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sltaylor posted a blog entry
The Gitmo Connection to the Underwear Bomber
Via ABC News: Two al Qaeda Leaders Behind Northwest Flight 253 Terror Plot Were Released by U.S.Two of the four leaders...
Via ABC News: Two al Qaeda Leaders Behind Northwest Flight 253 Terror Plot Were Released by U.S.Two of the four leaders...
JamesOTB posted a blog entry
Cadillac Tax Hidden Time Bomb
Opposition to the Democrats’ health care reform plan has created some strange bedfellows, with the Hard Left and the Hard...
Opposition to the Democrats’ health care reform plan has created some strange bedfellows, with the Hard Left and the Hard...
wmblake7 posted a blog entry
Time to make big changes with air travel
It is amazing, the narrow box which elected officials, security officials, and the media use to evaluate what should be the...
It is amazing, the narrow box which elected officials, security officials, and the media use to evaluate what should be the...
sltaylor posted a blog entry
Good News/Bad News on the Underwear Bomber
Via the NYT (Explosive on Flight 253 Is Among Most Powerful) we find out the following (the bad news part):Mr. Abdulmutallab,...
Via the NYT (Explosive on Flight 253 Is Among Most Powerful) we find out the following (the bad news part):Mr. Abdulmutallab,...
sltaylor posted a blog entry
Another Scare on Detroit-Bound Flight
Via ABC News: Another Delta Flight Scare in DetroitIn the Sunday incident, the flight crew became concerned after the...
Via ABC News: Another Delta Flight Scare in DetroitIn the Sunday incident, the flight crew became concerned after the...
sltaylor posted a blog entry
Responding to the Terrorist Attempt
It would appear that, as one might expect, the governmental response to the attempted attack on the Detroit-bound Northwest...
It would appear that, as one might expect, the governmental response to the attempted attack on the Detroit-bound Northwest...
JamesOTB posted a blog entry
Obama’s Pet Goat: Watch This Drive
TV writer Steve Marmel takes to the pixels of HuffPo to excoriate President Obama for continuing his vacation in the wake of...
TV writer Steve Marmel takes to the pixels of HuffPo to excoriate President Obama for continuing his vacation in the wake of...
wmblake7 posted a blog entry
Warnings about “top-two primary” measure in California
KW: A colleague of mine noted that the article below, and the strong participation of California State Senator Abel Maldonado...
KW: A colleague of mine noted that the article below, and the strong participation of California State Senator Abel Maldonado...
Incog posted a blog entry
Ulterior Motive For Jimmy Carter's Apology To Jews
When I read that Jimmy Carter had actually apologized to the Jews for his often contentious, anti-Semitic diatribes I knew...
When I read that Jimmy Carter had actually apologized to the Jews for his often contentious, anti-Semitic diatribes I knew...
3 days ago
Confessions of a Closet Republican
| Topics: Scams and..., Anti-Semitism, U.S. Politics, Jimmy Carter
Confessions of a Closet Republican
| Topics: Scams and..., Anti-Semitism, U.S. Politics, Jimmy Cartersltaylor posted a blog entry
Paradigm Shifts Continued…
To go along with my previous post, the NYT has a more detailed account of what happened on yesterday’s flight: ...
To go along with my previous post, the NYT has a more detailed account of what happened on yesterday’s flight: ...
wmblake7 posted a blog entry
“MERRY CHRISTMAS”, by Langston Hughes
Published In New Masses (Dec. 1930)From the gun-boats in the river,Ten-inch shells for Christmas gifts,And peace on earth...
Published In New Masses (Dec. 1930)From the gun-boats in the river,Ten-inch shells for Christmas gifts,And peace on earth...
sltaylor posted a blog entry
Paradigm Shift in Action?
One of the reasons (if not the main reason) that the 9/11 attacks worked as well as they did (well, three of the four attacks)...
One of the reasons (if not the main reason) that the 9/11 attacks worked as well as they did (well, three of the four attacks)...
JamesOTB posted a blog entry
Senate Health Care Vote Breakdown
Steven Taylor (here and here) breaks down the Senate’s party-line vote on the health care bill in some interesting...
Steven Taylor (here and here) breaks down the Senate’s party-line vote on the health care bill in some interesting...
sltaylor posted a blog entry
More Senate Health Care Vote Numbers
Here’s the breakdown of the vote by class (i.e., when they are next up for election): YesNo20101617 +1 (not...
Here’s the breakdown of the vote by class (i.e., when they are next up for election): YesNo20101617 +1 (not...
sltaylor posted a blog entry
Looking at the Senate Health Care Vote
As everyone already knows, the Senate voted this morning 60-391 to pass their version of the health care reform bill.I did a...
As everyone already knows, the Senate voted this morning 60-391 to pass their version of the health care reform bill.I did a...
JamesOTB posted a blog entry
Where You Sit
Position, they say, is policy. President Obama is discovering, as are many of his fellow travellers, that the tools he was...
Position, they say, is policy. President Obama is discovering, as are many of his fellow travellers, that the tools he was...
JamesOTB posted a blog entry
Sun Belt Growth Continues but Slows
While most Americans think of the Census Bureau only in terms of the decennial population count, they are actually constantly...
While most Americans think of the Census Bureau only in terms of the decennial population count, they are actually constantly...
JamesOTB posted a blog entry
We All Want What’s Best
Ezra Klein surveys the political landscape and offers a bold assessment:At this point, structural reform of the legislative...
Ezra Klein surveys the political landscape and offers a bold assessment:At this point, structural reform of the legislative...
JamesOTB posted a blog entry
Colbert on Colbert
Veteran journalist Jim Warren recounts this weekend’s 50th anniversary celebration at Chicago’s famed Second City...
Veteran journalist Jim Warren recounts this weekend’s 50th anniversary celebration at Chicago’s famed Second City...
JamesOTB posted a blog entry
Mitch McConnell Surrenders to Reality
RedState’s Erick Erickson has a piece with the headline “Mitch McConnell Surrenders.” His dastardly crime? ...
RedState’s Erick Erickson has a piece with the headline “Mitch McConnell Surrenders.” His dastardly crime? ...
JamesOTB posted a blog entry
Obama Less Popular Than Bush?
George W. Bush left office as one of the most despised presidents in American history. Could Barack Obama actually be less...
George W. Bush left office as one of the most despised presidents in American history. Could Barack Obama actually be less...
wmblake7 posted a blog entry
Green Party of New York Decries US Senate Health Care Sellout
The Green Party of New York State decries the “historic” deal reached in the US Senate as historic only in the sense of its...
The Green Party of New York State decries the “historic” deal reached in the US Senate as historic only in the sense of its...
JamesOTB posted a blog entry
Members of Congress Receive Useless Subsidies (Apart From Their Salaries)
If there’s one set of government economic interventions that virtually everyone who isn’t planning on running for...
If there’s one set of government economic interventions that virtually everyone who isn’t planning on running for...
sltaylor posted a blog entry
Alabama Gets a New Republican Seat
Today, Representative Parker Griffith (AL-05) switched parties from Democrat to Republican (see the Politico: House Dem...
Today, Representative Parker Griffith (AL-05) switched parties from Democrat to Republican (see the Politico: House Dem...
JamesOTB posted a blog entry
RedState and Club For Growth Target Griffith
Dave Wiegel notes that before the pixels were dry on the announcement that Rep. Parker Griffith had switched party...
Dave Wiegel notes that before the pixels were dry on the announcement that Rep. Parker Griffith had switched party...
JamesOTB posted a blog entry
Parker Griffith Switching to Republican Party
The news that a freshman Alabama Congressman Parker Griffith is switching from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party...
The news that a freshman Alabama Congressman Parker Griffith is switching from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party...
JamesOTB posted a blog entry
State Controlled Media
Yesterday, Teresa Kopec noted the strange convergence of the Left and Right over the healthcare debate, quipping “2009:...
Yesterday, Teresa Kopec noted the strange convergence of the Left and Right over the healthcare debate, quipping “2009:...
sltaylor posted a blog entry
Krugman’s Right
In a post entitled The WYSIWYG president over at his NYT blog, Paul Krugman makes two key points about the Obama...
In a post entitled The WYSIWYG president over at his NYT blog, Paul Krugman makes two key points about the Obama...
sltaylor posted a blog entry
Back to the “War” on Christmas
The LAT has a good piece on seasonal complaining that is worth reading: Stop that Christmas griping:please spare me the...
The LAT has a good piece on seasonal complaining that is worth reading: Stop that Christmas griping:please spare me the...
JamesOTB posted a blog entry
Why Andrew Sullivan Will Dump Obama in 2012
Patrick Appel reveals an interesting pattern about his boss, Andrew Sullivan:Look at the presidential nominees Andrew has...
Patrick Appel reveals an interesting pattern about his boss, Andrew Sullivan:Look at the presidential nominees Andrew has...
JamesOTB posted a blog entry
Cash For Cloture
Someone, perhaps this commenter at ABC’s The Note, has coined “Cash for Cloture” to describe the outrageous...
Someone, perhaps this commenter at ABC’s The Note, has coined “Cash for Cloture” to describe the outrageous...
JamesOTB posted a blog entry
Andrew Sullivan’s Alter Ego
Scott Payne has an extensive interview with Patrick Appel, who, we have recently learned, is much more than Andrew...
Scott Payne has an extensive interview with Patrick Appel, who, we have recently learned, is much more than Andrew...
sltaylor posted a blog entry
Those Darn Independents
John Sides has a great piece on independents over at the Monkey Cage. If one is interested in truly understanding...
John Sides has a great piece on independents over at the Monkey Cage. If one is interested in truly understanding...
JamesOTB posted a blog entry
Health Care Reform: How Bad is It?
One of the most-linked posts on Memeorandum this morning is Cornell lawprof William Jacobson’s post explaining why he...
One of the most-linked posts on Memeorandum this morning is Cornell lawprof William Jacobson’s post explaining why he...
wmblake7 posted a blog entry
Where is the progressive third party to pick up a few seats in Congress?
our friend John Keenan was asked this question recently:. . . now would seem a good time for a third party to come forward...
our friend John Keenan was asked this question recently:. . . now would seem a good time for a third party to come forward...
wmblake7 posted a blog entry
Safeguarding democracy. Safeguarding your vote. Support the watchdogs at BlackBox Voting
From Bev at BlackBox Voting:Things are shakin’ and movin’ — please pass this along, feel free to post it or...
From Bev at BlackBox Voting:Things are shakin’ and movin’ — please pass this along, feel free to post it or...
wmblake7 posted a blog entry
“Not to stand up to protest the forces of death is to become part of them”: Hilary Rodham [sic]
We all know that Obama turned his back on the peace movement when he moved from the Illinois legislature to the US Senate. ...
We all know that Obama turned his back on the peace movement when he moved from the Illinois legislature to the US Senate. ...
sltaylor posted a blog entry
Tea Party Poised to Defeat Reps and Dems! (Or, Perhaps not)
There has been a meme in some rightward circles of late that the Tea Party movement is poised to burst onto the scene as a real...
There has been a meme in some rightward circles of late that the Tea Party movement is poised to burst onto the scene as a real...
sltaylor posted a blog entry
Palin and the Power of the Pen
Via Politico: Sarah Palin cuts vacation short:"In an attempt to ‘go incognito,’ I Sharpied the logo out...
Via Politico: Sarah Palin cuts vacation short:"In an attempt to ‘go incognito,’ I Sharpied the logo out...
wmblake7 posted a blog entry
Update on Emily’s List decision and other campaign finance matters
KW: The Green Party believes that one way to free our government from corporate control, is to tighten up campaign finance...
KW: The Green Party believes that one way to free our government from corporate control, is to tighten up campaign finance...
Pamela Lyn posted a blog entry
When Corporations Run Government This Is What You Get
When corporations have undue influence on government you can count on one thing: the interests of the corporations will always...
When corporations have undue influence on government you can count on one thing: the interests of the corporations will always...
wmblake7 posted a blog entry
Federal Court in NY issues ruling in Reform Party dispute
A blow for the local Suffolk and New York State Independence Party Chair. Court rules against Frank MacKay, et al. Makes...
A blow for the local Suffolk and New York State Independence Party Chair. Court rules against Frank MacKay, et al. Makes...
wmblake7 posted a blog entry
News and commentary: Boston Globe supports exclusion of third parties in debate
KW: Two stories, then, comments by Ian Wilder at the bottom…from Ballot Access NewsMassachusetts Democratic Nominee for...
KW: Two stories, then, comments by Ian Wilder at the bottom…from Ballot Access NewsMassachusetts Democratic Nominee for...
sltaylor posted a blog entry
Crop Eradication and the War on Drugs
2008 was a high-water mark for the eradication of coca bushes, whether via aerial spraying or manual destruction. This...
2008 was a high-water mark for the eradication of coca bushes, whether via aerial spraying or manual destruction. This...
14 days ago
PoliBlog ™: A Rough Draft of my Thoughts
| Topics: Colombia, Latin America, US Politics, War on Drugs
PoliBlog ™: A Rough Draft of my Thoughts
| Topics: Colombia, Latin America, US Politics, War on Drugssltaylor posted a blog entry
The Out-sized Power of Joe?
Via Politico.com: Connecticut colleagues ‘fed up’ with Joe Lieberman“No individual should hold health care...
Via Politico.com: Connecticut colleagues ‘fed up’ with Joe Lieberman“No individual should hold health care...
wmblake7 posted a blog entry
Today at 11am in Wisconsin: Green Party protests Mayoral Control
from a Milwaukee Green Party press release posted at Green Party WatchMilwaukee Green Party Protests Mayor Take Over of School...
from a Milwaukee Green Party press release posted at Green Party WatchMilwaukee Green Party Protests Mayor Take Over of School...
sltaylor posted a blog entry
More Politics 101 on Health Care Reform
There is a maddeningly1 simple reason why progressives are unlikely to be entirely happy with whatever health care reform...
There is a maddeningly1 simple reason why progressives are unlikely to be entirely happy with whatever health care reform...
sltaylor posted a blog entry
Gitmo Detainees to Illinois
Via the NYT: U.S. Said to Pick Illinois Prison to House DetaineesMr. Obama declared shortly after his inauguration that...
Via the NYT: U.S. Said to Pick Illinois Prison to House DetaineesMr. Obama declared shortly after his inauguration that...
sltaylor posted a blog entry
Senate 101 and the Health Care Debate (+ Some Party 101 While we are at it)
The fact that Senator Lieberman has become pivotal1 in the health care debate in the Senate is hardly a shock, less...
The fact that Senator Lieberman has become pivotal1 in the health care debate in the Senate is hardly a shock, less...
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