Kissing the Koch Ring

Kissing the Koch Ring

After the Supreme Court’s democracy-mugging decree that let corporations dump unlimited amounts of money into our elections, a guy named Larry sent me an email that perfectly summed it all up: “Big money has plucked our eagle!” Thanks to the...
Goosey as Ever

Goosey as Ever

Ready or not, the race is on — for president, I mean. Yes, Election Day is still nearly two years away, but the candidates are already on the loose. And they’re as goosey as ever. So far, the goosiest has been Mitt Romney. The GOP’s 2012 loser was asked...
Perry Imperils His Own Roadshow

Perry Imperils His Own Roadshow

Gosh, the 2016 primaries are a long way off, but look out: Here comes Texas Governor Rick Perry — riding his state’s taxpayer dollars into another GOP presidential bid. Technically, he’s not campaigning. Yet he’s popping up from New York to...
The Unaffordable WeDon’tCare Act

The Unaffordable WeDon’tCare Act

Remember when it looked like the Republican Party could do nothing but stamp its feet and shout about the Affordable Care Act’s shortcomings without coming up with any alternatives? OK, there was former Sen. Jim DeMint’s suggestion last summer that having...