Bryan Strawser

Musings from the land of winter & road construction

Category: Politics

What matters…

What matters about John Edwards is not whether paying for his love-child’s Pampers with a donation from Bunny Mellon sluiced through a third party fronting as a 501(c) for tax-deductible carbon credits registered as a UNESCO branch office in Haiti is a violation of applicable campaign finance laws, but that he’s a contemptible slug who [...]

A Don Rumseld Funny

As relayed in today’s Politico Playbook by Mike Allen: DON RUMSFELD, author of the bestselling “Known and Unknown: A Memoir,” to Candy Crowley on CNN’s “State of the Union,” re what would happen if Osama bin Laden were caught: “Oh my goodness, I think he’d probably end up in Guantanamo Bay.” … CROWLEY: “Just out [...]

Money Quote #2

From the conclusion to Florida v HHS: The existing problems in our national health care system are recognized by everyone in this case. There is widespread sentiment for positive improvements that will reduce costs, improve the quality of care, and expand availability in a way that the nation can afford. This is obviously a very [...]