Reconstruction Redux: the nine-to-one ratio
I do not really know how to begin this post, so I will begin it with a story my grandmother told me about Douglas, Georgia around 1905. She was sitting on her […]
Filibuster reform and the zombie apocalypse
Once I was a believer in the time-honored Senate filibuster tradition, although by “believer” I don’t necessarily mean that I loved it or revered it, exactly. I was more like a guy […]
Slogging 'Forward' toward campaign slogans
Finally, we know what Obama is pitching, sort of, thanks to his slogan, Forward, and slick new PR video. But who knows anything about Romney with his oily campaign slogan, “Believe in America”?” Couldn’t and didn’t and doesn’t Obama say the say thing?
The Obama Doctrine and Snooki Nation: declaring victory and victory are the same thing
So, it appears campaign season is under way in earnest. Mr. Obama officially kicked off the festivities in Virginia and Ohio yesterday, and we saw our first Mitt-scorcher on Denver TV a […]
Mitt Romney, Man of the People® Tour mysteriously blows an opportunity to score points with the womenfolk
We know that the Romney campaign is ramping up its attempts to lure female voters, and we were optimistic about the entertainment prospects of these efforts when, a few days, Mitt garnered […]
GOP lemmings a-leaping? 2008 redux?
Time for a glimmer of a prospect of optimism. If I never try it out, after all . . . how will I know how it feels. The GOP, in short, appears to be doing its best to destroy itself, a sustained, gruesome death march to minority status. Hear, hear, who thought they’d outdo Palin for VP?
Republicans never let a chance to call Obama an appeaser pass them by
Jennifer Rubin of the Washington Post called President Obama’s remarks to Russian President Medvedev a “stunning gift” to Republicans.
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