The campaign is over, the votes have been cast, but Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin keeps on talking.  And she keeps exhibiting those folksy qualities that endeared us to her in the first place, made us question her appointment in the second-place, and then allowed us to question the direction of the Republican Party in [...]

The Housing Bubble just kept on growing.  But, as every little kid knows, every bubble that grows too big must burst.  Rising real-estate prices were met with a crisis that shook the entire financial industry.  One “bubble” had substantial effects on the industry as a whole.  But, for the purpose of this diatribe, this economic [...]

Bush apologists, Bush revisionists, or “that guy” at the party who wants to sound smart without speaking any truth have been claiming that the Bush presidency may not go down in history as the worst ever. That honor is reserved for James Buchanan, they say, because President Bush will be vindicated. What is the reasoning [...]

You have all heard it: Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich spoke about selling the Senate seat left vacant upon Barack Obama’s election to be President of the United States.  We can debate the merits of Blagojevich’s continuing role as Governor of that great state, but the concern of this post is what do we do about [...]