When you believe in something so devoutly that you refuse to see or hear any opposing views, that makes you, what? Crazy? Narrow minded? You bring the adjectives. What bothers me more than Rush Limbaugh being ill informed is that he is a leader of a massive political party in Continue Reading
Politics
Land of Hope (and Dreams)
I never really wrote anything about the actual election.I’ve been so busy. I’ve been imbued with a sense of hope. What can I say? I drank the Kool-Aid. I’m a believer. I cried most of last night.When Ohio came in I readied myself and left the phone bank. I didn’t Continue Reading
California’s (and my) part of the election process
Barack Obama to his entire staff of paid and volunteers:“This has been the best presidential election in the history of American Democracy.”I’ve seen it in action. I’ve been a part of it. I concur.Eric Garcetti to the staff of the Obama HQ on Motor Ave:“Rare are the times in life Continue Reading
I am without words for this post’s title.
This is vile. Watch CBS Videos Online
Poor John McCain.
Just dashing this off quick:Pity poor John McCain.He coddled the evangelical, hate spewing right. Where once he was actually a decent man, a trustworthy man who followed his gut and whose head was not always up to the task.So blinded by ambition that he allowed himself to wallow in the Continue Reading
Now that that’s over…on to….?
Sarah Palin did a fine job reciting memorized talking points.If I was a money man in the evangelical wing of the republican party I would be asking her to a) pull away from John McCain a bit and b) run for Ted Stevens senate seat. I imagine that there are Continue Reading
You want a populist? You got one!
Favorite quote right now:“Here in America our destiny isn’t written for us. It’s written by us.”
Barack Obama and the least offensive ad in many a year.
The excellent website Living Room Candidate contains over 300 presidential ads from Eisenhower/Stevenson to today. It is edifying. It is saddening. It shows just how effective Madison Ave has become in shaping our leaders’ messages and, in a very real and organic way, it shows the evolution of the attack Continue Reading
Camp Obama. Yeah, I guess we can.
Towards the middle of the day I had mixed emotions.To say that a grassroots political training camp is a playground for chaos is an understatement.Sadly, its our fault: We’re democrats. We don’t really like to take orders. We ask questions. We question authority. So, it takes twice as long to Continue Reading
An Olbermann Special Comment
It’s full of invective and vitriol. He spews and spits. I am sort of loathe to post it because it’s SO partisan. But, at this time, when we Obamacrats are feeling…a little lost and like our guy maybe can’t get to the finish line, I thought, what the hell. After Continue Reading