“I shall not seek, and I will not accept, the nomination of my party for another term as your President.” Forty-three years have passed since the 37th U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson made this announcement that stunned his supporters and shocked the nation. It is rare for any incumbent to bow out before the voters [...]
The will of the people and the voting majority is thwarted yet once again. U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker overturned California’s same-sex marriage ban, Proposition 8, ruling that it was unconstitutional. Could it be possible that there was some bias on this ruling considering Judge Walker himself is gay? It would appear that this is [...]
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signed a new immigration bill into law amidst protests and clashes at the state Capitol this past Friday. If nothing else Arizona has brought immediate and profound attention to the problem of illegal immigrants. “We in Arizona have been more than patient waiting for Washington to act. But decades of inaction [...]
Anyone that is familiar with hiking knows the rule of staying on the trail. South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford, while supposedly hiking the Appalachian Trail, strayed off the trail and ended up in Argentina. See what happens when you break the rule. No one knew where he was. He was essentially missing and certainly not [...]
The vote in California this week was equivalent to an earthquake felt across America. Is it a warning of things to come? The citizens of this country are fed up with the incompetence of their elected leaders and will no longer accept increased taxes to compensate for wasteful spending. In the past couple of years [...]
New Hampshire went blue in the last two elections. House legislators apparently thought this was a mandate to waste time voting on as many of the liberal issues of the day as they could squeeze into a week. So taking their lead from the federal government it was “full speed ahead” as they clamored aboard [...]
In yet another move from the Smooth-Operator Obama there is talk that Senator Judd Gregg (R-NH) is being considered for the Secretary of Commerce job. This would open up a Senate seat that would have to be filled by a pick from Governor John Lynch – a Democrat. Along with Al Franken this of course [...]
In his latest bout of mouth diarrhea, embattled Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich revealed to ABC’s “Good Morning America” and “The View” Monday that he considered appointing talk show host Oprah Winfrey to President Barack Obama’s vacant Senate seat. The comments came just one day before Blago is set to stand in his Senate impeachment trial, [...]
To celebrate the incoming 2009 New Year, TwoPolitics.com has highlighted some of the new resolutions to come out of U.S. federal and state legislative bodies. * California House resolution to condemn planet Pluto’s newfound non-planetary status * Pennsylvania House resolution to make the chocolate chip the official cookie of the state (Official drink? It’s milk!) [...]
The defeat of Senator Ted Stevens means another Republican Senate seat lost. Anchorage Mayor Democrat Mark Begich will replace Stevens in January. Congress is one seat closer to a filibuster-proof Senate with two elections still pending in Georgia and Minnesota. The departure of Stevens could be seen as sweeping the “dead wood” out of the [...]
