I believe it’s important that Americans appreciate the democratic process, but this seems to have “soft bigotry of low expectations” written all over it. From yesterday’s presidential radio address: One freedom that defines our way of life is the freedom to choose our leaders at the ballot box. We saw that freedom earlier this week, […]
Now that Dems have reclaimed the majority in Congress, one of the many questions to consider is how the party will run the show. The outgoing Republican majority didn’t exactly offer a model of efficacy. It is no big scoop that the majority party in Congress has always found ways of giving the shaft to […]
The other day, I highlighted what I considered some of less-sane, more-unhinged reactions to the midterm elections from some of the right’s leading bloggers. In the interest of fair play, I think it’s only reasonable to be evenhanded and highlight another leading conservative blogger for his reasonable, even patriotic, take on the latest terrorist propoganda […]
Was it the youth vote that propelled Dems to their big midterm victory this year? I’m afraid the data is a little confusing. Kevin Drum has spent much of the week reporting on trends, or lack thereof, available in the exit polls. He describes the youth vote this year as “a fizzle.” In 2004 Dems […]
Because Karl Rove is, well, Karl Rove, many of us have been waiting to hear his no-doubt positive spin on the Republicans’ disastrous midterm elections. Other than being teased publicly by the president, Rove has kept a relatively low profile since Tuesday, but thankfully, he sat down for a chat with Time’s Mike Allen, during […]
The God machine was a little distracted by the major political events of the week, so this week’s stories have a decidedly political bent. First up, did the “God gap” between Dems and Republicans narrow this year? Well, maybe a little. The front page of the WaPo today notes, “Democrats Win Bigger Share of Religious […]
Guest Post by Morbo A few weeks ago, I wrote about Right Wing Happyfunland, that magical place where far-right wishes supplant reality. What is it like there these days, in the wake of Tuesday’s elections? I can assure you everything is just peachy-keen, as is always the case in Right Wing Happyfunland. In Right Wing […]
Guest Post by Morbo And now some non-election news: When we last left former National Association of Evangelicals President Ted Haggard, he had confessed his sins and asked for forgiveness. “I am a deceiver and a liar,” Haggard wrote in a letter of apology to his congregation. “There’s a part of my life that is […]
Guest Post by Morbo I still remember feeling sick the day after the 1994 elections. I picked up my paper, and there was Newt Gingrich grinning at me, giving a thumbs-up and looking for all the world like a Chucky doll. Thank god our national nightmare — or at least part of it — is […]
Today’s edition of quick hits. * It amazes me that some conservatives consider Sen.-elect Jon Tester (D-Mont.) an example of a “conservative” Democrat winning this year. Given Tester’s beliefs and background, I wish every Dem were this “conservative.” * From what I hear, people in the publishing world expected Barack Obama’s new book, “The Audacity […]