What's up with UP?
This funny essay was read at mother’s little women’s social club. I found it on the internet on several sites with slight moderations, so who knows where it originated. Anyway, …
Craig's 'wide stance' enters lexicon
I hate to gloat while people are being publicly embarrassed, but really, Republicans just beg for it with their hypocrisy and sleazy politicking to save themselves at any cost to …
War on Terror: misnamed, misguided and mismanaged
There’s nothing like a bad metaphor to really sow misunderstanding and mayhem. When the thing being described is as serious and complicated as the threat from stateless terrorists, the consequences …
Move On wordplay
Tristero at Digby’s place looks today at “the problem of modern rhetoric” within the Right/Left political debate, prompted by the supposedly right-wing answer to MoveOn.org. MoveOn’s Eli Parisher makes the …
Mario Cuomo – Keynote Address at the 1984 Democratic National Convention
My Dad’s a pretty mainstream, “middle of the road” Democrat, but he has upon occasion gotten passionate about politics. He still talks about the amazing Keynote Address Mario Cuomo gave …
Bright light in a small hearing
Daily Kos :: Galloway’s Testimony Before Senate: MUST READ! Only Senators Coleman and Levin were in attendance for the hearing of testimony by George Galloway, MP, on what part he …
There's new star in the lone star state
Open Letter to Anyone Who Gives a Shit About Justice by Ajai Raj. Ajai Raj — great name by the way — is the kid who had the balls (and …