Part of an ad hoc series designed to introduce you Pennsylvania's many and varied legislative and judicial candidates. Sometime ago I received an e-mail asking if I'd like to interview Daniel Bricmont for this blog. The e-mail informed me that Bricmont is currently a candidate for the Commonwealth C...

This this week's column, Jack Kelly has officially joined what Robert Dreyfus at The Nation has called a "thunderous, coordinated assault" targeting President Obama's Chair for the National Intelligence Council. Jack detours, if ever so slightly, into spinning on Obama advisor Samantha Power along t...

Just a few things from this week's column. Jack does his usual spin though he relies on actual numbers for most of his column. The last few paragraphs, however, simply cry out for clarification:Reagan's oratorical skills boosted his popularity. But what made it endure was that his policies were succ...

In today's P-G: Perhaps I spoke too soon last week when I described U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder's approach to starting a national discussion about race as "ham-fisted." You'll recall that Mr. Holder called us a "nation of cowards" for maintaining social segregation long after the battles for i...

Let me first say that I had a blast last night at John McIntire's "Pittsburgh Pundits" show. We arrived about 10 after seeing the PSO perform Carmina Burana (great performance, by the way) and after getting some drinks we settled down to some comedy. Gab Bonesso did the first set. Unfortunately two ...

First the photo: Then the descriptions. First from the source: That's noted right-wing shill Michelle Malkin posing with who we've dubbed "Swastika Guy," owing to the sign he carried right onto the stage with State Senator Josh Penry, Congressman Mike Coffman, Colorado GOP Chairman Dick Wadhams, Sta...

Grumblings from the left: It was not the Democratic base, nor the centrists, nor even the center-left, who put Obama where he is today. The progressive movement rose from near death and kept Obama alive in the primary, eventually proving stubborn enough to carry him to victory over the establishment...

Remember "Operation Chaos"? That's the Rush Limbaugh inspired idea where Republicans across the country (including Pennsylvania) switch their party identities in order to sabotage their state's Democratic primaries. An update via the P-G's Editorial Board: Muhlenberg College's Institute of Public Op...

Found this here:I really don’t understand how bipartisanship is ever going to work when one of the parties is insane. Imagine trying to negotiate an agreement on dinner plans with your date, and you suggest Italian and she states her preference would be a meal of tire rims and anthrax. If you can ...

Transcript (via crooksandliars) here....