Late last week, Alaska politics were roiled by another controversy involving Gov. Sarah Palin when Gary Stevens, the Republican president of the Alaska Senate, described a press release issued by Palin’s office explaining her reasons for skipping a vitally important economic meeting as “absolutely false.”
Instead of participating in the session with legislative leaders to discuss [...]

A few weeks ago, the Alexa Foundation, a group that offers support to rape victims, made the bizarre decision to invite right-wing propagandist Bill O’Reilly to speak at a fundraiser. O’Reilly, who is married, was famously sued by a Fox producer for making unwelcome sexual advances, has also made a statement on the air in [...]

Rep. Michelle Bachman (R-MN) has ramped up her calls for a revolution against the government of the United States. Here’s what she said Friday in an interview with Sean Hannity:
REP. MICHELLE BACHMAN (R-MN): At this point the American people – it’s like Thomas Jefferson said, a revolution every now and then is a good thing. [...]

All I’m saying is it’s hard not to notice parallels with Katrina when you hear about flooding, evacuations, and levee breaks. But there are several key differences with the Fargo flood.
For one, the area is about 93 percent white, which could affect how some respond to the victims. For another, a competent president is in [...]

It’s that time again: Earth Hour! Don’t forget to turn out the lights wherever you are at 8:30 p.m. (your time zone) and keep them off for the next 60 minutes.
This year’s theme and artwork seem inspired by America’s last presidential election. Not that there’s anything wrong with that…
Here’s a more inspiring and explanatory video [...]

“I’m living so far beyond my income that we may almost be said to be living apart.”
— e.e. cummings (1894-1962), poet

As Michael Scott, the boss at a paper company’s branch office in Scranton on NBC’s “The Office,” Steve Carrell, a “Daily Show” alum, plays an incompetent egomaniac with perfect pitch. In scripted dialogue, Michael Scott says things like this:
Michael Scott: The most sacred thing I do is care… Today I am in charge of picking [...]

Duck!
Does this woman just stay up at night, cooking up new and better ways to burn bridges and insult people? La Llorona (the crying woman) herself is at it again. Sarah Palin shared this delightful little swipe in a speech at the recent Anchorage Lincoln Day Dinner, as she once again revisited her losing campaign [...]

In an interview with 365gay.com earlier this week, Rep. Barney Frank, a member of the House leadership, was asked about the status of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), a 1996 law that contradicts the Constitution’s “full faith and credit” clause by permitting states to refuse to recognize same-sex marriage conducted in other states. [...]

I’ve always said politics is like the circus: the worst job is cleaning up after the elephants. We’re just beginning to find out how true that is.
— James Carville (1944 -), Democratic political consultant, attorney, political science professor, and inexplicably, husband of Mary Matalin