Have you heard the news most of us predicted/was expecting– the candidate of ‘change’ Newt Gingrich is dead in the water. ” Winning the Future” anytime soon for himself or anyone is  a wild dream. In short, reports are Newt’s campaign is literally back to the drawing board, going no where–  given most of his [...]

Just want to use this opportunity to say thank you  for being a friend of “ZIP in Politics; and my sincerest greetings for a political, Prosperous  and Healthy  2011.   Verna Smith

For those of us who thought the economy was improving…think again.  The numbers  for November are in and its at a new high.  As  reported in the New York Times, unemployment now stands at 9.8%.  And don’t be fooled– that’s on “Main, Main, Street”. Given as we think damn lies, politics and statistics– the numbers in [...]

Normally,  learning  that a Senator lost to a  two-term Congressman would have been interesting politics, but not topical as political news.  Not to mention in an off-year, so as to speak. But in this instance,  it was news Given the players in this game. Yes, when the Senator is Arlen Specter who for forty-four (44) years was [...]

A picture is worth a thousand words.  Can you imagine the arguments/blame game taking place among Democrats /the team. as think Scott-Brown’s win in Massachuetts and  the ruling from the Supreme Court?Yep, Dems are running for cover. They have lost their super-edge in the Senate. Who takes the blame  squandering such political capital? And during the [...]