Guy Fawkes contemplating the 112th Congress “Move along. Nothing to see here.” As President Obama observed, we took a shellacking on November 2nd. Since then the sparks have ignited, with pundits and talking heads fanning...
“Anyone got a match?” Iowa’s Republican Congressloon Steve King’s got plans for the Affordable Care Act. Of course, he can afford the delays this will cause, as a member of Congress he’s got pretty good...
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128517427 Tea Partiers and other “strict constructionists,” did you know that the Constitution does not explicitly provide Congress the power to “investigate” the executive branch? To most of us, however, oversight is implied in Article...
So here we are (3:00 pm, November 3, 2010) Colorado Basics: Democratic incumbent Mike Bennett vs. GOP/Tea Party Ken Buck – Boulder, Fort Collins, and Denver will decide this race 135,000 Dem lead) 1.5...
“Sold! I shall name him Democrat.” Quo Vadis Senate Democrats? As of 2:00 am (EST) here’s what it looks like from here. Despite the networks having anointed as winners Boxer (D-CA-Incumbent) and Toomey (R-PA), I’ve included both...
For the first time in our history as a republic, our Speaker of the House will be a person of color, at least in the sense that President Obama once commented – Boehner is “a...
Don’t tread on my vote!!! “OurVoteLive.org is a website that logs and organizes election-related problems and inquiries across the USA, created by the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Since early 2008, it’s been used...
Vote 4 Me!! Lifehacker published a good guide to many things electoral, Your Last Minute Guide to Making Sense of the Election. Much there to give you the tools to make your...
Everything from Reform to Reefer. On Tuesday, in addition to electing federal, state, and local officials to a new term, voters in 37 states will decide on approximately 160 ballot measures, including statewide initiatives,...
