Voting sucks. There are a lot of reasons for this beyond the obvious, and I won’t spend time delving into the philosophical underpinnings of an election. You’ve certainly heard the two-wolves-and-a-sheep quote from Franklin and the conversation-with-the-average-voter quote from Churchill. All of those things are true, but they deal more with the fundamental flaws of […]
We discuss the legislative process with someone who should know firsthand. We also talk about whether the State of Missouri is as broken as the federal government. Break music is provided once again by The Polish Ambassador. The Missing Links Links to sites or topics discussed on the show The Reading Room Interesting articles and […]
In this recent episode of The Daily Show, New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand said (at 4:40 in the clip above): “Some issues are not Democratic issues or Republican issues. Sometimes you just have to do the right thing.” And although her quote received enthusiastic applause from the audience, it is, unfortunately, dead wrong. I’ll admit […]