About a month ago, Greg Sargent wrote a terrific item on recent criticism of progressive blogs from of the D.C. media establishment. In recent weeks, one member after another of the D.C. media establishment has gone out of his way to depict bloggers as hysterical, angry and destructive. To hear them tell it, bloggers sitting […]
By any reasonable measure, the Bush administration’s track record on exposing dangerous terrorist plots isn’t terribly impressive. When Abu Zubaydah was captured in Pakistan in March 2002, the president described him as al Queda’s chief of operations and emphasized the significance of his capture. Bush was wrong. The plot to destroy the Brooklyn Bridge wasn’t […]
I was awfully curious how the far-right would respond to news like this. It has been 2,000 years and possibly much longer since Earth has run such a fever. The [tag]National Academy of Sciences[/tag], reaching that conclusion in a broad review of scientific work requested by Congress, reported Thursday that the “recent warmth is unprecedented […]
First up from the [tag]God[/tag] machine this week is a story from good ol’ [tag]Florida[/tag]. In the Sunshine State, the words “[tag]In God We Trust[/tag]” have appeared on the state seal since 1868, but according to state legislation signed into law this week by Gov. [tag]Jeb Bush[/tag] (R), that wasn’t good enough. The phrase needed […]
Guest Post by Morbo As you know, Sen. [tag]Rick Santorum[/tag] (R-Pa.) announced this week that [tag]U.S.[/tag] troops found [tag]weapons of mass destruction[/tag] in [tag]Iraq[/tag]. As proof, Santorum cited portions of a previously [tag]classified[/tag] report that he was able to get [tag]declassified[/tag]. It noted that 500 [tag]chemical weapons[/tag] [tag]shells[/tag] have been found in Iraq since May […]
Guest Post by Morbo Ann Coulter attacks 9/11 widows, calling them “harpies” and “witches.” National leaders of the Republican Party say nothing. Vernon Robinson runs for Congress in North Carolina on a blatantly racist, anti-gay, anti-Hispanic platform. Leaders of the Republican Party remain mum and in fact welcome his campaign. In Texas, the state Republican […]
Guest Post by Morbo I signed up to get e-mail alerts from several religious right groups just to see what these organizations are up to. I never expected it to be so entertaining. Every few days, a veritable cornucopia of kookiness flows into my in box. One of my favorites is Worldview Weekend, a collection […]
Guest Post by Morbo Linda R. Hirshman is a retired professor of philosophy and women’s studies at Brandeis University and author of a recent book with the provocative title “Get to Work: A Manifesto.” In this tome, Hirshman urges women to work outside the home, arguing that staying at home to tend to children is […]
Guest Post by Michael J.W. Stickings Reality in Iraq is not always what it seems. Sometimes it’s worse. Consider that highly sensitive cable sent from Ambassador Khalilzad to Secretary Rice, the one WaPo recently acquired and made public, the one that says that Iraqis who work for the U.S. in the Green Zone live in […]
Guest Post by Michael J.W. Stickings Jon Stewart? Bad for democracy? Am I losing my mind? At the Post, columnist Richard Morin points to a study by two East Carolina University political scientists which found that “young people who watch [The Daily Show] develop cynical views about politics and politicians that could lead them to […]