by Jeffery Battersby | May 7, 2009 | Commentary, Politics
Are there any politicians anywhere that don’t have all ten fingers and toes in the pockets of their constituencies? Time to clear the decks of ALL of them… EXCLUSIVE: Records violations ensnare housing nominee | via Washington Times
by Jeffery Battersby | Mar 25, 2009 | Commentary, Politics
From an article in Reuters about how to save faltering newspapers: Under this arrangement, newspapers would still be free to report on all issues, including political campaigns. But they would be prohibited from making political endorsements. And for your...
by Jeffery Battersby | Mar 24, 2009 | Asides, Politics
Sounds like an impulse buy to me. Impulse buys are never a good thing… We’re very late in doing this, but we’ve got to move quickly to try and do this because, again, it’s a necessary thing for any government to have a broader range of tools...
by Jeffery Battersby | Mar 19, 2009 | Asides, Politics
Honestly, have you ever seen a larger pack of liars than those you’ve elected? No. That answer is no. Sen. Dodd Admits Adding Bonus Provision to Stimulus Package | via FOXNews.com
by Jeffery Battersby | Dec 10, 2008 | Asides, Politics
 Salon’s Choire Sicha re-imagines the Blagojevich debacle as a David Mamet play (beware! Blagojevich-like language at the jump), but I’m inclined to re-imagine the Blagojevich debacle as something more akin to David Milch’s Deadwood. Politics,...
by Jeffery Battersby | Nov 6, 2008 | Commentary, Politics
The New York Times reports today that part of the reason behind the McCain loss was infighting and a breakdown of communication between those running the behind-the-scene details of the McCain and Palin camps. But what made me laugh about the article was two...