Sure, George "The Cleveland Clobberer" Steinbrenner was kind of battered when he emerged from the empty elevator that famous day in 1981 in Los Angeles, but you shoulda seen them other guys. No, really, you shoulda -- 'cause nobody else ever did."As De... »
It was more true when I was living in Europe, but even here, "student rates" were always a great deal for struggling students-- especially for getting into museums, public transportation, cinemas... But, like with so many good things, the conservatives... »
I knew Florida state Rep Scott Randolph's name because he was Alan Grayson's campaign manager. Grayson told me "he was the mastermind behind our 2008 victory." But the last time-- before this week-- he was in the national spotlight was in March of 2011... »
The story about the Nazi Party getting its own lobbyist in DC probably looks weirder to anyone who hasn't read Ken Silverstein's hilariously brilliant book about the shocking corruption inherent in DC lobbying, Turkmeniscam. Otherwise Rachel Leven's re... »
If you haven't already gotten and read Chris Mooney's two latest books, The Republican War On Science and The Republican Brain, I hope you at least watched the video of him explaining "The Science of Why They Don't Believe in Science" that we posted la... »
Earlier today I was extolling the virtues of Chris Mooney's two excellent books, The Republican War On Science and The Republican Brain. But perhaps they would have been more accurately named if they were called The Conservative War On Science and The ... »
It will be ironic if his Mormonism beats Willard instead of his mammonism! Now that he's officially started ignoring Santorum and has, in effect, won the Republican nomination, the old question comes up again: will his devotion to Mormonism be lethal t... »
What Made Michele Martinez Team Up with Van Tran?Santa Ana City Council member and AD-69 candidate Michele Martinez made waves this weekend with a taped TV appearance on a Little Saigon TV program hosted by staunch Vietnamese conservative Van Tran. Sp... »
