By: gawken (Diary)  |  March 11th at 03:19 PM  | 

So this morning, at 5 am, as is my usual practice, I go to Red State with my first cup of coffee, and get to start the week with TWO depressing articles from Erick. “House conservatives must be willing to change their minds”details how the House leadership has betrayed almost everything they promised before the 2012 election, even joining with House Democrats to ram through | Read More »

By: gawken (Diary)  |  March 3rd at 04:05 PM  | 

I watched NBC’s “Meet The Press” this morning, because I wanted to hear Speaker Boehner’s comments. (If you haven’t seen it, here’s a link. Boehner’s interview is the first 15 minutes.) There is really no kind way to describe how bad it was. Truly, a pathetic performance. Ronald Reagan was indeed “the Great Communicator.” A few years ago, on the 100th anniversary of Reagan’s birth, | Read More »

By: gawken (Diary)  |  March 1st at 09:39 AM  | 

The headline is taken from the home page. Guys, what’s going on here? I mean, really. I’m not posting this to be snarky, but rather to suggest that perhaps the new format/layout needs tweaking. Prior to the change, the “Morning Brief” was the first thing I looked at on the home page. Now, it appears that nobody even bothers, let alone notices. ( including the | Read More »

By: gawken (Diary)  |  February 11th at 09:39 AM  | 

The Holy Father has decided to step down from his office, because his abilities, due to an advanced age are no longer adequate to performing his ministry; that his duties require “strengths of both mind and body.” If only some of our elected officials had possessed the wisdom and humility of His Holiness. Robert Byrd, Strom Thurmond, and Daniel Inouye come to mind. There have | Read More »

By: gawken (Diary)  |  February 10th at 06:22 PM  | 

Surfing the net a short while ago, I came across a link to this just-posted piece on Salon, “John Brennan is a secret Muslim,” http://www.salon.com/2013/02/10/john_brennan_is_a_secret_muslim_says_anti_islam_activist/ I’d never heard this before, but found it curious that a left leaning website would post this. It’s an obvious attempt to discredit former FBI John Guandolo, who made the charge on a radio broadcast this past Thursday? (Note: The | Read More »

By: gawken (Diary)  |  February 5th at 09:45 AM  | 

The Devil is always in the details. The Gang of 8 statement of principals on immigration reform actually provides for the immediate legalization of the 11 million, or more, of those now here illegally in this country. While I am strongly opposed to this plan, I want to point out one flaw that is so glaringly obvious; that surprisingly it has yet to be mentioned. | Read More »

By: gawken (Diary)  |  January 31st at 08:19 AM  | 

Sen. Menendez is toast. Burnt toast. It’s just a question of when, not if he goes. The rapidly developing scandal is moving in several different directions: 1. Reports of numerous sexual encounters with underage prostitutes in the Dominican Republic. 2. Flying on the private jet of a major supporter who, oh yeah, just happens to have a $ one million plus IRS lien ( Question: | Read More »

By: gawken (Diary)  |  January 25th at 01:56 PM  | 

So, Saxby Chambliss is retiring because he has “grown frustrated with the gridlock in DC.” Well, boo-hoo. If anybody believes that, then I have a bridge in Brooklyn you can buy, on the cheap. Nope, ole Saxby probably read the tea leaves, and realized that he was more than likely to get primaried, and faced an uphill challenge for the nomination. But instead of retiring | Read More »

By: gawken (Diary)  |  January 24th at 01:49 PM  | 

In 1935, Huey Long was running for President, planning to challenge FDR for the Democrat nomination. These are the highlights of his “Share The Wealth” plan: *Cap personal fortunes at $50 million @ ( $600 million in today’s dollars) Later on that would be reduced to $5-8 million.($60-90 million) *Limit annual income to $ 1 million @ ($12 million) *Guarantee every family an annual income | Read More »

By: gawken (Diary)  |  January 22nd at 10:37 AM  | 

Update: Two big changes a few days after I posted this diary: Saxby Chamblis announced that he’s retiring. The seat will remain GOP, but with a much more conservative Republican in it. Several GOP congressmen may run, especially Tom Price. Could Herman Cain, or Newt, try a comeback? Stay tuned. Tom Harkin announced his retirement. As I discussed below, this makes the seat wide open, | Read More »