With the Massachusetts legislature moving closer to passage of a bill that would allow Democratic Governor Deval Patrick to appoint a temporary replacement for the recently-deceased Ted Kennedy until a special election can be held in early 2010, one man's name is coming up a lot more often than others. more...

While the debate rages on between seven to twelve-year-old nationwide (and sadly, some much, much older) as to whether or not wrestling is "real," it's possible that something authentic just might be emerging from the business that frequently features baseball great Pete Rose in a chicken suit. It sort of, kind of, just maybe looks like WWE chief Linda McMahon has a serious Senate campaign on her hands. more...

Giving an enormous bump to the San Francisco mayor and candidate for Governor of California in the 2010 race to succeed term-limited Republican Arnold Schwazenegger, former President Bill Clinton has thrown his support behind Gavin Newsom, who currently trails primary opponent, current Attorney General, and former Governor Jerry Brown in both polling and funds raised. more...

Rep. Joe Wilson's outburst ("You lie!") during President Obama's speech to the joint session of Congress this week was extremely inappropriate by any standard, and in my opinion, such conduct should be reprimanded in some manner. Even if the president was George W. Bush, and the congressman was somebody who I normally liked, there is no excuse for that kind of extreme rudeness on the part of our high government officials. more...

President Obama and the First Lady joined Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen at the Pentagon- the site where 184 Americans were killed on September 11, 2001- to honor the 2,998 men and women that were killed or reported missing on that terrible morning eight years ago. more...