The 111th Congress Opens
I’m not going to rehash news here, so much as just bullet point what’s happened this week, mostly for my edification: 1) Roland Burris was denied seating as a Freshman Senator, but the visuals...
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DNC Kaine’d
Virginia Governor Tim Kaine will be the next chairman of the Democratic National Committee. He is an impressive guy, and while progressives aren’t always thrilled by his policies in Virginia (particularly on coal-fired power...
Scientologist Son Dead At 16
Deviating from my normal routine, I’ll mention the death of Jett Travolta, John’s son. Apparently, the 16-year-old (who still has a nanny and baby-monitoring devices) hit his head and died in the bathroom this...
Franken All But Winner in MN Recount
Several hours after Senator Norm Coleman’s first term officially expired, challenger Al Franken all but officially took the Senate seat away from Coleman. Franken has a 226-vote lead at the moment. But Coleman has...
Replacement Quietly Picked in Colorado
It looks like Denver Schools Chief Michael Bennet will get the nod to replace Ken Salazar in the United States Senate. This dark horse pick surely surprises Bennet’s boss, the Denver Mayor, who had...
Ready for 2009!
Ken Is Speaking has undergone a renovation of sorts, to clean up the design a great deal and to make way for some other changes in content as I complete work on my novel...
Gary for L.A. City Council
Gary Slossberg is a candidate for City Council in Los Angeles, District 13. I’ve known Gary since 1999, when he was a presidential candidate and party chairman for the GDI’s original tour-de-force, the UF...
The Tax Or Spend Hypocrisy
Patrick Ruffini is an intelligent blogger, and I’ve been reading his blog since before blogging was cool, way back in 1997. But, as he’s become a bigger name in Republican circles, he’s waded into...