[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ou4JnWQsxKw] Because in the end, it's all about getting a Democrat Clinton back in the White House, right? I'm not terribly confident that this thing is going to end tomorrow night, but I'm more and more confident that the Democrats are going to find a way to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory yet … Continue reading Scorched Earth Politics
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Commentary (and rants) on national and local politics.
Clinton Endorses Obama
[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZW0m2nWB_M] Obama needs to work this into every one of his speeches between now and Tuesday! A Keith Olbermann flashback offers some background: [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BB4Vvgn_4k] Crazy that this was only two months ago! Feels like forever...
The War in Iraq Summed Up
In last night's debate, Obama put it this way: "The question is who's making the decision initially to drive the bus into the ditch. The fact is that Senator Clinton often says that she is ready on day one, but in fact she was ready to give in to George Bush on day one on … Continue reading The War in Iraq Summed Up
About the Farrakhan moment
[youtube:http://youtube.com/watch?v=nJkU1e-_r3w] The lowlight of tonight's debate was, without question I think, when Tim Russert referenced Louis Farrakhan's "endorsement" of Barack Obama this past weekend, asking if he accepted his support, and after Obama clearly and completely denounced Farrakhan's past statements about Jews and Judaism as "unacceptable and reprehensible" and defended his own record on Jewish issues and U.S.-Israel relations, … Continue reading About the Farrakhan moment
Radio Silence & Recommended Reading
I'm flying down to Virginia tomorrow morning for a long weekend and will be avoiding certain parts of the internet (guess which?) as much as possible while I'm there. Here's some several-times-daily sites I'll be missing out on that I highly recommend you bookmark and check regularly: Andrew Sullivan: My favorite blog of them all, hands-down, Sullivan … Continue reading Radio Silence & Recommended Reading
I Love Keith Olbermann
[youtube:http://youtube.com/watch?v=NGPwXYAmZzQ] "If you believe in the seamless mutuality of government and big business, come out and say it. There is a dictionary definition; one word that describes that toxic blend. You're a fascist! Get them to print you a t-shirt with 'Fascist' on it!" Keith Olbermann's latest Special Comment nails President Bush to the wall, … Continue reading I Love Keith Olbermann
Not just empty words, not just false hope
Not all Obama supporters are being driven solely by emotion and recent articles about the "cult-like" aura surrounding his campaign seem to suggest there's a not-unexpected backlash brewing in the media. The most overt instance of this was probably the FOX News stunt with one of Frank Luntz' post-debate "focus groups" where several Obama supporters were asked to name … Continue reading Not just empty words, not just false hope
Like Hope, But Different
[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gwqEneBKUs] (Warning: Put down any hot beverages you may be drinking before pressing play.) On a more serious note, via The Atlantic's excellent Andrew Sullivan, comes Kaboom: A Soldier's War Journal and a post, "Wisdom from the Homefront", about some of the mail soliders in Iraq receive from American schoolchildren: ...my favorite portion of the miscellaneous stack … Continue reading Like Hope, But Different
Latino politics follow-up
There's been some interesting comments so far in Friday's "When politics gets personal for Latinos" post, including the one point the media often overlooks, that Latinos are not some monolothic entity that can be stereotyped in one particular way. Today, I came across a couple more interesting nuggets, one that digs a little deeper into Clinton and Obama's support within the Latino community … Continue reading Latino politics follow-up
A relevant look at Health Care from a new mother
Politicians love citing individual stories on the campaign trail to illustrate their ability to connect with the average voter and reinforce the superiority of their positions on any given subject. These stories are often moving, if rarely informative, but it's always more interesting to me to hear the background on how someone came to the decision to support a particular candidate. A friend … Continue reading A relevant look at Health Care from a new mother