Politics
Tom Ridge Confirms Bush’s Terror Tactics
Sometimes conspiracy theories really do come true. In Tom Ridge’s upcoming book he outlines several scenarios where he felt pressure to raise the terror alert levels to artificially high levels for purely political reasons. What a big surprise. Actually, as dirty deeds from the Bush administration go, this doesn’t seem to be a very... »
Sarah Palin: Why She Still Matters
It is hard to imagine that Sarah Palin has been in the national spotlight for less than one year. It seems that she has dominated the news cycle far more than any Governor of a small state or even a former vice presidential candidate could or should. To most of us on the left,... »
Republicans Give Up On Hispanic Vote
I have heard many in the news media refer to the Supreme Court hearings on Sonia Sotomayor’s nomination as boring and having very little real news value. Chris Mathews and Peggy Noonen even complained that she was “over coached” and stiff. A boring and uneventful nomination hearing was exactly what the President wanted for... »
Sonia Sotomayor: The Senators Own The Stage
As I watched the Supreme Court hearings the last couple of days, I was surprised but not shocked that the Republican Senators were being so tough on Sonia Sotmayor. It seemed, at first, to be completely counterproductive for the Republicans to continually repeat the same attacks over and over again with no expectation of... »
Sarah Palin: Political Spokesmodel
The dictionary defines a politician as: “a person experienced in the art or science of government”(the most generous definition) and a statesman as: “a person who exhibits great wisdom and ability in directing the affairs of a government or in dealing with important public issues.” Sarah Palin by no stretch of the imagination can be thought of as... »
Dick Cheney and the Politics of Fear
There has been much talk about Dick Cheney’s motives for continually speaking out about President Obama’s policies making us less safe. Yesterday and today, for example, Leon Panetta was quoted as saying “It is almost like he wants this country to be attacked”. Ed Shultz has taken it even farther and truly believes that... »
Diversity is Better
Setting aside the political and social conventions of the day, one could argue that having a Latino woman or an African American man as a representative at the constitutional convention would have produced a “better” result that included all Americans in the democratic system instead of institutionalizing the exclusion of some. One could argue... »
The Bush Administration’s Torturous Logic
Getting lost in all the noise in the media over the Bush torture program is a clear analysis of the actual arguments put forth by the Bush administration for these techniques. »
Political Buffet
- Can Romney Win While Losing His Home and Native State? May 18, 2012
- Obama Invites Bush Back to White House May 18, 2012
- What Romney is Reading May 18, 2012
- Biden Doesn't "Blame People" for Voting for Felon Over Obama May 18, 2012
- The Veep Loser's Club May 18, 2012
Video Buffet
- Lou Dobbs Is Puzzled By The "Taboo" Among Republicans Against Discussing Breitbart's Birther Story May 18, 2012
- Hannity Insists "The Issue Of Reverend Wright Has Nothing To Do With Race" May 18, 2012
- O'Reilly Says War On Women "Is Fiction" Because In Forbes' Ranking Of The "Most Powerful Celebrities, Four Out Of Five Are Ladies" May 18, 2012
- Geraldo Rivera On Video Of Trayvon Martin: "Aside From The Fact That He's Dressed In That Thugwear, Look At The Size Of Him" May 18, 2012
- Huckabee: Maybe Obama Said He Was Born In Kenya To "Present Himself As An Internationally-Themed Author" May 18, 2012