According to exit interviews, the more than 1,500 Mississippi goats eligible to vote provided near unanimous support and thereby provided the cushion Senator Cochran needed in an oh-so-close election.
Michael Matthew Bloomer, July 30, 2013, reporting from Charlotte, North Carolina which I mistakenly believed was the state’s capitol. “I would have vetoed [the original House-passed bill,] HB 695 because it was clearly designed...
After Winning His Battle With North Carolina Legislature For Motorcycle Safety Law, Governor Pat McCrory Will Sign, Noncontroversial Motorcycle-Related Abortion Restrictions Included
Michael Matthew Bloomer, January 27, 2013 While addressing the Republican National Committee (RNC) last Friday in Charlotte North Carolina, another “intellectual leader” of the Republican party, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, got lost in the...
Michael Matthew Bloomer, January 25, 2013 Last night, Rachel Maddow spoke of a widely-noticed apparent paradox in American public opinion polling data: Americans identify themselves as philosophically conservative yet support so-called liberal policies....
Today, the White House responded to a spate of petitions from southern states whose signatories sought permission for their states to “peacefully” leave the union. In a letter from informing the signatories, Jon Carson,...
Michael Matthew Bloomer, January 3, 2013 Are you surprised?? P.S. Thanks to Scott Raymond (see his tweet below) for the great line I paraphrased in my title: “Michele Bachmann, Repeal Yourself!” Also,...
Michael Matthew Bloomer, January 3, 2013 Of the 427 votes cast, including one for “Present,” Eric Cantor nearly pulled off a palace coup by defeating John Boehner for the Speakership of the 113th Congress...