The presidency is Obama's to lose
It'll take more than audacity or hope to win. He's never has a really hard race till now. The Republicans will try every underhanded, ugly trick they know (and some …
Opio Toure R.I.P.
On reading the paper today, I learned of Opio Toure's death. It was a shock to me, as I wasn't aware of the seriousness of his health. What a huge …
Hillary, stop calling me!
In the past couple of months, we must have gotten about 20 phone calls from Hillary Clinton's campaign. The most recent one was this afternoon — Super Tuesday — with …
Political news for February 5, 2008
Tap, tap, tap: Mcjoan at DailyKos reports on more FISA shenanigans today by Senate Republicans that may put the voting off until Thursday. But don't YOU put off taking action …
Shopdropping
PeopleProducts123 — an arty, non-aggressive anti-consumerism project from the Anti-Advertising Agency — … reconnects labor and products through improved packaging which features images and stories about the workers who make …
Girls just wanna have … hope
And Joan Baez piles on. 😉 But, like me, Susie just hopes she's wrong — about that sick feeling in the pit of her stomach.
Best acting by a dog
Hey, the award season is upon us. I nominate this little guy for an Oscar, or maybe that should be Emmy since it's shown on TV. Adopt your companion animals …
Blogroll Amnesty Day
Bloggers of the world unite! If you’re not a blogger or webmaster yourself, you may not know that the list of other blogs that you see on many sites, including …
Beyond symbolism: the Obama dilemma
Along with many other progressives, I'm struggling with what I'll call the Obama dilemma: how to balance the impressive qualities of the man with his legislative record. At Daily Kos, …