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I was reading JKugler's entry today and it reminded me of a deep problem we have with the second amendment. It isn't being followed. When most people read that statement they naturally assume that I am talking about excessive regulation of gun ownership. In point of fact, we allow too many people to own guns. The problem is that the second amendment really wasn't about gun ownership at all. It was about the problem with...

I know, I know.  Funny videos and music are reserved for weekends.  Well, this morning I received this video from a friend, and wanted to share it with all of you to help you get you through the Monday morning blues.  Presented without further comment:*Note: Obviously, this editor does not endorse drinking and driving, but does recognize good police work when he sees it.  Hope this lightened the load this morning....

Rep. Tom Price, that good ol' boy from Jawjah, introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives recently expressing "gratitude and appreciation" to the Teabaggers who assembled in Washington on September 12, the text of which can be seen here. It was co-sponsored by the usual Republican bigots suspects like Bachmann, Broun, Gohmert, and Gingrey, among others. I made a few minor modifications and corrections and came up with something much more appropriate."Whereas, on September...

If you thought the story of South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford and the Appalachian Trail was bizarre, you ain't heard nothin' yet. "Back on Monday, former Republican state representative and now assistant Attorney General Roland Corning (66) was on his lunch break when a police officer found him parked his Ford Explorer at Elmwood Cemetery with an 18 year-old stripper from the Platinum Plus Gentlemen's Club, a bag of sex toys and at least one...

I know this doesn't fit into the political nature of our friendly little site, but if I am known for much, I am known as a huge baseball fan. The Astros hired a new manager yesterday and I wanted to give everyone here a primer in case they don't follow baseball as closely as I do. I'll even try to set aside some parallels with politics, so I can remain with the theme of the...

In the latest episode of our national soap opera, As the Health Care Reform Turns, Senator Joe Lieberman said that he would support a filibuster of a bill that contains a public option. Sort of, kinda, maybe: "Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) told reporters today that he would in fact filibuster any health care bill he doesn't agree with--and right now, he doesn't agree with the public option proposal making its way through the Senate."I told...

The year is 1965 and President Johnson approves a request from General William Westmoreland for an additional 50,000 troops in Vietnam, bringing the total force there to 125,000. The year is 2009 and President Obama is considering a request by General Stanley McChrystal for an additional 40,000 troops in Afghanistan, bringing the total U.S. force there to 108,000. Consider this from Newshoggers:"Now we can't know what's being said in the oval office today but we...

On This Week yesterday, George Will responded to former VP Cheney's charge that the Obama administration needs to "stop dithering" on Afghanistan with what should be the standard reply to anyone from the Bush administration who has the temerity to criticize President Obama as he deliberates the significant troop increase requested by General McChrystal: "A bit of dithering might have been in order before we went into Iraq in pursuit of non-existent weapons of mass...

During the markup process of a bill before the Committee on Science and Technology, Rep. Paul Broun (R-GA) proposed the following amendment:"Adds a new section at the end of the billstating that "[n]one of the funds madeavailable under this Act or theamendments made by the Act" (1) may beused for lobbying the legislative orexecutive branches of the Federal, State,or local governments; or (2) may beawarded to any entity if that entity or anyemployee has been...

Will the last one to leave the Republican Party please turn out the lights? Apparently that 20% party ID number isn't low enough for the wingnuttiest of the wingnuts, as two more Republicans, Bill Frist and Bob Dole, both former Senate Majority Leaders, have been ex-communicated by Laura Ingraham and Michele Bachmann. Frist and Dole dared to say positive things about President Obama and health care reform, and have been labeled "non-pro-freedom" by Bachmann. Yes,...