Wilkerson nearly did lose it two years ago. She didn't bother to get the 300 signatures for a spot on the ballot. She ended up in a messy sticker campaign, which Chang-Diaz nearly won.That's one lesson finally learned. This year, … [Read more...]
Clinton and the Bitter, Bitter End
Hillary Clinton has gone on for far too long while not going far enough toward her party's nomination. Today's leads in Salon and Slate, as well as many papers, join Obama in exasperation. Slate asks Can Obama do anything to get Clinton … [Read more...]
Who Can’t Vote for Obama?
Cross-posting note: This also appears at Marry in Massachusetts. Americans have a long, emotional history of voting against their interests. Poor southern whites would keep corrupt politicians in office to spite their Black neighbors. It … [Read more...]
Why the U.S. Tortures and What to Do About It
As a boomer, I grew up knowing Americans were supposed to be the good guys. Oh, yeah, and that we cherished our liberties, models for the world. So, how is it that got to the point that we actively torture people and take the most basic … [Read more...]
Kick Start for Health for Many Ethnicities
New England Ethnic Newswire has been perking for two years. The health angle is new.This is cross-posted at Marry in Massachusetts. (Head shots there.) A major player in this latest effort is former Senator Jarrett Barrios. On … [Read more...]
Those Loose-Lipped Clergy
Tune into the ongoing debates over same-sex marriage and you'll hear the same concepts. Both in civil-union states kicking the SSM can around and in others with no accommodation for homosexual couples, you see the same effect. Legislators … [Read more...]
John Kerry Ready to Mix It Up
Cross-posted from Marry in Massachusetts. Candidates for Kerry's seat have until Tuesday, May 6th, to file with signatures. However, running for U.S. Senate is not trivial and announced candidates are pretty well set. In fact, one has … [Read more...]
Huckabee Claims an Army
Cross-Posting Note: This appears also at Marry in Massachusetts.In light of all the results, there were minor flares indicating there may be a way to go with that unity. The outliers still on the menu in various states had their wee … [Read more...]
Time to Choose…Today
Cross-posted at Marry in Massachusetts.Picky PickyMessage One: We (on the side of reason, angels or however you define leftist virtue) must absolutely avoid the biggest right-wing boner. We can't toss a candidate on a single issue or … [Read more...]
Deval Tries Another Door
Criss-posted at Marry in Massachusetts. I confess that a good part of me likes the President Lyndon Johnson persona instead. In the U.S. Senate, then as VP and prez, he was a fearsome and sometimes brutal politician. From the 1964 Civil … [Read more...]