When Republicans Talk About the Economy...
At this point, there are few Republican economic talking points that should withstand scrutiny as we near the general election. My goal in this diary is to briefly confront the claims we are hearing...
View ArticleKeep the McCain Gaffe on the Recommended List!
I know there’s a whole lot to talk about, but we need to make sure McCain’s bungling during his trip to the Middle East stays front and center. It won’t find its way into the mainstream media without...
View ArticleConfronting Conservative Thinking on Race / Obama
As I was replying to a conservative friend in a conversation about Obama’s speech and the Wright controversy, it donned on me to write a diary regarding one part of it: the conservative mindset that...
View ArticleWhy My Christian Repub Brother Might Vote for Obama
I want to relay a conversation I had with my Christian conservative brother yesterday. Just to set it up, he’s one of the 19% who still support Bush, and we basically agree on nothing, excepting the...
View ArticleArianna Nails It on "BitterGate"
Over at the Huffington Post, Arianna nails it man. The title of the post is "John McCain Should Go on Vacation, Hillary Clinton is Doing His Job for Him". And she gets right into it:
View ArticleI Guess I'm Not a Member of the Base
All day I’ve been reading about how Obama surrendered to Fox News by appearing Sunday. I hadn’t had a chance to see the interview, so as the day wore on, I was prepared for the worst when I finally sat...
View ArticleA McCain Win: An 'Upset of Unprecedented Magnitude'
Look. I don’t put any stock in polls this far out – and I’m ultra skeptical of sure bet type predictions in presidential elections. But today on the Rasmussen Reports web site, there is a very...
View ArticleMaliki Basically Tells the U.S. to Get Out
For the first time, the Iraqi Prime Minister has spoken firmly about the impasse on a long-term agreement for American presence in Iraq. As he says, it’s about Iraqi sovereignty: In a meeting with...
View ArticleI Need to Learn To Pivot, or Do I?
Guys, one of my wingnut friends sent me an email today about how Muslims are generally intolerant wherever they live. His "proof" was some blog post or chain email (I’m guessing from Neal Boortz or...
View ArticleI Went to an Obama Townhall Today
Yep. Down here in Georgia, where I'm not used to anybody on my side paying attention to my deep red state during presidential elections.In this diary, I want to cover two broad headings: 1) a...
View ArticleNew Study Indicates McCain Getting Free Pass
In conversations with conservative friends, I’ve been fending off the predictable claim that it’s all Obama all the time on broadcast news, the idea being that the media are handing him the presidency....
View ArticleWhat Gives on the Illinois Abortion Bill?
Guys, I’m getting hammered by Right Wing friends about Obama’s supposed cover-up regarding the Illinois and Federal BAIPA laws. I hate to post a diary just to call on folks to do some fact checking,...
View ArticleWhat Will McCain Do Amid Iraqi Civil War?
With all the talk about how resoundingly successful the "surge" has been in Iraq, the media and both parties are losing sight of the more important fundamentals. As James Vega explains over at The...
View ArticlePaul Reiser Calls McCain Out on Tone
Beautiful in its simplicity, Paul Reiser has a great piece up on the Huffington Post. He really smacks down McCain / Palin for being nothing but schoolyard bullies. Most directly, he picks up on...
View ArticleMcCain’s Healthcare Plan will Raise our Taxes, and Worse
Not sure why this isn’t getting more play, but Bob Herbert wrote yesterday about the dangers of McCain’s healthcare plan. The bottom line is that McCain favors tax hikes on average workers, and his...
View ArticleThe Big National Security Points for the Debate
Sorry for the brevity of this diary, but given that the debate is Friday, I want to create a simple list of everything that's messed up right now. Here's hoping Barack nails McCain on these and much...
View ArticleMcCain Totally Contradicts Himself on Pakistan
Last night, we saw John McCain attempt to lecture Barack Obama on the history of Pakistan. Among other things, he said: MCCAIN: I -- I don't think that Senator Obama understands that there was a failed...
View ArticleThe Laughable Socialist Narrative
The recent attack-line about Obama being a "socialist" simply because he wants to build efficiency into the tax code is weak on its face. But it’s all the more ridiculous when you factor in all the...
View ArticleMy 3rd Grader's Experience with Racism
This will be short, so I'm sorry about that.Today, my 3rd-grader's class had a mock election, as part of a lesson on government. They took turns voting on a computer.Apparently, my son had an exchange...
View ArticlePA Republican Party Lying Through Email
I'm gonna make this short. Did you guys see this story today?According to the piece:A new e-mail making the rounds among Jewish voters in Pennsylvania this week falsely alleged that Mr. Obama "taught...
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