Max Baucus, a Democratic Senator from Montana, referred to our current economic climate as “the Great Recession” this week. To be fair to Baucus, he isn’t the first to use the term. But referring to our times as The Great Recession obviously and intentionally invokes the Great Depression. That got me to thinking: just how bad are things out there? Is it fair to start comparing our situation to the Great Depression?
Right now, unemployment is hovering around 10% nationwide. The worst of the worst are the states of Nevada and Michigan, coming in at
Where Have You Gone Chain Gang Charlie?
by Ronald A. Rowe June 22nd, 2010 
Congress, Political Opinions
Charlie Crist, lame duck governor of Florida, represents an interesting case study in political survival. Governor Crist, once known as Chain Gang Charlie for his relentless hard-core approach to handling criminals, has had a change of heart in recent years.
As recently as last year, when he switched from Governor-mode to candidate-mode, Crist was attempting to out-conservative opponent Marco Rubio.
As recently as last week, Crist was speaking publicly about his very private faith and how it has shaped his public policy.
Two days after that stirring speech, Crist vetoed a law passed by the Florida Legislature that would have required
As recently as last year, when he switched from Governor-mode to candidate-mode, Crist was attempting to out-conservative opponent Marco Rubio.
As recently as last week, Crist was speaking publicly about his very private faith and how it has shaped his public policy.
Two days after that stirring speech, Crist vetoed a law passed by the Florida Legislature that would have required
Alvin Greene
by Ronald A. Rowe June 15th, 2010 Congress, Political Humor, Political Opinions
Alvin Green, the newly-selected Democratic candidate for South Carolina’s Senate seat, is everything that the Democratic Party loves.
He’s a minority. There is nothing that the Left loves more than soothing their own white guilt by promoting a minority candidate. He’s unemployed. Gotta love the unemployed living on the government dole. He’s an outsider who rails against the establishment. He decries society’s ills and offers to solve them without offering any specific plans.
Really, it’s small wonder that Greene was able to unseat Vic Rawl, a Democratic Party insider to win the Senate nomination. But
He’s a minority. There is nothing that the Left loves more than soothing their own white guilt by promoting a minority candidate. He’s unemployed. Gotta love the unemployed living on the government dole. He’s an outsider who rails against the establishment. He decries society’s ills and offers to solve them without offering any specific plans.
Really, it’s small wonder that Greene was able to unseat Vic Rawl, a Democratic Party insider to win the Senate nomination. But
Helen Thomas
by Ronald A. Rowe June 8th, 2010 General Politics, Political Humor
Helen Thomas may finally be getting her comeuppance. The 274-year-old reporter who has covered every president since John Adams is as nasty and shrew-like as they get. Last week she told a rabbi – A RABBI – that the Jews should just “get the Hell out of Palestine”. Thomas picked the Jewish Heritage Month celebration at the White House as the appropriate venue to express her hateful and intolerant views to a religious leader.
I guess she’s gotten away with it for so long that she thinks she can just do whatever she wants with no consequences. She was allowed
I guess she’s gotten away with it for so long that she thinks she can just do whatever she wants with no consequences. She was allowed
It Depends On Your Definition of Bribe
by Ronald A. Rowe June 1st, 2010 Congress, General Politics, Presidential News
Remember 2008 when Candidate Obama told us he’d run the most ethical White House ever? Remember last week when President Obama held a press conference to tell us that he had the Gulf Coast oil spill under control? Turns out that both were equally true. Which is to say neither is true in any sense of the word.
BP has officially announced that the Top Kill operation touted as a success by the president, has failed. This is bad news for everyone, regardless of political affiliation. So why would the president offer such a premature and rosy evaluation? In order
BP has officially announced that the Top Kill operation touted as a success by the president, has failed. This is bad news for everyone, regardless of political affiliation. So why would the president offer such a premature and rosy evaluation? In order