This should be fun. Al Pscholka is begging to be interviewed by Rachel Maddow. The west Michigan lawmaker who sponsored emergency financial manager legislation that has been repeatedly pilloried by MSNBC host Rachel Maddow — especially for the way it has been applied in Benton Harbor — is asking Maddow to allow him to make a live appearance on her […]

Presented with the conundrum of whether or not to show Osama bin Laden’s death photos, the administration is telegraphing loudly and obviously the fact that they are “in discussions” and not sure it’s the right thing to do. For two days now, administration spokespersons have said, in one form or another, that they are considering releasing photos but are weighing […]

About 9:10 last night, my Twitter feed started going nuts. Turns out my humble blog got mentioned on The Rachel Maddow Show. Well, she mentioned “Electablog” so I assume that she meant “Eclectablog”. Maybe it’s time for a name change… ; ) It’s at the 6:30 mark: I’m also told my blog was mentioned on the Thom Hartmann show on […]

By now you have probably heard about Michigan Governor Rick Snyder’s takeover of Benton Harbor, Michigan‘s government via his Emergency Financial Manager. As I said in my previous piece on this, while I understand the utter shambles that Benton Harbor was in, I also understand that there are systemic reasons for that in addition to malfeasance and mismanagement. A population […]

How on earth does an idiot like Ted Nugent get face time with the Governor of Michigan? “Michigan has so many opportunities that are not being utilized because of so many silly, illogical, antiscience regulations that represent a blockade to sportsmen,” Nugent said at the Capitol before meeting Snyder. He said Michigan should allow more bear-hunting licenses and stop trying […]

Ever have someone ask you a question online that they could very easily answer for themselves? Ever want to just say, “Dude, Google it your own damn self!”? Here’s what you can do instead. Click HERE. Heh, heh. I’m just sayin’…

Unemployment and job creation numbers are, apparently, better than previously reported Job growth may be stronger than it appears. Another healthy drop in unemployment claims reported last week is the latest clue that job gains might be more robust than the Labor Department’s monthly reports show. Some economists say jobless claims and other recent data show that employers likely added […]

This story from Obama Foodorama is truly awesome: The Obamas Make History With Homebrewed White House Honey Ale President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama made culinary history when they served homebrewed White House Honey Ale, made with a pound of honey from the White House Beehive, to guests at last month’s Super Bowl party. They are the first presidential […]

After spending most of last year promising her Tea Party followers that she was going to repeal Obamacare, it appears that Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann just now learned how laws are made. Steve King and I are best friends. And we both want to get Obamacare defunded. That’s the must have. The problem is the only way we could do […]

Yesterday, House Republicans read aloud the Constitution of the United States. Quick run-down on the multiple levels of fail: They read it a few sentences at a time and each reader had to be recognized “I now recognize the Representative from the great state of Ohio” “Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Section 12, subpart (a)…[blah, blah, blah]… I yield”. “The gentleman […]

Have you been hearing that lately, how much true liberals really don’t like President Obama much these days? It’s all over the television. The news shows talk about how he has “lost his base”. The pundits wonder if he’ll get beat by Sarah Palin in 2012. The liberal blogosphere is all a-twitter (including Twitter) about how the President should be […]