Lawn Care, Dry Cleaning and 7 Other Things More Money is Spent on Than Politics
The Left, licking its wounds from its stunning defeat nationally last week at the polls, has gone back to incessantly complaining about the amount of money in politics.
It is estimated that $3.7 billion dollars was spent this election cycle. To the Left, this is a horrible, terrible, no good, dirty, astroturfing.
But the irony of all the decrying from the Left is just how little, comparatively, we spend on politics.
The Most Important Midterm Elections in American History: #1
We remember the Lincoln-Douglas battle of 1858 for the “debates,” but it reshaped the Election of 1860 and events beyond, becoming not just the most famous midterm election, but also the most important.
The Most Important Midterm Elections in American History: #2
Very few midterm elections affect both the winning and losing parties in the long run (the exceptions make up this list), but Virginia’s 2006 Senate election impacted both – and very quickly.
The Most Important Midterm Elections in American History: #3
Northerners in 1854 went searching for any antislavery option they could find, but only in Illinois did the Whigs and Democrats among them work together, setting the stage for new Republican Party.
The Most Important Mid-Terms in Election History: #4
There were two certainties in the Second Party System: Massachusetts was a Whig bastion, and antislavery voters were a waste of time. Both were shattered in 1850.
Here I am, stuck in the middle with the GOP
Republicans aren’t happy with the party. But not because it’s too conservative.
Friday Whine and Cheese: It’s a Tax!
The suspense was building up for weeks and when the Supremes finally released their 5-4 decision in favor of Obamacare,…
Paul Wells – still the best political columnist ever
Canadian columinst Paul Wells must truly love his country. I can think of no other reason that an American media group hasn’t snatched him away.
Va Legislature: New Committee Assignments Out Today
Speaker Howell is out with the new Committee assignments. He writes: Following the opening of the 2012 General Assembly Session…