I hope you’re sitting down because I have mind-blowing news from Republican National Committee Chairman Ed Gillespie: the GOP is now officially concerned about the influence of wealthy donors in the political process. Gillespie’s not talking about the power the wealthy have over the Republicans, of course, he’s deeply troubled by the support financier George […]
It’s hard to get too worked up over the latest religious right scheme to gather signatures to “demand” that Congress “save” the Ten Commandments. After all, the Decalogue isn’t in any danger, and therefore does not need saving. Just as importantly, folks can gather all the signatures they want, but unless they plan on scrapping […]
I saw in the New York Times today that a new group is being created to help the left counter the religious right’s influence when it comes to political campaigns, policy debates, and voters who take faith seriously. “In an effort to counter the influence of conservative Christian organizations, a coalition of moderate and liberal […]
Univ of Maryland prof Thomas Schaller had a really interesting item in the Washington Post yesterday in which he suggested that Democratic presidential candidates can’t expect to win in the South, so they’d be better off giving up on the region and focusing attention elsewhere. “Solid Republican victories in the Kentucky and Mississippi governors’ races, […]
I heard from many of you last week who were disappointed to learn that Wesley Clark supports a constitutional amendment to prohibit flag burning. While I, too, found the news upsetting, I’m not prepared to join some of you in writing off Clark because of it. And for those of you who wrote to say […]