Category Archives: Politics

I detest the Clintons. Their sheer audacity, repeatedly demonstrated, to say and do anything to get elected makes my stomach turn. I can’t even bear to listen to the bald-faced lies she and her surrogates are telling on TV without … Continue reading →

[Note: See my original Daily Kos post here.] Today in New Hampshire, Senator Clinton was greeting a crowd when a group of people, some holding Edwards signs, began loudly shouting “HEY HEY…HO HO…THE STATUS QUO HAS GOT TO GO!” Senator … Continue reading →

[Note: See my original Daily Kos post here.] Boy, what a disappointment. As a longtime (and still) Obama supporter, I was ecstatic when he won the Iowa caucuses and delivered a speech that blew those of his rivals out of … Continue reading →

[Note: See my original Daily Kos post here.] Via Political Wire, it’s looking like Ron Paul’s candidacy is gathering steam: In an interview to be aired later today on Bloomberg’s Political Capital with Al Hunt, Rep. Ron Paul said he … Continue reading →

[Note: See my original Daily Kos post here.] Rolling Stone published a wide-ranging interview with Al Gore in its latest issue, covering the climate crisis, his (lack of) plans in the presidential race and his view of the Bush administration. … Continue reading →

[Note: See my original Daily Kos post here.] Josh Marshall posted some criticisms of the Obama campaign, and is being praised in some quarters for urging the Obama campaign to “take it” and “make his move” and “win”: Obama isn’t … Continue reading →

[Note: See my original Daily Kos post here.] I’ll try to make this succinct so as not to harangue and detract from the point I want to make about last night’s democratic debate. Over the past week we have heard … Continue reading →

“I think it’s time we recognized the Dark Ages are over. Galileo and Copernicus have been proven right. The world is in fact round; the Earth does revolve around the sun. I believe God gave us intellect to differentiate between … Continue reading →

Politics is getting interesting again. Rick Santorum vs Bob Casey Jr. Rudy Giuliani vs Eliot Spitzer. Harold Ford, who ought to be in the Senate and running for president right now, is finally taking a gamble and putting his career … Continue reading →

I’m not sure why, but today, that remark stuck with me. My automatic response to this type of comment is usually that I just don’t have time. But that’s not true. When I look at my daily routine, and measure … Continue reading →

I like this idea. Simple and quite effective. The election is over. The fight is not. Bush’s election is bad for the US, and even worse for the rest of the world. But elections are only one part of democracy. … Continue reading →

It was a week ago, just about now, when everything changed. I’ve come to accept the election now, and think to the future. But at the time, I remember feeling a profound sense of grief and loss: Let’s be honest: … Continue reading →

But I understand his frustration. [more]

From Newsweek: Looking for a way to pick up swing voters in the Red States, former President Bill Clinton, in a phone call with Kerry, urged the Senator to back local bans on gay marriage. Kerry respectfully listened, then told … Continue reading →

– Roe vs. Wade is finished. – Gay marriage is stricken for a generation. – Stem cell research remains nothing more than lip service. Instead: – Patriot Act II. – Church and state, intertwined. – A massive federal debt, paid … Continue reading →

Mourn.

254-252. It was not supposed to be this close. As of this morning, the future remains in the balance.

I found myself agreeing so much with these articles (summarized here), in which several pundits ponder the consequences of a Bush victory. I left this post in draft mode for about four days. I’ve found it difficult to finish, because … Continue reading →

…Because as we all know, African Americans don’t own expensive cars. Too funny.

Since I’d already been lying awake in bed since 4am, I got up at 5, got ready, and headed out at 7:30 to vote. I went down to the university where, unlike in 2000 when there was no wait, there … Continue reading →

The Democrats, if they have any brains, ought to have a few action items today beyond GOTV if they expect to win. Because simply, it all comes down to their ability to keep people in line to vote despite all … Continue reading →

So, yeah. We’ve heard a lot in this campaign about how the Democratic Party would be trounced if it weren’t for that monolithic inner-city black voting bloc. More interesting, though, is a recent survey which shows voters with a college … Continue reading →

More sad examples of the conservative cocoon. But hey, if all I watched was Faux News…

From my friend Eric @ Divigate: I love it when elected officials use incorrect grammar in their political ads. You probably don’t have that in Pennsylvania, but in Iowa several of races feature candidates purposfully using incorrect grammar in an … Continue reading →

Buried in a New York Times piece showcasing the idiotic rationale of swing voters was this priceless quote: Similarly, Joan Deane, 78, of Scarborough, Me., a registered Republican who is fond of the Bush family, said that she found Mr. … Continue reading →

Look, fuck those swing voters. This election has already been decided:   Kerry 296, Bush 242. The results, from where I sit, are quite clear: If all the votes are counted, John Kerry will win. Clearly. Convincingly. And without need … Continue reading →

Look, I know the Republicans are having wet dreams about stealing Pennsylvania away from the Democrats, but it just ain’t gonna happen. I was never a believer that this state would remain competitive in the first place. There’s just too … Continue reading →

In the first and second debates, John Kerry won simply by allowing the president to lose. Tonight though, the president came prepared and, particularly in the first half, beat Kerry soundly. Bush’s answers were, on the whole, much more robust … Continue reading →

Amazing. I’d have to say the latter half of the debate was a draw. But in the first half, which is probably all most voters will watch at 9:00 on a Friday night, Kerry simply cleaned Bush’s clock. The president … Continue reading →

Dean responded to my indictment of Kerry’s and Edwards’ debate performances. I’m re-posting it here because, frankly, my response was too long, but also because I think it goes to the heart of what’s happened in this election. Aaron: spoken … Continue reading →

So disappointing. Not just the debate, but the evenness of the press spin afterword. The fact is, Cheney came as close to steamrolling John Edwards as he could have come while still allowing the press to call it a draw … Continue reading →