Tag Archives: Cory Booker

August 8 2013 Politics Round-Up

Posted on August 8, 2013 by Thomas Mets

This would be an odd political film: Paul Schraeder wants to work with Spike Lee on a Clarence Thomas biopic. Dan McLaughlin of Red State offers mostly sensible rules for any Republican who wants to run for president. James Joyner … Continue reading →

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August 7 2013 Politics Round-Up

Posted on August 7, 2013 by Thomas Mets

The Nation referred to the bombing of Hiroshima as the greatest act of terrorism in human history. Greg Polowitz of the National Review is not amused. William Saletan considers the sex scandals of Jewish politicians Anthony Weiner, Eliot Spitzer and … Continue reading →

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August 6 2013 Politics Round-Up

Posted on August 6, 2013 by Thomas Mets

First Read predicts that Cory Booker may become a liberal version of Ted Cruz. If you believe the polls, Newark Mayor Cory Booker is expected to cruise to victory in the Aug. 13 Democratic primary for the late Sen. Frank … Continue reading →

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August 1 2013 Politics Round-Up

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Thomas Mets

Larry Sabato suggests that if John McCain were President, the congress would be very different. Again, let’s just imagine what would’ve happened if we hold all else equal in 2008, except that McCain wins instead of Obama. Not only do … Continue reading →

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Recommended June 11 2013

Posted on June 11, 2013 by Thomas Mets

PVP was funny today. Well, it’s often funny, but today merits special attention. Boing Boing’s excerpt for A User’s Guide to Neglectful Parenting is pretty funny. They’ve had a lot of solid comic book samples this week. A Freakonomics fan complains about … Continue reading →

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Recommended June 9 2013

Posted on June 9, 2013 by Thomas Mets

There is audio of reclusive Spider-Man artist Steve Ditko talking about the nature of heroes. It was for a Masters of Comic Art VHS in the late 1980s, when he was still doing occasional work for Marvel. Considering only four known … Continue reading →

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Recommended June 4 2013

Posted on June 4, 2013 by Thomas Mets

The Onion catalogued to the twitter war between President Obama ans the Audubon Society. A study looks at the workplace related costs of smoking. Even with the higher rates of death, it doesn’t save money. Many studies have shown that smokers … Continue reading →

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Governor Christie, Lautenberg’s Seat and the Media

Posted on June 4, 2013 by Thomas Mets

It’s interesting to look at the various ways media outlets report on Chris Christie’s choices in selecting a replacement for Frank Lautenberg, the recently deceased Senior Senator from New Jersey. A front page story in the New York Times was … Continue reading →

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The Last Stand of Old Politicians

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Thomas Mets

Newark Mayor Cory Booker has been criticized for his efforts to force out Frank Lautenberg. Lautenberg is the oldest member of the Senate. He actually retired in 2000, just before his 77th birthday. But he decided that he preferred to … Continue reading →

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African-American Democratic Presidential Candidates Post-Obama

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Thomas Mets

Ben Smith of buzzfeed posits an interesting theory about presidential primaries with the linkbait headline “Why The Next President Will Probably Be Black Too.” But there are also strong reasons to believe that the Democratic nominee, at least, will be … Continue reading →

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