John Tyler, commending the soldiers who fought in the Second Seminole War, 16 May 1842:The history of the hardships which our soldiers have endured, of the patience and perseverance which have enabled them to triumph over obstacles altogether unexampled, and of the gallantry which they have...
Shorter Verbatim Camille Paglia: "I for one have renewed questions about the 1993 suicide of Deputy White House Counsel Vince Foster, Hillary's former law partner and longtime friend, whose files.
Don't judge him.
Another McHistory lesson:“I believe that it’s not an accident that our hostages came home from Iran when President Reagan was president of the United States. He didn’t sit down in a negotiation with the religious extremists in Iran, he made it very clear that those hostages...
David Weigel says that "Politically, I suppose this is bad news for the Democrats, but not nearly as much as in 2004. For one, it's not coming out of a.
I think Bob Beckel is correct here; if Clinton wants the VP slot and displays a willingness to fight for it, she'll get it. While I doubt that Clinton would.
The California Supreme Court, six of whose seven members are Republicans, has ruled that the exclusion of same-sex couples from the legal benefits is unconstitutional (pdf). The opinion isn't lucidly formatted but if I count the votes correctly it was a 4-3 decision [confirmed here.]After finding...
Hans Kristensen highlights some new information that has come to light on plans to use nuclear weapons to defend Quemoy from Chinese invasion in 1958:Some of the veil covering U.S..
Balko makes the case.
I sure hope the GOP listens to Ed Morrissey:Did the House GOP caucus take a hard line on pork-barrel spending or adopt policies to cut federal spending? No. Republican voters and conservative pundits begged the House and Senate caucuses to make dramatic breaks with the previous...
Jimmy Carter, speaking of the Equal Rights Amendment, 15 May 1980Equal rights is more than just equality of pay; it's an opportunity to receive an equal education, equal training, equal.
Chris Bowers does a fine job with the popular vote question: The problem with this popular vote total is that it is a moral argument about the will of the.