Again, just like the Founders and Framers envisioned things!  Free market?  Meh.  Taking taxpayer funds to pay often-times immovable, indismissable government employees outsized salaries to keep them voting your way — all while hiding the whole sordid enterprise?  Now that’s the way to do things. Politics is really very simple when you finally win the battle over your last vestiges of conscience and virtue. Imagine trying to run a business

But, but — According to preliminary FBI stats, “All offenses in the category of violent crime” fell during the first six months of 2013, compared to the same time period in 2012. UPI reports that this included “murder, non-negligent manslaughter, forcible rape, [and] aggravated assault and robbery.” Specifically, “murders declined by 6.9 percent, forcible rapes declined 10.6 percent, aggravated assaults decreased 6.6 percent and robbery offenses were down by 1.8

Boehner’s got his nest egg and his future on K-Street assured. Plus he’s got that swanky new Florida condo, so he can use the sun from time to time instead of relying on a tanning bed to keep his healthy orange complexion. So. Who’s going to lead “us” next? House Republicans have begun jockeying for leadership positions in the next Congress, anticipating the possibility that Speaker John Boehner could step

Energy, energy everywhere and not a drop to drink. Welcome to the United States of Cultural and Economic Euthanasia.