I got into a big debate the other day with a Howard Dean fan about the merits of his presidential campaign. I think because he saw that I’m a white, tech-savvy, moderate-to-liberal east-coaster, he assumed I’m a Dean supporter. Once he became aware of my skepticism about the good doctor, he asked me to give […]
The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) is one of the most important — if not the single most important — unions in the country. It has 1.5 million members and wields enormous political influence in Democratic political circles. With this in mind, candidates have been tripping over one another to earn […]
The Senate voted 54-45 to block a Bush administration proposal that could make millions of U.S. workers ineligible for overtime pay. As I mentioned back in July, the Bush/GOP plan, if adopted, could make more than 8 million American workers ineligible for overtime pay. It appears the Senate Dems had a field day on this […]
I know this one isn’t political, but it was funny so I thought I’d share it. Pulitzer Prize-winning humor writer Dave Barry devoted a recent column to the national “do not call” list and his frustration with telemarketers. At first, he invited his readers to contact him with ideas on how “resolve our differences with […]
It’s practically a running joke by this point. Even Bush’s staunchest defenders have trouble pointing to charges levied by the White House against Iraq before the war that turned out to be true. The “16 words” fiasco have made headlines, but the Bush administration was just as wrong about the aluminum tubes charge, the “45 […]
On Monday night, I was talking casually to a guy with indirect connections to the Dean campaign. The guy, who has known Dean personally for years and has multiple contacts on the campaign staff, mentioned a rumor he’s heard from a lot of people. “Clark and Dean have been talking quite a bit,” the guy […]
As I mentioned this morning, Howard Dean drew applause at last night’s Democratic debate in Baltimore by telling the predominantly African-American audience, “I’m the only white politician that ever talks about race in front of white audiences.” Also as I mentioned this morning, Dean’s claim may have made for good political rhetoric, but it wasn’t […]
In case you missed it, be sure to read the New York Times editorial from yesterday on the “fundamental flaw in the character of this White House.” It’s brilliant, so I thought I’d quote it liberally. “Despite his tough talk, Mr. Bush seems incapable of choosing a genuinely tough path, of risking his political popularity […]
Well, I haven’t written any posts about the former general since Thursday, so I thought I’d share a couple of updates. First, widespread rumors about the Clintons’ support for a Wesley Clark campaign were reinforced by comments from the former president at a dinner party at the Clintons’ Chappaqua home over the weekend. As the […]
As expected, Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) has called for a third — and probably final — special legislative session to pass Tom DeLay’s absurd re-redistricting plan. All of the Democrats in the Texas Senate who had fled to New Mexico to deny their chamber a quorum indicated that they will attend this session and […]