Month: November 2008

It’s been widely speculated that MSNBC anchor Chris Matthews is preparing to run against incumbent Pennsylvania’s Republican Senator, Arlen Specter, in 2010, and I’m left to wonder how much backing Matthews would have from Pennsylvania’s Democrats if he did decide to run against Sen. Specter in 2010. I don’t purport…

According to the LA Times’ Top of the Ticket blog, president-elect Barack Obama’s choice of Senator Hillary Clinton for Secretary of State may not be Constitutional due to this clause in Article One, Section Six of the U.S. Constitution (emphasis mine): “No Senator or Representative shall, during the Time for…

Inevitably, there’s always leftovers from Thanksgiving dinner, and with some of the leftover stuffing and turkey here at our house, I’m planning on making turkey and stuffing cakes. You know you’re jealous; admit it.

Here’s some classic 80’s music: And here’s a Thanksgiving song for all three of my loyal readers: Enjoy your Thanksgiving!

This is a great example of how “waste products” from industrial or agricultural processes can be put to good use: Embedded video from CNN Video Considering how much cheese is produced right here in Wisconsin, I think it’d make great sense for some municipality to look into this process as…

Cindy over at Fairly Conservative has been critical of president-elect Barack Obama’s choices to fill his Cabinet and administration one more than one occasion, and Cindy’s not alone in questioning president-elect Obama’s decision to choose experienced individuals who have previously served in a Democratic administration. As pointed out by Jay…

If you’re a politics geek like me, you’re keeping track of all the latest news regarding president-elect Obama’s choices for his Cabinet and senior White House staff, and the folks at MSNBC.com have made it really easy to track who’s been tapped to fill which positions in the Obama administration….

…for his Senate seat in 2010. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) announced that he “intends” to run for re-election in 2010 at a press conference in Phoenix this afternoon. “I intend to run again and will make an announcement at an appropriate time,” McCain told reporters. McCain added he expects to…

In keeping with tradition, President Bush has begun issuing pardons in advance of leaving office in January 2009. Today fourteen people received pardons from President George Bush, while the sentences of two others were commuted. Noticeably absent among the pardons and commutations President Bush issued today was any news of…