As if by magic, the Republican Party has rediscovered most of the rest of us. My neck is still stiff from the political whiplash I sustained when the Grand Old Party radically made its 180-degree course change back to the political middle. … [Read more...]
Looking to the POTUS Tonight
We should be plain that not all the brains behind those millions of lonely eyes will be receptive of such inspiration and transformation. We are not, for example, likely to hear widespread support in Congress for either turning down … [Read more...]
Rebuttal to Kathleen Parker’s Column on Abortion and Health Reform in the Washington Post
In today's Washington Post, Kathleen Parker acknowledges that the bills in Congress don't require federal funding of abortion services, but she then abandons the facts and goes on to repeat baseless anti-choice talking points. The truth is … [Read more...]
Washington Post claims Sarah Palin has energized a silent majority of fed up, mostly white, women
Here is the link: http://www.washingtonpost.com/... The thesis of the article seems to be that there was a silent, vast, lurking number of fed-up women, mostly "white" who have been energized, validated, and are being brought … [Read more...]
The Intolerant States of America
You see, the residents of the Intolerant States of America would have you believe that intolerance is now a thing of the past, popular only among the ignorant. In this limited worldview, the original sins of the Intolerant States of … [Read more...]
A Crumb For the Starving: Detainee Basic Medical Care Act of 2008
[The] legislation would require the federal government to establish mandatory standards for medical and mental health care, replacing the voluntary standards that apply now in the network of more than 300 publicly and privately run jails … [Read more...]
Is The WaPo’s Richard Cohen Looking To Join Hillary’s Racial Slime Team?
The Hillary Clinton Team must be like a glowing orb, the bright light that draws in the nitwit moths ... Or maybe, like in 'Time Bandits', she's "the most fabulous object in the world". She's gotten Bob Johnson to smear Barack Obama on his … [Read more...]
The Great White Hope
More about Obama's experience, or rather lack of experience: Obama's allure differs from the infatuations of past election cycles because it can't be traced to what he has done or will do. In his legislative career, Obama has produced few … [Read more...]
Amy Chua: Nativism at Yale Law
Our English language is under assault and our schools are drowning in ethnic violence, rapes, drugs and gang warfare. In California, Texas, Florida and Arizona, our hospitals suffer bankruptcies from non-paid services for 350,000 annual … [Read more...]
Cooking Rubber Chicken Rahm
Now ICIRR is engaging in a full frontal assault on Emanuel, bycoordinating attack adds with Blue America. The ads planted in localpapers ask a simple question. "Why is Congressman Emanuel Betraying Our Friends and … [Read more...]