she cuts them no slack. Take Rep. Bart Stupak, for instance, the backbench congressman whose latest abortion stunt has put him on television most evenings.
This week Rachel gave the demagoging Democrat something more to think about than his talking points and interview schedule. The MSNBC anchor turned the spotlight onto Stupak himself, when she revealed that he lied about the details of his seven-year connection to the C-Streeters and the political cult known as The Family.
Read More »Move Over, Uly
Mischief is afoot in the U. S. Congress, this time led by Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC). Bored from dealing with the recession, joblessness, and climate change, the imaginative legislator has turned his attention to redesigning our currency.
McHenry believe there would be some value added to the $50 bill by having Ronald Reagan’s likeness inscribed on it instead of some old guy named Ulysses S. Grant. McHenry has been joined in this holy quest by 13 co-sponsors in the House.
Read More »An Open Letter To The Tea Party
An open letter to the members of the Tea Party from the members of the federal, state, and municipal governments
Dear Members of the Tea Party:
You are right.
Read More »It Ain’t Necessarily So
Reconciliation is something you wish for after a spat with your spouse that’s put you in the doghouse for three days. It’s what we hope to accomplish with the checkbook at the end of the month or to achieve with a rich uncle before he changes his will.
Funny how a word that usually denotes harmony should be so disruptive today. In recent months, the word “reconciliation” has been batted around by bloggers and journalists more than a tennis ball at Wimbledon. The disputed legislative process is usually prefaced with the word “budget.” By writing the health care proposal as a budget reconciliation bill, only 51 votes are needed for passage, which means it cannot be axed by the threat of a “procedural filibuster.”
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