Call your reps. 'Nuff said. … [Read more...]
Light blogging ’til 2005
In light of personal and professional obligations - as well as the fact that no one wants to spend the last couple of weeks of December huddled over a computer - there will be light posting until after New Year's.Blue Mass. Group recently … [Read more...]
Pressure building on Rehnquist
The Supreme Court's announcement that Chief Justice Rehnquist will not participate in some argued cases this term (unless the case would be tied 4-4 without him) appears to have changed the dynamics surrounding his tenure. For the … [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...]
Romney Cozies up to Bigot
Local bigot Jay Severin was asked to introduce Romney at a fund raiser on 3 December by the state Republican Committee. The Governor did not bat an eye. Severin, a local radio talk show host, has said of U.S. citizens who are muslim that … [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...]
Filibuster follies
This excellent column - by conservative scholar Norman Ornstein - thoroughly debunks the Senate Republicans' ridiculous claim that it's unconstitutional to filibuster judicial nominees, and that doing so has no historical precedent. … [Read more...]
Total incompetence
Predictably, Bernard Kerik's abrupt withdrawal as Bush's nominee for Director of Homeland Security, ostensibly for nanny-type problems (but see the New York Daily News in particular for Kerik's other "difficulties"), has led our … [Read more...]