Can We Get A Do Over In Alabama 2?

By: Erick Erickson (Diary)  |  September 26th at 03:37 PM  | 

pathetic |p?’THetik| adjective 1 arousing pity, esp. through vulnerability or sadness: she looked so pathetic that I bent down to comfort her. • informal miserably inadequate: his test scores in Chemistry were pathetic. 2 archaic relating to the emotions. 3 political representing Lower Alabama and only scoring 58% on Heritage Action for America’s scorecard: Martha Roby is pathetic. Back in 2010, we backed Rick Barber | Read More »

Are They Liars or Telling the Truth?

By: Erick Erickson (Diary)  |  June 24th at 07:00 AM  | 

There’s this thing in the United States House of Representatives called a “discharge petition.” In a nutshell, a congressman can write a bill and, when the leaders in charge of the House refuse to do anything with it, the congressman can file a discharge petition. The petition, if personally signed by 218 congressmen, forces the House Speaker to put the matter up for a vote | Read More »