Unity, schmoonity...Democratic Senator Hillary Clinton today jumped the shark in her battle to get the Florida and Michigan delegations to the Democratic party convention seated -- comparing the party's decision to discount the disputed primaries there to slavery and voter suppression. We did this post earlier about a Clinton representative on TV suggesting that the party … [Read more...] about Clinton Jumps The Shark: Says Michigan Florida Delegate Dispute Is Like Slavery And Vote Suppression
In Defense of Lobbyists
Ben Smith has an interesting item on Congressman-and-Obama-booster Adam Smith's tip-toe defense of former lobbyists.* Rep. Smith makes a good point, and we should all (including Sen. Obama) be duly cautious about painting all lobbyists with the same brush. Qualitatively and quanititatively, "lobby" is not a four-letter word -- nor is it a reliable indicator of evil. For … [Read more...] about In Defense of Lobbyists
Obama Doesn’t Do As Well As Clinton Against McCain With White Voters
A new Gallup poll says Democratic Senator Barack Obama will not do as well when matched against GOP presumptive Republican Presidential nominee Senator John McCain among white voters as Senator Hillary Clinton would -- particularly because he has problems with white women voters: Barack Obama, the presumed Democratic nominee, will likely enter the general election with … [Read more...] about Obama Doesn’t Do As Well As Clinton Against McCain With White Voters
The Carnivore Revolution
There isn't much that happens with our government, society and economy that would inspire me to take to the streets with pitchforks and torches. Gas prices are going up? Well, I don't leave my home that much anyway. Lending crisis? I don't plan on selling my house any time soon and it's totally comfortable for me. Moral values in disrepair? Eh... I probably wasn't all that … [Read more...] about The Carnivore Revolution
Clinton Signals She May Take Delegate Fight To The Convention
Senator Hillary Clinton says that if the DNC doesn't change it's stance on seating the Michigan and Florida delegations and the two states wish to pursue it, she'll take the fight all the way the the convention: In an interview with The Associated Press, Clinton was asked whether she would support the states if they continue the fight. The presidential candidate said … [Read more...] about Clinton Signals She May Take Delegate Fight To The Convention
Will Independent Democrat Joe Lieberman Leave The Democratic Party?
It sure sounds that way. Read Marc Ambinder. Over the past two years some progressives have said that Lieberman -- who has been at the side of at GOP presumptive Presidential candidate Senator John McCain in major campaign appearances agreeing with McCain and increasingly criticizing the Democrats -- has morphed into the 2008 Zell Miller. But perhaps it's more than … [Read more...] about Will Independent Democrat Joe Lieberman Leave The Democratic Party?
Racism and sexism: it’s time to change the paradigm
Richard Thompson Ford, professor of law at Stanford University and author of The Race Card: How Bluffing About Bias Makes Race Relations Worse, spoke last month at Google. In his talk and in his book, Ford argues that we should think of racism not as a crime, like murder, where we have to find bad people and fix them, but rather as a social problem that we can come together to … [Read more...] about Racism and sexism: it’s time to change the paradigm
A Political Junkie’s Dream
Thanks to RealClearPolitics for passing this along from Christopher Hitchens in Slate. John McCain wants to bring British-style political grillings to Capitol Hill. … [Read more...] about A Political Junkie’s Dream
Can Zionism Be Defended By Proxies?
Zionism is, at its essence, the national liberation project for Jews as applied to creating a Jewish nation-state in Israel. Its object and purpose centers around Jews. Since Israel has been established, Zionism today means just that one thinks creating Israel was a pretty good move and it should stick around (a definition inspired by, if not outright plagiarized from by virtue … [Read more...] about Can Zionism Be Defended By Proxies?
Bush Hits Record 23 Percent Approval Rating Low As Americans Mood Sours: Zogby Poll
President George Bush has broke yet another record -- hitting an all time 23 percent approval rating as the Americans' mood sours on the economy and their own financial plights, a new Zogby/Reuters poll shows: Despite a brief rebound last month, the overall mood of Americans has since fallen sharply, with majorities now taking a negative view of both U.S. economic policy … [Read more...] about Bush Hits Record 23 Percent Approval Rating Low As Americans Mood Sours: Zogby Poll
Another Myth About Obama Is Shattered
IF APPALACHIA WAS A COUNTRY, HILLARY CLINTON COULD BE PRESIDENT -- RON REAGAN Exit polls from Oregon punch a big hole in the theory that Barack Obama's problem with working class whites is generic. As the former president's son alludes to in his quip on MSNBC last night, Obama's real problem appears to be with Appalachian whites as is reflected in how Hillary Clinton … [Read more...] about Another Myth About Obama Is Shattered
Obama’s Speech On Change From Des Moines
Last night we posted a You Tube of Senator Hillary Clinton's Kentucky Democratic Presidential primary victory speech. Now here's the speech Senator Barack Obama gave from Des Moines, Iowa, in which he said he now won in pledged delegates and gave his best speech yet in terms of content and delivery on the issue of change: … [Read more...] about Obama’s Speech On Change From Des Moines
The Cause of This Mortgage Crisis – and the Next One
That it is silly season in the mortgage industry cannot be denied. Of course, it’s been silly season for an awfully long time, but now the weather’s changed – from greed to fear. It’s a well worn complaint that banks have led to the un-creditworthy, but now in a knee-jerk over-reaction, many of them are withdrawing perfectly reasonable mortgage products left, right and … [Read more...] about The Cause of This Mortgage Crisis – and the Next One
Zogby Poll: Obama Takes 10 Percent Lead Over McCain In Four Candidate Presidential Race
A new Zogby poll factoring the likely third party candidacies of Ralph Nader and Bob Barr puts Democratic Presidential nomination front-runner Senator Barack Obama 10 percentage points ahead of presumptive GOP nominee Senator John McCain: Democrat Barack Obama has sprinted out to a 10-point lead over Republican John McCain in a four-way presidential contest including … [Read more...] about Zogby Poll: Obama Takes 10 Percent Lead Over McCain In Four Candidate Presidential Race
How to approach the +50yo female Clinton Supporters Count Too voters
Earlier today, someone asked me “How is someone supposed to convince [Hillary Clinton] voters to side with him [Obama] when they vote for his opponent knowing she will not win and claim they will not support him once he wins the nomination as they are predicting?” Here's my response: You can’t convince the Clinton Supporters Count Too kind of voter to "side with" Obama. … [Read more...] about How to approach the +50yo female Clinton Supporters Count Too voters
Clinton’s Claim To Popular Vote Lead Claim: Campaign Rep Suggests Party Is Supreme Court In 2000
If it becomes a formal talking point, you have to wonder how this tidbit reported by Balloon Juice's always blunt John Cole will play with many superdelegates, DNC party chair Howard Dean and the mainstream media that has been covering the Democratic party race: Lisa Caputo, one of the Clinton hacks on MSNBC tonight, just claimed (fraudulently) that Hillary had the popular … [Read more...] about Clinton’s Claim To Popular Vote Lead Claim: Campaign Rep Suggests Party Is Supreme Court In 2000
Kasparov Interrupted
And now for something completely different: A flying....ahem...human member. NO JOKE. The video is here. (WARNING: ADULT MATERIAL.) Unconventional chopper targets Putin critic: Former World Chess Champion and Kremlin critic Garry Kasparov has been attacked by radio-controlled penis during a meeting of opposition activists. Around 700 opponents of the Kremlin were … [Read more...] about Kasparov Interrupted
A Dense Mind’s Epiphany
Call me less than bright. I'm OK with that because I've never been the sharpest tool in the shed. Sharper than many, maybe, but not the sharpest, not by a long shot. And so it is, wallowing in my eternal density, that I finally realized this morning why Clinton decided to fight on, post-Indiana. Yesterday, I noted and debunked her popular-vote argument. Granted, … [Read more...] about A Dense Mind’s Epiphany
Taking Back America From The Torture Regime: And Now The Really Hard Part Begins
OBAMA AND CLINTON AFTER LATEST PRIMARY VICTORIES. MORE HERE. There are a lot of bruised egos and hurt feelings abroad in the land today among Hillary Clinton supporters now that the primary race is technically if not literally over, so I acknowledge that I'm a bit premature on this: But it is time for any and all of us for whom the disastrous George Bush presidency cannot … [Read more...] about Taking Back America From The Torture Regime: And Now The Really Hard Part Begins
Senator Kennedy, and The Guardian Tree
From my Magyar family, there is a story from my father's brother,* a man who had the tribal title of 'keeper of trees.' The family story goes like this: "Once in times older than the fog and younger than the sun, there were old guardian trees. These venerable trees had lived so long they'd seen everything that passed by on the road before them... and often more than … [Read more...] about Senator Kennedy, and The Guardian Tree