That would be the one that didn’t focus on Big Bird, binders, and bayonets; the one where candidates, instead, held forth on trifling matters like federal laws that allow for the indefinite detention of American citizens without charge or trial. What? You didn’t see that debate? Join the crowd. I don’t have any official numbers, […]
Despite repeated assurances from party leaders that fundraising for the Democratic National Convention would meet its budget, coupled with endless promises and pledges to steer clear of corporate cash and lobbyist loot, reports filed with the Federal Election Commission show the Queen City bash came up woefully short on both fronts. More to the point, […]
The One and the other one took a quasi break from the campaign trail to yuk it up and trade a few barbs at the annual Al Smith Dinner, a white-tie shindig at New York’s Waldorf-Astoria hotel that raises money for Catholic charities in honor of former New York Gov. Al Smith, the first Catholic […]
Shoot us a link with your favorite tunes and vids (editor@pundithouse.com) and we’ll work them into the mix: from a rightfully fired-up hal hood, who reports “that boehner video done got me riled. thought of a populist entry for the next house party. here’s to daniel rufty and the other activists.” Indeed:
“I mean, I had a friend who said, ‘You don’t just pick the winners and losers, you pick the losers.’ This is not the kind of policy you want to have if you want to get American energy secure.” ~ Mitt Romney, during the first Presidential debate, lambasting the Obama administration for doling out billions […]
The Big One is still a few weeks away, but one-stop early voting kicks off today for folks so inclined. Think of it as fast food for democracy. On that note, is it just a coincidence that early voting starts on the same day that the City of Charlotte’s Solid Waste Services Department kicks off […]
OK ~ a double dose, actually. “… we took a concerted effort to go out and find women who had backgrounds that could be qualified to become members of our cabinet. I went to a number of women’s groups and said, “Can you help us find folks,” and they brought us whole binders full of women.” […]
I spent a large part of the last month recovering from a surgery post-op regime that left me floating through a hydrocodone haze, frequently unable to discern reality from drug-induced stupor. When the pain meds finally cleared my system, I thought I was good to go. So imagine my shock when I read the uptown paper’s […]
Send us a link with your favorite tunes and vids (editor@pundithouse.com) and we’ll work them into the mix: Kicking things off with a little something from PH commentator Groucho, who forwards “a message from the ’60s to Obama and his executive orders.” ~
This one hurts, and Mecklenburg County is diminished by the loss. Commissioner Neil Cooksey died Wednesday after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. In a political era often scarred by bitter partisan divides, Cooksey, a Republican, was the rare breed who was able to strive for consensus and understanding while staying true to his conservative […]
