We’re in the process of moving to a new server (and host) and we’re hoping for a smooth transition. The only significant change that you’ll notice, if things go well, is a temporary shut down of the comments section. (I’ll turn it back on as soon as the move is complete.) On a related note, […]
I sure hope he doesn’t mind, but Kevin Drum posed a terrific discussion-group topic this week, so I’ve decided to steal appropriate it for our Sunday gathering. The topic is nice and simple: why aren’t Dems winning more elections? What, exactly, is going wrong? Kevin narrowed it down to the 10 leading possibilities. 1. Too […]
Guest Post by Morbo I’m not really a fan of Supreme Court justices popping off on controversial issues of the day in forums outside the court. As far as I’m concerned, they should keep their big mouths shut until it’s to write an opinion or dissent. However, Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens isn’t listening […]
Guest Post by Morbo Occasionally, I’ll read an article that makes a point like this: “In the country of X, everyone gets [a free college education, national health care, subsidized ice cream, etc.] We could learn from them,” I’m often skeptical, because the United States has become radically different from even the Western European nations […]
Guest Post by Morbo Aside from the fact that their ideas are insane, one reason I don’t trust fundamentalist Christians to run the government is that they fight over really dumb things. Case in point: Patrick Henry College in Purcellville, Va. This institution of higher education for home-schooled kids founded by right-wing “Wizard of Oz” […]
Guest Post by Morbo For the past few months, a bunch of young anti-abortion activists has been protesting at the Supreme Court. For someone reason, they wear red tape over their mouths (a practice I wish more fundamentalist Christians would emulate.) I disagree with their message, but I support the right of these teenagers to […]
After the last election, the GOP base and the religious right thought their top priorities for domestic social policy would finally be taken seriously. After all, it was “values voters” who sealed the deal for Bush and Congress, right? It was finally their time. Or not. This year, the far right hasn’t received much of […]
Matt Taibbi’s piece in Rolling Stone is as depressing as it is important. It’s more than just a must-read article, it’s also a must-remember look at how the political process works (or in this case, doesn’t) in Washington. The pitch is straightforward enough: Taibbi spent a month in Rep. Bernie Sanders’ (I-Vt.) office, watching how […]
If you haven’t seen it yet, I’d encourage readers to check out Green Day’s new music video in support of “Wake Me Up When September Comes.” It’s available on Green Day’s site (under “videos”) and the band was kind enough to allow C&L to host it also. If you’re at the office, you might want […]
Today’s installment of campaign-related news items that wouldn’t generate a post of their own, but may be of interest to political observers: * Just two months after throwing his hat into the ring, entrepreneur Rutt Bridges (D) withdrew from Colorado governor’s race yesterday, saying he did not “have the skills or the stomach to be […]