Call your reps. 'Nuff said. … [Read more...]
Social Insecurity
Digby's got exactly the right idea here: Social Security is still the third rail of politics, folks. Time to start acting like it -- and Harry Reid has been showing some attitude: don't give an inch to this loony scheme. This should be … [Read more...]
Framed!
The economy: merit versus privilege. Progressivesfavor fiscal prudence and long-term stability to reward those who workfor success. The rise in national wealth and employment during theClinton years are examples of what can be achieved … [Read more...]
Progressives Boycott Fox News Advertisers
The group continued:"STEP #1: SHOP SMART! SPEND LIBERALLY!Don't shop at stores which support the right-wing Fox News Channel.Stores to avoid include: Walmart, Sam's Club, Target, Best Buy, CircuitCity, Home Depot, True Value Hardware, … [Read more...]
Even yet still more environmentalism: All politics is *still* local
Really fascinating post at Kos about the success of Democrats in Montana. They're running on the environment as a central issue for sportsmen and farmers. Considering John Kerry's sterling record on environmental protection, it was somewhat … [Read more...]
The tough question
It was all over today's papers: a National Guardsman surprised Defense Secretary Rumsfeld in Kuwait by asking him a tough question about why soldiers had to scavenge through junkyards to find armor for their vehicles. It also now … [Read more...]
It’s the cognitive dissonance, stupid
Orcinus settles the anti-war marginalization battle with this paragraph [found through Atrios]:So really, what doesn't help matters is evading the issue by implying the people who opposed the Iraq war -- that is, the people who were right-- … [Read more...]
What he (I) said
I agree with Atrios on the Michael Moore-shunning nonsense. I don't care about Moore in particular, but it's ridiculous to think that he's costing us votes, any more than Bill O'Reilly costs the Republicans votes. That's not why the good … [Read more...]
More red state “values” – lol!
As we've already noted, Massachusetts - the bluest of the blue states, we're proud to say - has the lowest divorce rate in the country. Now it turns out that the blues again put the reds to shame when it comes to teen … [Read more...]
The grassroots demand better hacks
Wow. Democrats outraised Republicans $397mil to $385mil, and still got our butts kicked. Thanks for that, Terry McAuliffe: even when we at the grassroots and netroots gave you and your cronies every opportunity to win, the feckless … [Read more...]