Congressional Quarterbag: Gun Totting Nazi Lemmings
There is a delicious irony in the fact that one of the most important insights into American politics was inadvertently revealed by the Bush Administration.
Apparently without the knowledge of the higher-ups, the National Science Foundation funded a psychological study which was published by the American Psychological Association in 2003 as the paper, “Political Conservatism as [...]
The Strange Case of Smedley Butler
It’s not unusual for Congress to create special investigative committees to expose enemies of the United States. Nor is it unusual for those committees to hold hearings outside of Washington, DC.
But it’s not every day that a two-time Congressional Medal of Honor winner named Smedley strolls into a hearing in New York and spins a [...]
Inherent Contempt
Congressional Quarter-bag
by Trey Howell
Inherent Contempt
Few words better lend themselves to description of the Bush Administration than “contempt,” in all of its varied meanings. From the dishonesty of the phrase “compassionate conservatism” to playing spin doctor in the wake of Hurricane Katrina to defining golf course water hazards as “wetlands” and, of course, the larger issue [...]
