Tag Archives: Chris Christie
Super Sunday, Marco Rubio Mugged
Sunday, February 7, 2016
Omaha!: The annual festival of television commercials known as the Super Bowl will be broadcast on CBS today. It will be accompanied by a football game to be played between the Carolina Panthers and the Denver Broncos in Santa Clara, …
Making America Grate, LA School Shutdown
Wednesday, December 16, 2015
Debatable: The Republican presidential candidates beat up each other last night over terrorism, immigration, and Donald Trump’s call to ban all foreign Muslims from entering the country. Rand Paul: “I think if we ban certain religions, if we censor the …
Obama to Address, Republican “War”
Sunday, December 6, 2015
Fear Itself: In the wake of the San Bernardino massacre, President Obama is scheduled to address the country tonight on the nature of current terrorist threats and what’s being done about it. After the Paris attacks Obama assured the country …
Cold War Tactics, Two Slices of Bacon
Monday, October 26, 2015
World: Russian submarines and spy ships have been lurking near the undersea cables that carry world Internet traffic, making the US worry that Russia would attack fiber-optic lines in a time of outright conflict. The NY Times reports that the …
Thai Bombing Suspect, FedEx Tracking
Sunday, August 30, 2015
Bomber Bust: Police in Bangkok have arrested a 28-year-old foreigner believed to be responsible for a bombing two weeks ago at the Erawan Shrine that killed 20 people. Police said they found bomb making materials and 10 passports in the …
Biden Thinking About It, The Twitter Campaign
Sunday, August 23, 2015
Politics: Vice President Joe Biden met quietly with Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren in Washington yesterday as he weighs whether to run for president. Warren is seen as an influential democrat and one of the brains of the party. Her support …
Euro “Terror,” The Pom Pom Man
Saturday, July 4, 2015
Drachma Drama: Greece’s Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis accuses his country’s creditors of “terrorism” on the eve of a national vote on whether to accept a new bailout. “Why did they force us to close the banks?” he asked in an …
Greece Bends, Militants Attack in Sinai
Wednesday, July 1, 2015
It’s Greek: Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is signaling today that he’s willing to accept the latest European bailout offer with some adjustments to tax increases and retirement. Greece missed the deadline to repay $1.8 billion in debt yesterday, but the …
Former Patriot Guilty, Cuba Off the List
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Touchdown in Boston: A jury in Fall River, Mass. has found former New England Patriot tight end Aaron Hernandez guilty of 1st degree murder in the killing of his friend Odin Lloyd in 2013. Lloyd was last seen with Hernandez …
$4 Trillion and DOA, Needle Politics
Tuesday, February 3, 2015
Nation: President Obama sent Congress a $4 trillion budget that’s a challenge to the Republican majority to get up and do something to help the middle class. He wants to help the middle class pay for education, childcare, and job …