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Speaking Of Voting - Shocking Study From The US Senate »

(Bumped up from last week.)
I saw the following story this morning on the news, and was pretty surprised by it: One-Fourth of Overseas Votes Go Uncounted, Study Finds. Some of you may recall that John McCain asked for an extension to count votes in VA for absentee ballots requested by military personnel that [...]

March Madness Continues. It’s Round Two in Our Tournament to Determine the Biggest Ass on the American Political Landscape. »

It was everything you would expect from the first round of a March Madness Tournament. Upsets, buzzer beaters, overtime and blowouts. Hard fouls, sharp elbows, long distance bombs and Larry Craig’s legendary wide stance. The battle for the No Quarter Trophy is underway. One National Champion will be named. The [...]

It’s March Madness No Quarter-Style. Help us Determine the Biggest Ass on the American Political Landscape. »

(Bumped up from Thursday evening. JOIN IN THE FUN! This is a riot! - Susan)
It’s that time of year. If you are one of the lucky Americans still working in an office atmosphere, you probably have been inundated with bracket contests tied to the NCAA Tournament. I love the tournament and watch those [...]

How Wall Street Bought Washington »

A great American and loyal reader (thanks FL) shared a report recently produced by not-for-profits Essential Information and The Consumer Education Foundation. This report, Sold Out: How Wall Street and Washington Betrayed America, has gotten little to no attention in the general media. What a shame.

Hilarity Abounds As Reality Bites, Aaaarrrrggghhh (With a Ggggrrrrr for Emphasis) »

“Schumer’s Second Thoughts (Or: This Is Why Reading Legislation Before Voting Is a Good Idea)“, Kathryn Jean Lopez for The Corner blog at the National Review:
a href=”http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20090218/INS/902179963/1006″>From Crain’s:

Sen. Schumer has pledged to undo a provision included in the stimulus package that will make it nearly impossible for New York’s banks to hire foreign workers through [...]

Rocky Mountain High »

Well, Obama got back to Washington, DC after his long weekend away in Chicago. Then he went wheels up to go to Denver, CO to sign the $787 billion dollar Porkulus bill. Why Denver? Because CO was SO helpful to him during the Campaign, and that’s where he got to play Greek [...]

Is He Kidding, Or Unclear On The Concept? »

You don’t have to be a Yankees fan (which I am) to have heard the recent brouhaha over Alex Rodriquez (I’m a Derek Jeter fan myself), and his acknowledgment that he used steroids back in 2001 - 2003. It is disturbing, of course - I deplore the use of steroids in baseball (though at [...]

Foxes Guarding the HenHouse? The Actions of Barney Frank, Charles Schummer, and Chris Dodd »

I am sitting in Europe watching Barney Frank, Charles Schummer, and Chris Dodd, among others, parade across the screen offering to lead the charge to solve the Wall Street mess. With the effort to assign blame for the meltdown in the mortgage market led by the collapse of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae well [...]

The Great and Growing Divide »

A Foreword by SusanUnPC: No Quarter is invested in Hillary Clinton’s candidacy, and we realize that many of our readers may move to support Barack Obama or John McCain. No Quarter welcomes diverse views, expressed and debated with maturity and consideration of others’ POVs. All of us have rather complex feelings about this historic primary, [...]