A GOP Leader’s Economic Plan

Those who say that Republican Congress critters are just a gaggle of naysaying boneheads with no economic plan of their own haven’t been listening to Rep. John Linder (R-GA). This Georgia right-winger is irked that America’s food-stamp program will grow to...

Massachusetts: The Democrats Blew It

How come when the Republicans lose an election—as in Barack Obama sweeping the presidency in a landslide—the Right Wing responds by saying: “This proves the Republican Party has to become more conservative.” But when the Republicans win...

Race and the Rapture

There are three subjects in our political universe that we aren’t allowed to discuss rationally: Israel, Cuba, and race. For example, try making the case that Palestinians are, no less than Jews, history’s victims. And that they just may have rights, and...