A plain blog about politics

Happy Birthday to Tammy Duckworth , 45. On to the good stuff: 1. David Frum doesn't like Woodrow Wilson and explains why you should...

Chuck Colson, now outside of the White House, took a trip out of the country during Patrick Gray's testimony, and now talks to the presi...

Kevin Drum has a conniption because....well, I better tell this in order. First, the TSA announces they're going to relax the restrict...

I think Glenn Kessler gets maybe two things right in his column this morning about what constitutes a "plan" by a politician. On...

Happy Birthday to Jerry Zucker , 63. There really aren't a lot of movies better than Top Secret! Good stuff, good stuff, good stuff: ...

Still have a few to go, but so far: Barack Obama's best second-term appointment? His worst?

From election day to now, which Republican 2016 presidential candidate has impressed you? Which one has hurt his or her chances?