by David Safier Our own Daniel Hernandez (Gabby's intern) throwing out the first pitch at a Washington Nationals game with also-our-own Amanda Simpson — "the first openly transgender presidential appointee" — in attendance? This is just the kind of moment I need when I get into one of those ain't-it-awful funks. The occasion was Gay … Read more
By Karl Reiner It is approximately 360 miles from the New Mexico state line across Arizona to the border with California. On the south side of the line is the Mexican state of Sonora, part of the territory of a foreign country. Arizona is one of four U.S. states sharing the international border with Mexico. … Read more
by David Safier I've been waiting with anticipation and trepidation to see the first photos of Gabby since the January 8 shooting. The trepidation is gone. She looks wonderful — hair shorn, bespectacled and beautiful. More photos are supposed to be released this morning on her facebook page.
by David Safier Count Rep. David Schweikert as a true believer when it comes to Paul Ryan's proposal to end Medicare as we know it. It's a pretty astounding performance. ABC News spent 6 minutes asking Rep. David Schweikert if he planned to support Ryan's Medicare plan, even in the face of the trouncing a … Read more
by David Safier When Rep. Paul Gosar was up in Tusayan, near the Grand Canyon, at a town hall, he said, "I ain't wealthy. . . . I live like the rest of you folks." And you gotta believe him, because he said "ain't." Wealthy people don't say "ain't." Except . . . His building … Read more