Republican “Purity” Test?
Have you heard about this? The RNC has released the “RNC Resolution on Financial Support of Candidates,” where they list ten key points that candidates wishing to obtain party funding must support at least 80% of the time. Where does the Republican leadership come up with this nonsense? Talk about trying to win a marathon while being chained to a pole. In the fallout of the nomination of “RINOs” (Republicans In Name Only) in recent elections, the Republican leadership has decided to release a list of 10 issues that candidates must agree with (at le

Interactive historical painting
Earlier this week I received a link to a very unusual piece of art.  It is a picture depicting Washington, DC with a slew of historically important people from our nation and what role they played in the pass as well as the present.  When you scroll your mouse over each individual and symbol in the painting, a magnified view of the selected area appears on the right-hand side of the page giving you a description of the person and why they are included.  I am proud to say that Thomas Payne is one of over 40 people highlighted in the work of art. While the painting is religious in nature, I think everyone will find the site interesting and informative.  Take a few moments and ex

When the government and internet advertising collide
There has been some talk in Washington lately that has caught my attention. Yes, I know that sounds like a strange comment for a political blogger to make but hear me out. For those of us who do business online (in my case, offer online advertising and do reviews), the Federal Trade Commission is talking about taking a bigger role in regulating the online advertising industry. The concern comes down to disclosure and transparency. For example, if you note above, I have a tab labeled “Disclosure” that opens a page with 300+ words informing the visitor that I do run ads on my website. Have you ever read the page? Did you even know it existed? Consumer advocates ar

Health Care Humor
I received this comic earlier today and thought it was too funny not to share with you, given some of the topics of debate in Congress over Health Care Reform.

Palin, Holder, and Mohammed
Sarah Palin is once again dominating the headlines.  Her anticipated book release has resulted in debates about her accusations regarding the McCain campaign mishandling her as well as various news organizations studying the book to find inaccuracies.  Additionally, she’s hitting the media circuit and doing more interviews in one week than I can recall seeing in all of 2008.  So, I wanted to use this as an excuse to throw in my two cents. My first though surrounds the Newsweek magazine cover.  I was talking with our friend Harrison Price