The House of Representatives passed the Foreclosure Prevention Act by 272-152. Even better, President Bush indicated he will sign the legislation into law. This bill will help stabilize the markets, prevent foreclosures, protect Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and provide real assistance to homeowners in trouble. The Democratic majority was joined by 45 Republicans. Unfortunately, neither Simpson and Sa...

What is it with the Republican/Conservative obsession with homosexuality? UPDATE: It strikes me that there is an analogy to gay men who feel the need to have sex in public view (something that I have blogged about before). Just about every adult knows that there is homosexual sex happening out there. Most Americans aren't approving of it, but at least it isn't something that they have to see. It's...

I'm surprised no one has written about this yet. Evidently Bill Sali's campaign has yet to file their quarterly FEC report. They're now over a week late on that (it was due 15 July). According to Sali's spokesman Wayne Hoffman, this is due to "technical glitches." As treasurer for Debbie Holmes' campaign in the 2nd CD - which is subject to the exact same reporting requirements as Sali's camp - I fi...

Meet Steve Schmidt, John McCain's lead campaign strategist. A man that does stupid pointy-haired shit like putting up lots of whiteboards to countdown the days until the election so staff everywhere has to keep those whiteboards updated. A college drop-out. Who gets nosebleeds when someone upsets him. Who is obsessively afraid of snakes. Who was with McCain for his creepy Lime Jello press conferenc...

This is a thought that I have been having for a while. The slogan on a popular T-shirt links Sen. Barack Obama's presidential run to the Rev. Martin Luther King's dream of racial equality. It's one of several T-shirts -- including "Barack is my homeboy"-- that reflect African-Americans' euphoria over Obama's White House bid, according to a story from CNN.  read more »...