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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...
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. ...
JamesOTB posted a blog entry
Most Influential Person of the Decade
The Washington Post has been having one of those silly polls the last several days, asking “Which of these nominees had...
The Washington Post has been having one of those silly polls the last several days, asking “Which of these nominees had...
JamesOTB posted a blog entry
Ressentiment Creep
Earlier this week, Julian Sanchez penned a piece titled “The Politics of Ressentiment” to explain the Sarah Palin...
Earlier this week, Julian Sanchez penned a piece titled “The Politics of Ressentiment” to explain the Sarah Palin...
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...
JamesOTB posted a blog entry
The Comedy of the Senate
Al Franken was presiding over a sleepy session of the Senate yesterday afternoon and took what AP calls “the unusual...
Al Franken was presiding over a sleepy session of the Senate yesterday afternoon and took what AP calls “the unusual...
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...
JamesOTB posted a blog entry
Time for an Investment Tax Credit?
Greg Mankiw has 9 reasons on why an investment tax credit (ITC) is a good idea. The one that I think will resonate most with...
Greg Mankiw has 9 reasons on why an investment tax credit (ITC) is a good idea. The one that I think will resonate most with...
JamesOTB posted a blog entry
How Negotiation Works
In regards the current internecine Democratic fight over the health care compromise, Megan McArdle argues that many people are...
In regards the current internecine Democratic fight over the health care compromise, Megan McArdle argues that many people are...
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...
5 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 DrugsJamesOTB posted a blog entry
Health Care Compromise Too Much for Progressives to Swallow?
After months of compromising to satisfy Blue Dog Democrats and garner at least one Republican vote for the Senate version of...
After months of compromising to satisfy Blue Dog Democrats and garner at least one Republican vote for the Senate version of...
sltaylor 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...
JamesOTB posted a blog entry
GOP URL Shortener Short-Lived
The Republican National Committee launched yet another URL shortener yesterday (coincidentally, on the same day that Google and...
The Republican National Committee launched yet another URL shortener yesterday (coincidentally, on the same day that Google and...
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...
wmblake7 posted a blog entry
Three Green Party of Suffolk members elected chairs of National Committees
Amityville Record & Babylon BeaconThe Green Party of Suffolk is proud to announce that its chair Roger Snyder and...
Amityville Record & Babylon BeaconThe Green Party of Suffolk is proud to announce that its chair Roger Snyder and...
8 days ago
ontheWilderside
| Topics: 3rd party, Green Party, Green Presidential Campaign..., US Politics
ontheWilderside
| Topics: 3rd party, Green Party, Green Presidential Campaign..., US Politicswmblake7 posted a blog entry
Video of Green Party Prez cand McKinney @ 12/12/09 peace rally
On Sat., Dec. 12, 2009, ex-Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D-GA) was one of the speakers at the emergency...
On Sat., Dec. 12, 2009, ex-Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D-GA) was one of the speakers at the emergency...
JamesOTB posted a blog entry
2010 vs 1994
I agree with Josh Marshall that the parallels between 1994, when the Republicans shocked the world by taking over both Houses...
I agree with Josh Marshall that the parallels between 1994, when the Republicans shocked the world by taking over both Houses...
JamesOTB posted a blog entry
Houston’s Lesbian Mayor
I’d bet more Americans could name the head coach of the Houston Texans than the mayor of Houston, Texas. And...
I’d bet more Americans could name the head coach of the Houston Texans than the mayor of Houston, Texas. And...
thepolitic posted a blog entry
Questions of Conscience, etc.
A nurse in the US who is a practising Catholic was forced by her employer to participate in an abortion against her will on...
A nurse in the US who is a practising Catholic was forced by her employer to participate in an abortion against her will on...
TomCerber posted a blog entry
Questions of Conscience, etc.
A nurse in the US who is a practising Catholic was forced by her employer to participate in an abortion against her will on...
A nurse in the US who is a practising Catholic was forced by her employer to participate in an abortion against her will on...
JamesOTB posted a blog entry
Is America Ungovernable?
Progressives are increasingly frustrated that, despite having won the presidency by a comfortable margin and having solid...
Progressives are increasingly frustrated that, despite having won the presidency by a comfortable margin and having solid...
JamesOTB posted a blog entry
John McCain Obama’s Biggest Critic
Shockingly, John McCain is working to make life difficult for the man who beat him last November.Barack Obama began his...
Shockingly, John McCain is working to make life difficult for the man who beat him last November.Barack Obama began his...
Catherine M posted a blog entry
A Response to President Obama’s “Just War” Doctrine
As Ben Feller reported for Associated Press, “President Barack Obama evoked the cause of a just war on Thursday,...
As Ben Feller reported for Associated Press, “President Barack Obama evoked the cause of a just war on Thursday,...
10 days ago
The Political Voices of Women
| Topics: Uncategorized, Afghanistan, Barack Obama, democrats
The Political Voices of Women
| Topics: Uncategorized, Afghanistan, Barack Obama, democratswmblake7 posted a blog entry
Revitalizing the Antiwar Movement
from Truthoutby Camillo “Mac” BicaWith Nobel laureate Barack Obama’s announced escalation of the occupation...
from Truthoutby Camillo “Mac” BicaWith Nobel laureate Barack Obama’s announced escalation of the occupation...
sltaylor posted a blog entry
The National Journal’s Year-End Blogger’s Poll
(Wherein I reveal myself to be a cranky outlier, it would seem.)The results are here addthis_url =...
(Wherein I reveal myself to be a cranky outlier, it would seem.)The results are here addthis_url =...
sltaylor posted a blog entry
Who Could Have Seen that Coming?
Via ABC News: Jenny Sanford Files for Divorce from Husband Gov. Mark Sanford After Affair. addthis_url =...
Via ABC News: Jenny Sanford Files for Divorce from Husband Gov. Mark Sanford After Affair. addthis_url =...
sltaylor posted a blog entry
Krauthammer and Poor Reasoning
Note: before proceeding with this post, let me state a couple of things about the science and politics of climate change....
Note: before proceeding with this post, let me state a couple of things about the science and politics of climate change....
wmblake7 posted a blog entry
A People’s History: A little bit of truth on the ol’ TV
Sent to me by a longtime PeaceSmithie…HOWARD ZINN’S “THE PEOPLE SPEAK”: ON THE HISTORY CHANNEL, DECEMBER 13TH, ...
Sent to me by a longtime PeaceSmithie…HOWARD ZINN’S “THE PEOPLE SPEAK”: ON THE HISTORY CHANNEL, DECEMBER 13TH, ...
wmblake7 posted a blog entry
Obama Nobel Speech draws praise from Palin and Gingrich
from PolticioThe remarks drew immediate praise from a host of conservatives, including former GOP House Speaker Newt Gingrich...
from PolticioThe remarks drew immediate praise from a host of conservatives, including former GOP House Speaker Newt Gingrich...
Duckpond posted a blog entry
WAR IS PEACE
The dialectic of history marches on, mostly as violence and barbarity with its genial, unexamined rationalizations. Accepting...
The dialectic of history marches on, mostly as violence and barbarity with its genial, unexamined rationalizations. Accepting...
Pamela Lyn posted a blog entry
Pelosi Backs Off Public Option
Now that it's official that the "public option" died on the table today at 11:12 a.m. Eastern Standard Time, I can only say...
Now that it's official that the "public option" died on the table today at 11:12 a.m. Eastern Standard Time, I can only say...
JamesOTB posted a blog entry
Congress vs. BCS is BS
A bill barring the NCAA from using the phrase “national championship game unless such game is the culmination of a fair and...
A bill barring the NCAA from using the phrase “national championship game unless such game is the culmination of a fair and...
sltaylor posted a blog entry
Because Congress has Nothing Better to do…
Look, I’d love a real playoff is college football, but this is silly (House panel passes college football playoff bill):The...
Look, I’d love a real playoff is college football, but this is silly (House panel passes college football playoff bill):The...
sltaylor posted a blog entry
About that 18 Month Timeline…
Via the LAT: Afghanistan will need U.S. help for 15 to 20 years, Karzai says addthis_url =...
Via the LAT: Afghanistan will need U.S. help for 15 to 20 years, Karzai says addthis_url =...
sltaylor posted a blog entry
Setting the Bin Laden Bar
Is this wise?1"I don’t think that we can finally defeat al-Qaeda until he’s captured or killed," said Gen...
Is this wise?1"I don’t think that we can finally defeat al-Qaeda until he’s captured or killed," said Gen...
12 days ago
PoliBlog ™: A Rough Draft of my Thoughts
| Topics: Afghanistan, US Politics, War on Terror
PoliBlog ™: A Rough Draft of my Thoughts
| Topics: Afghanistan, US Politics, War on TerrorJamesOTB posted a blog entry
Huckabee Fundraising in Canada
Think Progress‘ Ben Armbruster thinks he has Mike Huckabee in an inconsistency over the value of a Republican “big...
Think Progress‘ Ben Armbruster thinks he has Mike Huckabee in an inconsistency over the value of a Republican “big...
Urban Conservative posted a blog entry
Sen. Inhofe Discusses Climategate, “The Greatest Scandal in Modern Science”
Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK), ranking Member on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), spoke to bloggers at The...
Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK), ranking Member on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), spoke to bloggers at The...
13 days ago
Conservative Blog: Urban Conservative 2.0
| Topics: Congress, Energy, Global..., U.S. Politics
Conservative Blog: Urban Conservative 2.0
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