Bush on Midnight Regulatory Ramble

The Bush Administration has mere hours left to publish a host of new regulations if they are to take effect before the January 20, 2009 swearing-in of President-Elect Barack Obama.
In particular, the Bush Administration is taking aim at the environment. The new rules eliminate the input of federal wildlife scientists in some endangered species cases, [...]

Wichita Delegation Arrives Too Late

The delegation from Wichita, Kansas, has arrived in New York City too late to participate in the conference on religious tolerance hosted by the King of Saudi Arabia at the United Nations. It is unfortunate that Mark Holick, Pastor of the Spirit One Christian Center in Wichita, will be unable to share his unique brand [...]

FMD Outbreak Still not Contained

The outbreak of the Aphtae paulbrounae virus reported recently does not appear to be responding to treatment. The patient, Rep. Paul Broun (R-GA) was displaying symptoms of the virus on Monday this week when he spoke of Barack Obama to The Associated Press and  said “You have to remember that Adolf Hitler was elected [...]

FMD Outbreak in Georgia

A variant of the Aphtae epizooticae virus has been isolated recently in Georgia. The highly contagious variant, Aphtae paulbrounae, has been discovered in one human case, and appears at this time to be limited only to Congressman Paul Broun (R-GA).
The average incubation period of the virus varies but is generally around three to eight [...]

Memo to Christian Right: It Could be Worse

The Christian right in America was singing the blues after last week’s historic election victory for Barack Obama. Although John McCain took the vote of white evangelical Christians by some 74 percent to 26 percent, according to the Associated Press, those numbers were not enough to offset other factors working against Senator McCain.
There is [...]

Bachmann Survives Election

In a curious turn of events, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) survived the election and will continue to represent Minnesota’s 6th Congressional District after all. This, after suggesting that Barack Obama had anti-American views in an exchange three weeks ago with MSNBC host Chris Matthews on Hardball. Looking to the near future, Bachmann has said that [...]

Quantum of Solace

Conservatives stinging from yesterday’s losses are planning to get together to plan the movement’s future, and so far, it doesn’t look like that vision includes John McCain.
According to CNN, McCain, who made a poorly-received appearance at the Conservative Political Action Conference last year, was not included on a list of major movement figures invited to [...]