Air America--an Impression
I am getting an impression about Air America. Maybe some other folks could let me know if I am dreaming. (I'd call and ask the hosts if they think it's true, but A. I can't ever get in and B. I am...
View ArticleRepublican Moderates: Dancing with the Devil
Over at MyDD, I have talked about what I think is the key to America's future: the moderate wing of the Republican Party (http://thresholder.mydd.com/story/2005/4/25/84617/7279#comment_top). In that...
View ArticleCalling all Crystal Balls!
Tonight sort feels like the night we jumped off into the first Gulf war. Scary stuff. I am not making any assumptions here. Deals may be made. Frist doesn't have a strong hand yet. Etc. But, my mind...
View ArticleSigns of Hope?
Recent polling trends suggest to me that the American electorate--a patient etherized upon a table--is beginning to rouse. It's not just that Bush's numbers are bad. There's a key wrinkle here:
View ArticleThe overlooked angle in the nuclear compromise.
This isn't a claim. It's a question. But it's a big, big question: What does the compromise last night PLUS the Bolton situation do to the relationship between the Far Right and the Republican moderates?
View ArticleCan we turn the corner without leadership?
As approval of the GOP sinks lower and lower, the other half of America hopes for political change. And the polls tell us that people are not turning Democrat as they come to doubt the GOP. Well, this...
View ArticleThe Dem Party--Is it Worth Saving?
(Cross-posted at MyDD) Over at Sirota's place (http://www.davidsirota.com/2005/06/energy-bill-only-enron-could-love.html), I just saw that the energy bill passed the Senate yesterday. Seven Democrats...
View ArticleThink Beyond Bush!
It's time to stop looking at Bush support polls. Well, of course, if we have TACTICAL reasons for checking his support on a matter we are fighting, that's just due diligence. However, in a larger...
View ArticleDLC issues report defending CAFTA.
Here's Sirota's post on it: http://www.davidsirota.com/2005/07/dlc-stabs-dems-in-backas-usual.html. I know. Sirota has a hair up over the DLC. Well, does anyone want to try to argue that DEMS ought to...
View ArticleNeither Armando nor Billmon get it.
I know. These guys are on The Tour and I'm a publinx hacker. But I am sorry--neither gets to the heart of the Roberts deal. It's actually quite simple:
View ArticleEd Schultz is shilling for the DLC & Hillary
In the Twin Cities, the local Air America affiliate carries Al and the evening crew, but runs 2 very good local shows in the morning ... and Ed Schultz after Al. I listen to him for relatively short...
View ArticleMarkos Vows to go to the mattresses against the DLC
I am sitting here watching this near miss in OH2 (still an outside chance, but I doubt we will pull it out) and listening to Seder and Markos. Seder asks Markos about an enigmatic remark the Kos-man...
View ArticleLet's Unify: Attack the GOP!
I have been reading in utter fascination the conflicts stirred up by Markos, Kid Oakland, Hunter, et al. Obviously, we have a problem in trying to mediate conflicting interest groups within our...
View ArticleKos--anti-DLC initiative?
Just asking here. I believe Kos promised a major anti-DLC initiative on Labor Day. Now, I was out of town until last night, but I didn't see anything. Did I miss it? Is it held up because of Katrina?...
View ArticleTime to hammer Reid re. Lieberman
Folks, this may be obvious, but I don't see a diary on it, so I'll take the plunge. As noted on the front page, at FDL, at MyDD, etc. Lieberman is now campaigning for GOP candidates. And Harry Reiud...
View ArticleFranken's Target: Coleman
Lots of talk today concerning Al Franken's Senate bid. Here are a few words from a Minnesotan.I share to some extent the concern people have about AF having trouble being taken seriously because he is...
View ArticleThe Democratic effort is not good enough
It is becoming abundantly clear that the effort being made by the Democratic Congress is not good enough.Time is slipping by and there is no coordinated, consensus effort to engage the issues of Iran,...
View ArticleThe Democratic Party is Failing
I have hesitated and hesitated to write a post like this, hoping that the Democratic leadership would get its act together.I can wait no longer. I know this is a committed DEM site and this may not go...
View ArticleNasty Politics: the Clintonista Way
I have stayed out of the often rancorous squabbles between advocates of various Democratic candidates.Now, though, I want to say something very precise.I deeply oppose the candidacy of Hillary Clinton....
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