Journalists Redefining Words For Us
ABC’s The Note reports on a USA Today article about the House Republican’s efforts to win back the House. The Note reported: The House GOP goes on the offensive, as Republican leaders gave $1.9...
Ken Is Speaking Blog
Unabashed Absenteeism
If your U.S. Senator said this: “I plan to return to the Senate for votes when my presence is a deciding factor and important committee business in which my participation is crucial.” Wouldn’t you...
That time again
I didn’t try to make much of a secret of the fact that I respect Nikki Fried and had some contact with her and several other folks within the Unite Party camp last time....
Writing update
One thing that has always eluded me in my writing is being able to boil down these projects into one sentence summaries. But for some strange reason, the one-liner came easily to me for...
Foot in Mouth Epidemic
So, Senator George Felix Allen has thrown away a large lead over Reagan Democrat Jim Webb because he called a campaign volunteer “macaca” twice within a minute to a crowd in SW Virginia. “Macaca”...
A Rose By Any Other Name
Matt Stoller at MyDD is on a roll with this Adwatch of his. Today, he makes a good point about swing voters and party affiliation. My thinking is this: any voter who will shrink...
Power Trips, Blogs, and the Ad Wars
Matt Stoller over at MyDD just put up a post entitled “MyDD Accountability Adwatch: Darcy Burner” that is meant to serve as a critique of the Washington State congressional candidate’s 1st television advertisement. Now,...
Scary Thought of the Day
I am an adult. No, seriously, I still find it hard to believe I am an adult – two years after leaving school, four years into a full-time job, having written two novels, having...