Topic: U.S. Politics
New with Topic: U.S. Politics
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...
2 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,...
4 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...
6 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 Terrorwmblake7 posted a blog entry
Oral arguments scheduled for: Democratizing the Electoral College Civil Action
Excerpts from the actual civil suit at the readmore…Asa Gordon is Chair of the DC Statehood Green Party Electoral...
Excerpts from the actual civil suit at the readmore…Asa Gordon is Chair of the DC Statehood Green Party Electoral...
JamesOTB 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...
7 days ago
Conservative Blog: Urban Conservative 2.0
| Topics: Congress, Energy, Global..., U.S. Politics
Conservative Blog: Urban Conservative 2.0
| Topics: Congress, Energy, Global..., U.S. PoliticsJamesOTB posted a blog entry
Parking Policy Disconnect
Matt Yglesias observes,It’s a bit frustrating sometimes that the only people who seem interested in reforming parking meter...
Matt Yglesias observes,It’s a bit frustrating sometimes that the only people who seem interested in reforming parking meter...
JamesOTB posted a blog entry
Politicians With Crossover Appeal
Taegan Goddard passes along a new survey from Public Policy Polling:Lindsey Graham has more crossover appeal than almost any...
Taegan Goddard passes along a new survey from Public Policy Polling:Lindsey Graham has more crossover appeal than almost any...
7 days ago
Outside the Beltway
| Topics: James Joyner, Public Opinion..., US Politics, Arlen Specter
Outside the Beltway
| Topics: James Joyner, Public Opinion..., US Politics, Arlen SpecterJamesOTB posted a blog entry
Miranda Rights Rewrite Under SCOTUS Review
The Supreme Court is considering making the Miranda warning more explicit.The Supreme Court on Monday seemed headed toward...
The Supreme Court is considering making the Miranda warning more explicit.The Supreme Court on Monday seemed headed toward...
Duckpond posted a blog entry
AGGRESSIVE MURDER POLICY
Now the blood-soaked man of peace, Obama, has morphed with his magic words the Taliban into the existential enemy of United...
Now the blood-soaked man of peace, Obama, has morphed with his magic words the Taliban into the existential enemy of United...
Jay posted a blog entry
Politicians give away donations from Elliott Broidy after conviction for bribery
Some California politicians are ridding their campaign coffers of cash from a Los Angeles venture capitalist who has pleaded...
Some California politicians are ridding their campaign coffers of cash from a Los Angeles venture capitalist who has pleaded...
JamesOTB posted a blog entry
Taking Media Control “To A New Level”?
In a post earlier today, my colleague James complains about Obama’s criticism of the media, saying that it is a...
In a post earlier today, my colleague James complains about Obama’s criticism of the media, saying that it is a...
wmblake7 posted a blog entry
PeaceSmiths Coffeehouse this Friday
PeaceSmiths CoffeehouseFriday, December 11, 2009 at 8pmFirst United Methodist Church in Amityville$7 suggested donation,...
PeaceSmiths CoffeehouseFriday, December 11, 2009 at 8pmFirst United Methodist Church in Amityville$7 suggested donation,...
JamesOTB posted a blog entry
Editor-in-Chief Obama
President Obama is frustrated by the national media’s obsession with silly stories, Time’s Michael Scherer...
President Obama is frustrated by the national media’s obsession with silly stories, Time’s Michael Scherer...
sltaylor posted a blog entry
More on that Afghanistan Timetable…
Last week I wrote a post entitled Don’t Schedule a Full Withdrawal Just Yet.Here is some more evidence to bolster that...
Last week I wrote a post entitled Don’t Schedule a Full Withdrawal Just Yet.Here is some more evidence to bolster that...
sltaylor posted a blog entry
Democrats Seek to Tweak Presidential Nomination Process
The CNN Political Ticker’s headline reads Democrats consider new presidential nominating process, but what they report...
The CNN Political Ticker’s headline reads Democrats consider new presidential nominating process, but what they report...
Duckpond posted a blog entry
“INFAMY” HAS HISTORY
The attack on Pearl Harbour, now sixty eight years ago and one day, was both an attack out of the blue but one that historical...
The attack on Pearl Harbour, now sixty eight years ago and one day, was both an attack out of the blue but one that historical...
JamesOTB posted a blog entry
Obama Drove Afghan Strategy Debate
Big features on the decision-making process behind the newest new Afghanistan strategy in both NYT (”How Obama Came to...
Big features on the decision-making process behind the newest new Afghanistan strategy in both NYT (”How Obama Came to...
JamesOTB posted a blog entry
Democrat Presidential Nominating Process Review
“National Democrats are considering changing the presidential nominating process, by establishing a new primary calendar...
“National Democrats are considering changing the presidential nominating process, by establishing a new primary calendar...
9 days ago
Outside the Beltway
| Topics: Campaign 2012, James Joyner, US Politics, Democratic National...
Outside the Beltway
| Topics: Campaign 2012, James Joyner, US Politics, Democratic National...JamesOTB posted a blog entry
Anti-War Right Unlikely, War-Skeptic Right Possible
There is a growing pocket of Republican skeptics of the war in Afghanistan, Reihan Salam contends, and they could cause serious...
There is a growing pocket of Republican skeptics of the war in Afghanistan, Reihan Salam contends, and they could cause serious...
wmblake7 posted a blog entry
Canadian Green leader protests detention of American journalist Amy Goodman
KW: Sometimes when overzealous government law enforcement go too far, it becomes so comical, it is difficult to realize the...
KW: Sometimes when overzealous government law enforcement go too far, it becomes so comical, it is difficult to realize the...
JamesOTB posted a blog entry
Obama’s Afghan Deadline: Is it Real?
Last fall, a commenter at Dave Schuler’s Glittering Eye blog made an observation to the effect that Barack Obama’s...
Last fall, a commenter at Dave Schuler’s Glittering Eye blog made an observation to the effect that Barack Obama’s...
sltaylor posted a blog entry
Good Jobs News
Via ABC: Ten Ways to Put America Back to Work as Unemployment Rate Drops to 10%:More people are still unemployed than a...
Via ABC: Ten Ways to Put America Back to Work as Unemployment Rate Drops to 10%:More people are still unemployed than a...
sltaylor posted a blog entry
Palin and the Birthers
Via Ben Smith at Politico: Palin: Obama birth certificate ‘a fair question’Speaking to the...
Via Ben Smith at Politico: Palin: Obama birth certificate ‘a fair question’Speaking to the...
sltaylor posted a blog entry
NATO Pledges 7,000 More Troops to Afghanistan
Via the BBC: Nato allies to send extra 7,000 troops to Afghanistan.The US has requested, according to the report,...
Via the BBC: Nato allies to send extra 7,000 troops to Afghanistan.The US has requested, according to the report,...
JamesOTB posted a blog entry
Why Raising Tax Revenue is Hard
Reuters blogger Felix Salmon contends that our tax system encourages income inequality because it generates more revenue for...
Reuters blogger Felix Salmon contends that our tax system encourages income inequality because it generates more revenue for...
Dr. Doc (dlcs) posted a blog entry
VIDEO: This Will Scare You - Christ Jesus Be With Us
PLEASE VIEW This Video - PLEASE! "WE NOTICED" President Obama: Today I read of your administrations' plan to re-define...
PLEASE VIEW This Video - PLEASE! "WE NOTICED" President Obama: Today I read of your administrations' plan to re-define...
thepolitic posted a blog entry
Californian Governor Proposes SkyNet To Save State
Well…not quite, but he did say that technology will be needed to save San Francisco from global warming. One is quick to...
Well…not quite, but he did say that technology will be needed to save San Francisco from global warming. One is quick to...
TomCerber posted a blog entry
Californian Governor Proposes SkyNet To Save State
Well…not quite, but he did say that technology will be needed to save San Francisco from global warming. One is quick to...
Well…not quite, but he did say that technology will be needed to save San Francisco from global warming. One is quick to...
Dr. Doc (dlcs) posted a blog entry
conservative, liberal, U.S. Politics and you
O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt. And he cometh unto the...
O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt. And he cometh unto the...
JamesOTB posted a blog entry
White House Blocks Congressional Party Crasher Testimony
In yet another example of a change of administrations not leading to a change in behavior, the Obama White House is refusing to...
In yet another example of a change of administrations not leading to a change in behavior, the Obama White House is refusing to...
wmblake7 posted a blog entry
Saturday, Dec 5th at 1pm: Demonstrate against war and drones
On Saturday December 5th at 1PM, Pax Christ, South Country Peace Group, VFPLI and others will be conducting the first of many...
On Saturday December 5th at 1PM, Pax Christ, South Country Peace Group, VFPLI and others will be conducting the first of many...
Related topics
activism
Afghanistan
antiwar
barack obama
Congress
George W. Bush
greenparty
James Joyner
News
Peace
politics
President Obama
progressive politics
Republicans
war
Top members tagged
Top communities tagged
