Cross-posted from Blue News Tribune. Alan Khazei gets credit for bringing this idea to the Senate race, though I didn't see it on his website. City Year co-founder Alan Khazei kicked off the primary campaign's final televised debate by … [Read more...]
30 Republican Senators [Updated]
30 Republican Senators - all of them men, strangely enough - voted against Sen. Franken's amendment to ban Federal funds going to any company that attempts enforcement of binding arbitration clauses in cases of sexual or civil rights abuse. … [Read more...]
taxes to support Iraq and healthcare
Taxing for healthcare There are many opponents of increasing taxes to pay for universal healthcare. My question to those indiviuals is, would you be in favor of raising taxes to pay for the Iraq war and the Afghanistan war. If you … [Read more...]
Iraq + Afghanistan: Obama’s quagmire?
The nation is understandably focused on the economic collapse. Obama is trying to regain America's international credibility with his trips to Russia and the Muslim world. But the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan (and the proxy action in … [Read more...]
Yes We Can!
In 1980, Ronald Reagan was elected president. He proclaimed that it was "morning in America". He then proceeded to ignore every long term problem facing the country and the world, while busting unions, doubling the military … [Read more...]
Andrew Sullivan is a weird dude.
I know, news flash ... Still, I read him daily and find him interesting and provocative, and actually often correct. But this post really is odd. He's correct that the Iraqi's hard-and-fast deadline for American withdrawal takes a … [Read more...]
Re-fighting Vietnam
This is dangerous. First we have Bush 43 fighing a war to correct what he perceives to be unfinished business from Bush 41, now this. Perhaps it is awkward because of McCain's Vietnam POW experience, but shouldn't he be called on … [Read more...]
“You Were Wrong”
Biden Flashback: “What do you say to those troops?”
BIDEN: We shouldn't be there, Chris. We should not be there now. We've got to get out of there. Look, Chris, on my way back, I was supposed to fly out this last Friday on a C-130. And on that flight, they placed what they … [Read more...]
Let’s set the agenda.
Regarding Massachusetts, I have to say Bill's comments hurt, because they're true. I worried, mostly privately, about that lack of direction in January of 2007. We have to remember that things got so ridiculous in the years of … [Read more...]
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