Jon Stewart took over host duties at the Daily Show in January 1999 when I was a high school freshman. In the 16 years that followed, he made me laugh, cry, and think. He had a way of making large, often obtuse subjects understandable and relatable. His unique combination of...
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT DREAM ... "THIS PLACE BOGGLES MY MIND" ... SHUTDOWN SCENARIO ... THE SUPREMES ARE MORE DISLIKED THAN EVER ... PAPAL JITTERS ON THE HILL ... WHAT IS 'DARK MONEY' ... 31 FLAVORS ... and other news of the week. The House is on recess, with the Senate...
CR COMING ... HI-HO LONE RANGER ... INSERT DRIVING METAPHOR HERE ... READ THIS AND SOUND SMART (in certain circles) ... WHAT DOES THE IRAN DEAL HAVE TO DO WITH NEVILLE CHAMBERLAIN AND DR. STRAGELOVE? ... THERE IS NO CHRISTMAS IN JULY ... WHAT IS 'DOXXING" AND WHAT DOES IT...
HISTORIC DAY IN SOUTH CAROLINA (Actually in America) ... BI-PARTISAN KUMBAYA (Not so much) ... THE 21ST CENTURY CURES ACT (In doubt) ... POLITICS OF GREECE ("If money were booze, Greece drank too much") ... ARMY DOWNSIZING (Members unhappy) ... CUE THE CONFETTI (YAY, women's World Cup soccer champs!) ......
I took a little time off last week to go “up North” and spend some time playing golf, fishing, tooling around in the boat, and generally unwinding. Funny thing though: something dramatic always happens when we go on vacation. In Wisconsin, the state Legislature passed the budget in the middle...
Our sources tell us there’s a good chance there will be a Continuing Resolution (CR) this year - especially if the President vetoes the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Republican leadership is already taking steps to position for a CR as they would much rather have a continuing resolution than...
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