Running for office costs money. Television air time costs money. Radio air time costs money. Billboards cost money. Websites cost money. Mailing lists, flyers, staff, and telephones cost money. And that money has to come from somewhere. Right now, that somewhere is in large part big businesses with a financial interest in legislation. And what’s good for...
Partisan Gridlock from New York
This week’s show: What time do you eat Thanksgiving dinner? Texans almost universally have it in the middle of the day, while northeasterners seem to wait until it’s actually dinner time. That, plus getting money out of politics. Listen here.
Butters doesn’t want it shoved down his throat
On this week’s Partisan Gridlock: Public option opt-out kicks the can down 50 roads; say “Acorn” to 52% of Republicans and they soil themselves; QotW not to be shoved down your throat by Butters. Listen here.
Pledge drive ends
This week’s Partisan Gridlock: End of pledge drive, health care, and Eric Holder’s decision to try KSM in New York. Listen here.
Extremists vilify American heroes
On August 6, 2007, a bomb in Baquba, Iraq killed three American soldiers. One was this 20 year old Stryker Brigade Corporal from New Jersey. The Corporal “graduated from Southern Regional High School in Manahawkin in 2005, and enlisted in the Army a few months later, spurred by his memories of the 9/11 terror attacks.” The fallen soldier had served...
