Careful examination of government spending records and budgets has revealed a radical priority shift at both the state and federal levels. “Old” government programs aimed at highway maintenance, effective public schooling, industrial safety regulation, and major crimes investigation have been largely curtailed in favor of a new, radically more ass-painy, initiative.

It’s a move that some are calling … [continue]

Amidst the heat of any campaign, unpleasant rumors will circulate. Sometimes the gossip is founded in truth, but often the claims are spurious. This is the nature of battle for public office. It takes thick skin and perseverance to run the gauntlet of public scrutiny. We have all had our moments in the spotlight, gunning for some position of power. … [continue]

Every so often the editors of Receiving Me? will reprint an article or editorial from our archives that reflects on the news of the day. Today we bring the readers this editorial debate from 1000000 BC.

We Must Find Common Ground With the Hill People

By Fall-wind-that-shakes-the-acorn

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I had (for a few months now) assumed that Hillary Clinton was the first woman in the United States to win a presidential primary. Turns out, as you may already know, I was wrong. In 1972 Shirley Chisholm took sixty-seven percent of the vote in the New Jersey Democratic primary, becoming both the first African-American and first woman to … [continue]

Poor Jeremiah Wright! What did he ever do to deserve such derision and popularity? If things keep going in this direction the Obama campaign may ask him to tone it down so that people remember who is running for President. We all remember fondly the brilliant marketing jujitsu that Oprah Winfrey executed while simultaneously bringing attention to … [continue]

This week I saw something that I thought I would never see. A national politician got hit with controversy, and rather than run from it or prevaricate, he addressed it. By now those of you who follow politics will certainly have heard, or heard of the remarks that Mr. Obama’s minister, the Reverend Jeremiah Wright made and the vitriol and … [continue]

(Originally Published February 22, 2008)

So, you need to choose a presidential candidate and you have come to me, the all knowing, all feeling, all flowing source of information. There are many good candidates and the decision can be difficult, but let me offer you some wisdom from the Bygott tree. Let’s say perhaps that you are a McCain … [continue]