Author: Steve M.

I’ve often wondered what would have happened if John McCain had ignored his advisors and gone with Joe Lieberman as his running mate. I know, I know — you’re having a hard time suppressing your gag reflex as a...

If you haven’t had enough from Rush Limbaugh and all the other haters this week, look what popped up on Twitter this afternoon: (No, it’s not a fake.) Yes, I understand: no one will ask Romney whether it was...

For those who are still in denial about the extremism of modern-day Republicans, the past week — hell, the past 24 hours — should have been a cold slap in the face, a big jolt of reality. Rush Limbaugh, praised for...

I don’t want to get into a lengthy response to the Bloomberg article about Wall Streeters whose reduced bonuses mean they have to limit the three-bedroom vacation rental to one month rather than four, or who can’t...

Lee Siegel tells us (at the Daily Beast) that Mitt Romney is doing a better job at threading the needle on his way to the GOP nomination than most people are giving him credit for. There’s actually a case to be made for...