Biden’s Print Gaffes Almost As Fun As His Verbal Ones

By Anthony Bialy

First, let’s acknowledge the obvious milestone: Joe Biden is the first person to ever submit a New York Times column written in crayon. Aw, I’m just teasing our Senate’s tiebreaker, whose miscues and odd takes on life make him as loveable as a sitcom neighbor. While he may come [...]

A Mad Hatter’s Summer of Events

Like Alice at the Mad Hatter’s tea party, taxpayers have recently been assaulted with many wish-it-weren’t-for-real events that make me watch for the white rabbit. It’s been a Wonderland of events and characters. Among them:

•Queen of Hearts: Nancy Pelosi. Politico recounts how she “whipped” together the votes for Cap and Trade, replacing “off with their heads” with dogged, in-your-face (and perhaps other body parts) persistence. Worried more about her reputation than the content of the bill, witnesses recounted that she and her sidekicks even surrounded one holdout–Rep. Joe Baca–who then (surprise!) voted in favor of Cap and Trade. No wonder Congressman Ciro Rodriguez sprinted like a rabbit out of the House chamber after surprising Pelosi with a “no” vote.. .