Posts from ‘November, 2009’

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 [...]

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.
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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.
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This week’s Partisan Gridlock: End of pledge drive, health care, and Eric Holder’s decision to try KSM in New York. Listen here.

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 [...]

Six months ago, the Maine legislature passed a law extending the right to marry to same  sex couples. Yesterday, Maine’s voters repealed the law.
The loss of marriage equality in Maine was due in large part to the efforts of religious organizations. Richard Malone, the Catholic Bishop of Portland, was ecstatic:

Bishop Richard Malone issued a statement [...]

Legendary Louisiana Governor Huey Long once said that “someday the people of Louisiana are gonna get good government — and they’re not gonna like it.” Few would argue that Louisianans have yet had the opportunity to test that theory.
Last week, Democratic Senator Mary Landrieu made headlines by reiterating her opposition to the public option, in [...]