Benjamin Pearcy, a candidate for statewide in Arizona, lists of his campaign office as a Starbucks. Small businesses, he refers to his statement he campaign is scratching his guitar in the street. The internal debate, it is to have in advance of his upcoming televised debate is whether to gel in his hair, his trademark [...]

“How long, Cataline, will you abuse our patience?” -Cicero Sarah Palin, Glen Beck and Rush Limbaugh have figured out what progressive media–including this publication–have not. If only heard and commented upon by their own audiences, like Fox and their radiostations and Facebook page, they would not amount to very much. In fact, their utterances are [...]

PHOENIX — Arizona Sen. John McCain is taking to Twitter to slam President Barack Obama, this time in an exchange with a star from MTV’s hit reality series “Jersey Shore.” In a preview for the show’s next season, Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi laments that she doesn’t use tanning beds anymore because “Obama put a 10 percent [...]

Republican presidential contenders appear to have found a 2012 campaign theme: They’re spreading the word that President Barack Obama lacks enough real-world experience for the job, and that his response to the Gulf oil spill proves it. GOP: Gulf Oil Spill Shows Obama’s Lack Of Leadership via

While the chattering classes and commentariat keep defining 2010 as an anti-incumbent, pro-woman political year, another dimension to this midterm election season might ultimately prove to be more significant. Outsiders, with varying backgrounds and in growing numbers, are stepping up to run for electoral offices across the country. Why The 2010 Elections Are A Lot [...]

WASHINGTON — Bill Clinton’s back. The former two-term president may have finally found a role in Obama world after struggling to fit in after the caustic Democratic presidential campaign that sullied his reputation. Clinton is heading up special projects for Haiti and outreach to North Korea for the White House. He was the closer in [...]

Of all the stories that Politico ran today, this one, entitled “Are Obama staffers overexposed?” is, without a doubt, the Politicoiest! Now, you might be thinking to yourselves, “Wait, is this another one of those political media back-and-forth bitchfests about how first the White House is denying access to reporters, and then, the wind changes [...]

DETROIT — The Michigan Department of Corrections says imprisoned ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is eligible for a 90-day boot camp program that could cut his time in prison. It’s up to Wayne County Circuit Judge David Groner to decide if Kilpatrick will go. Corrections spokesman Russ Marlan said Wednesday that the agency sent Groner a [...]

The Washington Post just published this story about a high-profile person you can probably identify immediately. There is a lot that you may already know about her, or could find out with a quick Google search, but here are a few of the facts about her life that were included in the story: She grew [...]

After decades of observation since my four years in the U.S. Navy I generally believe that when it comes to U.S. military personnel, both active duty and veterans, that while most people are happy to talk about the sacrifices of military personnel it is, in the end, mostly talk. After the obligatory commentary about the [...]