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By jwilkes - Monday, December 15th, 2008 at 12:10 AM
With the upcoming inauguration of the 44th President of the United States on January 20th, Barack Obama will become the 25th lawyer to inhabit the White House out of the 43 different men who have held the post (don’t forget, Grover Cleveland was President two separate times, making him both the 22nd and 24th US President).
Now, as the rule more...
By jwilkes - Sunday, December 14th, 2008 at 1:26 AM
Maybe you’re already chuckling at the headline, rolling your eyes and saying, “Yeah, like that will ever happen.” Before the eye rolls begin, consider the fact that the most revered modern figure of the Republican Party was an actor (Ronald Reagan). Its vice-presidential nominee in 1996 was a former pro quarterback (Jack Kemp). more...
By jwilkes - Saturday, December 13th, 2008 at 12:43 AM
Ok, I get it. After years of Republicans getting all the attention when it comes to scandals (see: Bob Ney, Tom DeLay, Scooter Libby, Duke Cunningham, Larry Craig, Mark Foley, Ted Stevens, etc.), the GOP is just beside itself now that it has the opportunity to cast a not-so-favorable light toward the other side of the aisle. And let’s face more...
By jwilkes - Friday, December 12th, 2008 at 1:20 PM
“Corruption is a nonpartisan issue.” That’s what partisan hacks always say when their guy gets caught with their hand in the proverbial cookie jar. Usually, it comes right before a list of “other guys” who serve to illustrate the point. If it’s a Republican in the hot seat, he’ll cry to snickering Democra more...
By jwilkes - Thursday, December 11th, 2008 at 2:43 AM
Change.gov, the website of the Obama-Biden Transition Project describes the Vice President-elect as “a rare mix.” And of all of the things he’s been called, that might be the most accurate depiction of the man.
For all his experience in the Senate- 36 years in public life- Biden was probably the one Democrat who didn’t co more...
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