The Rendells Enter Splitsville. The former governor and first lady sent an email to friends yesterday announcing an amicable separation after almost 40 years together. […]
A couple weeks back, I told you about New Jersey Republican Chris Smith’s plan to redefine rape in service of his anti-abortion agenda. The idea, […]
Can We All Agree That It’s Way Too Damn Early for This Crap? According to PoliticsPa.com—a website owned in part by February profile subject/DC lobbyist […]
Just when the Scoop thought the mayoral election was going to be boring, the political gods sent us a gift from on high. Milton Street, […]
For all 13 years of my elementary and secondary education, I attended a religious school. And not just a religious school, but an ardent, protestant, […]
Here’s a rundown of the president’s visit to Happy Valley today from the hometown newspaper, the Centre Daily Times. Judging by the online comments, Obama’s […]
Sports columnist, law firm connector and now “special adviser for government and public-private assignments.” This latest post, announced today, is with NY-based Greenhill & Company, […]
Chris Smith—the far-right, anti-choice zealot of a congressman from central Jersey—has proposed legislation to further restrict the use of government funds to pay for abortion […]
As a speech—as a campaign speech, to be specific—President Obama’s State of the Union seemed to work splendidly. He hit the right notes—uplifting, optimistic, folksy […]
Baby Mama Drama. After hearing the heartbeat of his baby — due this summer — Chris Christie changed his stance on abortion. Formerly a pro-choice […]
Seth Williams’ timing could have been better: On January 19th, he announced a grand jury indictment against Kermit Gosnell, a West Philly abortion doc who, […]
What Else Do You Think Rick Santorum Finds Remarkable? Yesterday, rumored presidential hopeful Rick Santorum successfully pissed off a lot of people by comparing fetuses […]
It’s not over for Huck Finn and the N-word. SouthBooks’ recent announcement that it would publish an “updated” version of Mark Twain’s The Adventures of […]
Apparently, it falls to me to knock down Chris Freind whenever he goes on one of his fact-free jaunts. Today’s version features the oft-recited right-wing […]
Up until the 1930’s, the majority of blacks were Republican, proud to be in the Party of Lincoln. The song that would become the national […]
