The Loyal Opposition

It looks like trickle-down economics has only seven more weeks of life left before Barack Obama is sworn in and shuts the party down. No more tax cuts for the wealthy so they can create …

These days, fervent Chief Illiniwek supporters are a bit like PUMAs, those fervent Hillary Clinton supporters who even now still hope that she has a shot at winning the election. Unlike PUMAs, however, Chief supporters …

Before the election, I had all but decided that if McCain were elected, I was going to renounce my pacifism and go out and buy a bunch of guns. No more threatening to move to …

Well, he did it. After all the fretting over accuracy of polls, possible Election Day shenanigans and fears about deep-seated racism lingering in America, it all came to naught. Barack Obama won and he won …

I have to admit that I don’t understand people like Joe the Plumber. As most everyone probably knows by now, the unfortunate Joe Wurzelbacher (aka “the Plumber”) found himself in the middle in the presidential …

I marvel at how appropriate a metaphor Ashley Todd’s face is for the McCain candidacy. Ashley Todd is the young white woman who claimed that a large black Obama supporter mugged her and carved a …

John Stossel recently took a break from denying global warming and encouraging you to marry your cousin in order to air a 20/20 segment that questioned whether young people are smart enough to vote. He …

As much as I try to dampen my enthusiasm during this election, I’ve somehow let myself become a super-partisan. I guess it’s because I’ve complained about weasely Democrats not standing up for their values over …

Whenever John McCain is feeling ignored or down in the dumps (or polls), he gives himself a little pick-me-up with a stunt of some kind. He nominated Sarah Palin when Barack Obama was getting all …