Archive for: December 2010

The Ethics process in any legislative body serves best when it investigates legitimate wrongdoing as happened during the Jack Noble case when Noble introduced a bill to benefit his own convenience store. What’s going on in the Idaho legislature with …

I’m not much impressed by the “no labels” stunt and its claim to bring civility and bi-partisanship back to politics. There have been a spate of civility schemes over the years and none of them have amounted to much.

In some …

What should keep Chris Christie and Haley Barbour out of the White House?  According to picture of good health, Chris Matthews, they’re just too darn fat:
“Chris Christie is moon over New Jersey, he should not wear white shirts, I …

Discussion of the Obama’s energy policy and the President’s lack of engagement.

Westboro Baptist Church outnumbered.

Scott Walkers take on the Unions.

Ted Turner calls for global one child policy.

Music by Dave Calahan via the Podsafe Music Network.

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Tom at Fort Boise wants someone to come and rescue the START treaty:
Do you suppose George W. Bush can take time out from clearing brush or whatever he’s up to these days to come in and ask Jon Kyl …

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To all of our friends who live far away.

From the Idaho Reporter:
For those who thought that the vote count between Republican Julie Ellsworth and Democrat Janie Ward-Engelking couldn’t have gotten any closer, it did just that Thursday during the recount process at the Ada County Elections Office.

On …

Dennis Mansfield had a great post up on Pearl Harbor Day that got me thinking. As Dennis referenced, this tendancy to forget the past is part of human nature, going back to the days of the Bible.

It’s popular advice and …

Whether Democrats could come back to retake the 1st District Congressional seat has been a topic on Facebook in recent days.

Barring a catastrophic failure on Labrador’s part, it’s simply not going to happen. There are three big reasons for this.

1) …

The proposed tax deal is one of those classic bitter pills that we’re presented with in American politics.

It’s a classic compromise. Democrats have to swallow the extension of the Bush tax cuts on the wealthiest Americans. Republicans have to agree …