By nearly all accounts, Paul Ryan delivered a rousing and effective speech at the RNC, eviscerating a failed Obama administration with lethal oratory while simultaneously managing to come off as the Boy Scout next door who grandmas love and the hipster nerd who has a respectable iTunes playlist in one pocket and a calculator in […]
Alternate Headline – How To Win A Nomination With Brute Ugly: In a few easy and ruthless steps, no less, courtesy of the good folks with the RNC and Club Romney. Once again, I keep looking for reasons to vote for Romney instead of against Obama, and once again keep coming up short. This from the […]
I’ve had folks asking what’s happened to my PH byline of late: long story short, I’ve been dealing with some family issues that have required spending more time and energy on the home front instead of the House front. I’m working to get back into the groove and hope to resume some regular postings as […]
Shoot us a link with your favorite tunes and vids (editor@pundithouse.com) and we’ll work them into the mix: RIP Marvin Hamlisch
I keep looking for compelling reasons to vote for Mitt Romney, instead of against Barack Obama. This isn’t helping: Michele Davis, a former top aide to Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson, has told colleagues that she will join the Romney campaign to lead a vigorous effort to defend his career in the private sector, a source […]
Leave it to the federal government to turn a cliché on its absolute head. This from CNSNews: Pot-bellied pigs must be granted passage on airplanes if they are used for “emotional support” by their owners, states the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) draft manual on equity for the disabled in air travel. The DOT published its […]
I’m fairly certain this isn’t the appropriate way to use the bully pulpit of incumbency, but it has become par for the course for the Obama administration. This from the L.A. Times: The Justice Department is investigating whether Las Vegas Sands Corp., owned by high-profile Republican donor Sheldon Adelson, broke federal law by failing to […]
I’m going to be off the grid for a few days traveling with the family, leaving PH co-conspirator Christian Hine at the helm with a full slate of House Guest columnists posting their wisdom, along with some stuff I have stacked in the pipeline. ~ Cheers.
Recall the glory days back when Charlotte landed the DNC and champagne corks were popping and it was high-fives and big smiles all round. Back when Gov Bev boasted of North Carolina that, “We’re not just the New South, we are the New America.” My how times have changed. Gov Bev is the ultimate lame […]
Cool: blazing through 100 meters in 9.63 seconds, the second-fastest time in history and a new Olympic record. Very Cool: stopping an interview to respect another country’s national anthem and honor another athlete’s accomplishments. Cheers, Usain Bolt.
