House Democrat Campaign Chief Likes Party’s Chances For Retaking Control
The lawmakers who are chosen to lead their party’s efforts to pick up seats in Congress seem congenitally wired to exude confidence about their prospects. That’s why their colleagues chose them to play that role, in the first place. So it’s usually wise to discount their optimism to some degree. Still, Rep. Steve Israel, the [...]
Pat Robertson Decries Social Cons For Pushing GOP Candidates To Extremes
You never know what televangelist Pat Robertson is going to say. But you can rest assured that he will never go too long before saying something that leaves many people with their jaws dropped. Just weeks after he scandalized many co-religionists by saying it was acceptable for Christians to divorce spouses with Alzheimer’s Disease, the [...]
Herman Cain Leads Mitt Romney In Ohio But GOP Field Trails Obama
By the time Ohio’s 2012 Republican presidential primary rolls around in June, the GOP nominee is likely to have been long decided. And while it’s still seems unlikely that Herman Cain will be that nominee given his campaign’s relative lack of money and ground troops, you can’t ignore the former Godfather Pizza CEO’s five percentage [...]
OKC City Council Delays Vote on Anti-Discrimination Amendment
OKC City Council will vote November 15th on amendment protecting city employees from discrimination based on sexual orientation.
It’s ScuttleButton Time!
Invariably, I’ll get emails from ScuttleButton purists who complain of a puzzle that was used once before. For the record, the reason I’m doing this is two-fold. One, because now that the game has been part of the conversation on Wednesday’s Talk of the Nation on NPR, more and more people are hearing about the [...]
The GOP Campaign Ad Wars, As Seen On YouTube
This year, the Republican candidates have a different approach to the media. One thing that’s changed: Television advertising is starting later than usual. “It’s not as though they’re not making ads,” says Robert Thompson, a professor of television and popular culture at Syracuse University. “It’s just that so far we have not seen nearly as [...]
Poll: Election 2012 Shaping Up To Pit Doom Against Gloom
Recall for a moment the 2008 general election. It was a time of gnawing uncertainty, with the financial markets in deep distress, housing markets collapsing and joblessness rising. But at least there was the excitement of history being made with the campaign and election of President Obama, the nation’s first African American president. And there [...]
Insuring Child Day Cares
The author of a bill requiring day cares to have liability insurance says too many smaller ones are being allowed to opt out.
Bottle Return Bill Considered
A state lawmaker is putting together a bill for next session which would create a bottle return program in Oklahoma.
Before He Delivered For Voters, Paul Delivered Babies
Republican presidential candidate and Texas Congressman Ron Paul is known for his fervent opposition to armed intervention overseas and the Federal Reserve — and for his equally fervent supporters. And while those supporters may want him to be the next president for different reasons, they’re all well aware that before entering politics, Paul was a [...]
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