This is an excellent background to work for the day: http://www.politico.com/livestream/ Also, Rep. Green has a fantastic voice. Rangel background at Politico: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0710/40409.html.
Archive for the ‘Not to get all “political” or anything…’ Category
Watching: Rangel Trial
Posted in Not to get all "political" or anything... on July 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I love this quote
Posted in Not to get all "political" or anything... on April 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“He has betrayed the citizens of the county,” Schreyer cheerfully declared while cooking a delicious panini for a National Journal reporter. (National Journal, 4/24, Inside Washington) Backstory: Manfred Schreyer is running against John Boehner in Ohio. Boehner typically wins reelection (he’s been in the House since 1990) by at least 2-1.
Thinking vs. Acting
Posted in Not to get all "political" or anything... on June 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Thinking about the difference between talking and acting… Both are necessary, but is one more important than the other? For instance, in politics being philosophically sound is the most important thing. Nobody will vote for you (much less work for you) if they don’t agree with at least some of your philosophy, or the way [...]
peace in politics
Posted in Not to get all "political" or anything... on October 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Someone recently sent me a note containing the words, “because the scariest words imaginable are ‘President Barack Obama.’” Now, I am no Obama fan. I think he’s a pseudo-Jimmy Carter, but more acceptable to liberals because he is much more politically correct than Jimmy Carter. And if you know anything about me, it’s that I [...]
Buckley’s Betrayal?
Posted in Not to get all "political" or anything... on October 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My first reaction to hearing that Christopher Buckley has decided, publically and rather irreversibly, to support Barack Obama, was to weep. My second was to burn his books. Instead I went to his blog and read his reasons for switching sides. His articles, posted here, show that he has thought this through. And while I [...]
hilarious…
Posted in Not to get all "political" or anything... on September 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
but not censored… it’s the onion, so be warned. The Onion
