Chris Bowers makes a solid point about Arlen Specter, which is probably what Democrats in the state are thinking at this point, too: Last night on Hardball, Arlen Specter said that he knew his days in the republican party were numbered after his stimulus vote: “When that vote came up on the stimulus, I knew [...]

This post aside, and the other thousands I’ve done over the years, I’ve never considered myself someone who publishes short articles and analysis online. In that respect, I’m just like JohnMcCain. Many of the GOP’s most faithful, the kind who vote in primaries despite 115-degree heat, tired long ago of McCain the Maverick, the man [...]

Dick Durbin actually dared to question the honor of St. John McCain on the Senate floor just now, leading to a volcanic explosion from the Arizona Senator. Durbin was discussing John McCain’s amendment to commit the Senate health care bill back to the Finance Committee, to return with the elimination of all “Medicare cuts,” as [...]