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This shouldn’t be terribly surprising. And not just because of the Vitter thing, either. Giuliani’s been getting kind of a free pass on national press coverage for the past six years because of 9/11, but that went away the moment he decided to run for president.
What’s interesting is that with presumptive savior of the GOP […]
What a movement looks like
Thursday, July 19th, 2007A bunch of people who really like keychains and bumper stickers.
Coming soon: volunteering for the campaign by attending rallies, watching rallies on TV, telling your friends to vote for Obama or being polite to him that one time you ran into him.
Wednesday, July 18th, 2007
Senate Republicans may have (temporarily) successfully blocked a vote on the Reed-Levin amendment, but I don’t see this as a loss. The all-night session did exactly what it was supposed to - it was a dramatic move that drew attention to the fact that the GOP is blocking any attempt to withdraw from Iraq.
Basically it […]
Wednesday, July 18th, 2007
Continuing the Harry Potter-bashing vs. Harry Potter-bashing-bashing thing from yesterday, one of my biggest complaints with the series was how ineptly Rowling writes teenage angst. She’s got to have a pretty low opinion of people in my age bracket if she really believes we’re the bipolar, petulant, emotionally-unstable emo brats that she describes us as.
Then […]
Tuesday, July 17th, 2007
Unlike either of the two Matts, I’m actually inclined to be a little sympathetic to Ron Charles’ argument. There is something a little awry when intelligent, literate people read only Harry Potter and not other books that are not only better, but that they might actually enjoy more.
That being said, Matt (the older one) has […]
Monday, July 16th, 2007
Alan Dershowitz certainly shows a remarkable aptitude for political clichés, even if actual insight is lacking.
But let’s take his argument at face value. Let’s assume that the Democratic primary voters are a bunch of extremists whose views are completely out of touch with the average voter and that the 2006 election proved that Americans just […]
Monday, July 16th, 2007
Josh Marshall takes the words out of my mouth. Enough of this “gentleman’s agreement” crap. Announcing your attention to filibuster means you should actually follow through with it and accept the political consequences if you want to prevent a straight up-or-down vote.
This is a dramatic move and I hope it gets some coverage. It’s important […]
My Endorsement for 2008
Monday, July 16th, 2007
John Edwards Vows To End All Bad Things By 2011
DES MOINES, IA—Edwards’ "Good Things for All" initiative builds on previous efforts to end bad things, like skinned knees, curse words, and splinters.
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That must have been a really boring debate
Sunday, July 15th, 2007Image courtesy of the Detroit News
The exact reason for why this happened still eludes me. I don’t see a whole lot of political benefit in all of the Republican candidates excusing themselves from an NAACP event, but this isn’t a new thing for Republicans in general. Anyone remember this?
Amanda Marcotte argues that the candidates are […]
Your mouth says no but your lack of a stable infrastructure says yes
Sunday, July 15th, 2007This is actually kind of funny, to the extent that any humor can be wrung out a tragic situation like the Iraq War.
“We say with confidence that we are capable, God willing, of taking full responsibility for the security file if the international forces withdraw in any time they wish,” Mr. Maliki said.
How diplomatic! It’s […]