Oh what you thought we were done with this oil spill business? With the oil cap in place, we have been fortunate to not see any billowing clouds of brown in the deep blue sea (unless of course BP is hiding more of that hi-resolution video). But that was just a temporary fix. And just [...]

Today the House joined the Senate in passing a bill to provide more funding to war efforts in Afghanistan. This bill has not been without controversy, as some congressmen are not without misgivings about the war efforts – Washington Post: ‘”What has changed in my mind is I am so discouraged at the chances of [...]

Get this. Where in the nation can you make $100,000 as a part-time salary? Or perhaps $700,000+ for your Chief Administrative Abilities? Interest piqued yet? I take you to the grand, recession-busting city of Bell, California – where dreams truly do come true. That is of course if you are a public official.  Because it [...]

States are stepping up and embracing federal standards in education as a part of the Race to the Top Program. I say go for it, and it is good to see some motivation from the states to cede some control in educational matters.  Especially when it comes to adopting standards of what everyone should know [...]

And why shouldn’t this man running as the Democratic candidate for South Carolina’s open US Senate seat get his own action figure?  Especially after this particularly riveting piece of oratory Greene crafted and delivered at a local NAACP chapter meeting: This guy is the real deal right here. And then I thought he was playing [...]

It looks like British Petroleum (BP) has stopped the leak with a cap and some fancy plumbing.  Way to bust a cap in that leak!  It seems as though the crisis, after many arduous days/months, has finally been averted – and we can have hope that the third fourth fifth time is the charm. Isn’t [...]