March 2, 2007

Grover Norquist: Against Obstructionism Before He Was For It

Once upon a time, conservative leader and activist Grover Norquist thought an obstructionist minority party was a threat to democracy itself. Now? Not so much: NORQUIST:Nothing good happens in the... [More]

Coulter Calls Edwards "Faggot," Movement Conservatives Applaud

For those who don't know, CPAC is one of the most important annual gatherings of conservatives in America. Everyone who is anyone makes an appearance, and this year, all of... [More]

March 3, 2007

A Sense of Inevitablitity

Interesting piece from the Economist on the 2008 contest. It begins with a discussion of Hillary's last-minute decision to attend this weekend's events in Selma, and then moves on to... [More]

There Are Rumours On The Internets....

In case you missed the news, YouTube has announced the launch of YouChoose, a site that aggregates all of the official 2008 presidential candidate YouTube sites. In other only slightly... [More]

March 5, 2007

Good Huckabee Profile in Salon

Salon has an interesting profile on GOP longshot candidate Mike Huckabee. I'll be honest. As a Democrat, this guy worries me more than anyone else. Unlike the rest of the... [More]

March 8, 2007

McCain's Fall

Ezra Klein: McCain was the maverick. In 2003, he was the perfect candidate for...2008. But he spent the intervening years sucking up to Bush and cozying up to the establishment... [More]

March 13, 2007

"Shills of Negativity"

Well put, sir. Well put. Gary Kamiya @ Salon. Yet despite their supposed beliefs, a kind of nihilism, an intellectual sterility, emanates from the Coulters and Limbaughs of the world.... [More]

March 15, 2007

TIME: How the Right Went Wrong

You couldn't craft a better realignment cover if you tried. Wow.... [More]

March 20, 2007

“A mistake by an empty suit.”

Open mouth. Insert both feet. Cubans in Miami are steaming mad at former Gov. Mitt Romney for shooting his mouth off in stumbling Spanish, mispronouncing names and erroneously associating a... [More]

March 21, 2007

Giuliani: "Freedom is about authority"

What a great catch by Andrew Sullivan: "We look upon authority too often and focus over and over again, for 30 or 40 or 50 years, as if there is... [More]

March 27, 2007

Military Sources Laughing At McCain

Well now... isn't this an interesting development. I once really respected John McCain. As happy as I am that he will not be president, it saddens me to see someone... [More]

March 28, 2007

"No Religious Test Shall Ever Be Required..."

The US Constitution is very explicit on this matter: Article VI: The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial... [More]