…counties after the 40th president.” Question: could they name something after Reagan in all 3067 counties while not having each state covered?) Charles Kuffner spots Tom DeLay “sticking in an…

…will take to the airways today…Hosts of four talk radio shows will interview Gov. Rick Perry, House Speaker Tom Craddick and Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst at the Capitol. The shows…

Surely the Next Tom DeLay Who? Why Paul Kelly Tripplehorn, Jr., of course, for he is apparently much better than you. Assuming this story is true (which it likely is…

…say: “Bonjour!” Now, that’s actually funny even though it’s wildly innacurate (Kerry served in Vietnam with distinction; Tom DeLay alleges that he wanted to sign up but minorities–and apparently Democrats…

There’s Nothing Like Data Tom DeLay says spending is causing the deficit. Is he right? What’s really causing the deficit? War? Recession? Spending? Tax Cuts? Some of each? If the…

Disingenuity without Limit Tom Delay in the NYT: “To me, it’s a little difficult to give tax relief to people that don’t pay income tax.” First, in all the stories…

by Tom aka Rusty Rustbelt Health Care Thoughts: Conference Wrap-up So I do some conferences with a lot of people who are way smarter than me, people literally and figuratively…

…West Virginia’s Joe Manchin, Delaware’s Chris Coons and Tom Carper, and Colorado’s Michael Bennett have all said they support cuts to entitlements in letters to constituents, proposed bills or statements…

by Tom aka Rusty Rustbelt Health Care Thoughts: Knowns, Unknowns, Unknown Unknowns, Unintended Consequences Tom’s Avalanche Theory– once an avalanche is started there is no controlling it Some of the…

…advocating the theft of student’s futures by such programs as Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, etc. The Tom Friedmans, James Freemans, and others suggest baby boomers are ripping-off the X, Y,…