If America had philosopher kings, George Carlin would have been one.
Carlin looked at the same world all of us do, but saw it differently. He saw connections we didn’t, as in his famous comparison of football and baseball. He could boil down everyday life to an essence that eluded the rest of us, as when […]

Wisconsin Democrats held their state convention up here over the weekend. It didn’t have much star power—no Barack Obama, no other nationally prominent Democrat, not even Bill Richardson (who scored surprisingly well in a straw poll of VP preferences, coming second to Hillary)—but there was a little bit of drama nevertheless. Wisconsin’s two most high-profile […]

. . . Hillary is giving it up.
Although she has made me good and truly angry over the last couple of months, in the end, I feel a bit sorry for her. No matter who you are, giving up a dream isn’t an easy thing to do, particularly when you’ve had it within your grasp, […]

Some worry that Senator Clinton hasn’t been given a fair shake because she is a woman. I’d say that she had a more than fair shot at winning the Democratic nomination, starting with huge name recognition, supposed to have the experience and the political pros on her side, hailed as inevitable. What she did, however, […]

. . . as Hillary supporters who don’t like the fact that 2 + 2 = 4 threaten to bolt the Democratic Party unless it declares that, for this election year only, 2 + 2 = 5.
. . . as a conservative talk-show host who learned to say “Neville Chamberlain was an appeaser” in the […]

In yesterday’s International Herald Tribune, Ruth reads an editorial by Susan Faludi titled “Hillary Clinton and  white men: The fight stuff.”  She points it out to me, says it’s interesting. The heart of Faludi’s argument can be found in the following paragraphs.
Maybe the white male electorate just can’t abide strong women whom they suspect of […]

Hey everybody! Check it out! Go to Juan Cole’s blog Informed Comment.
On his May 9th entry, he has a guest interview by Gary Sick on why he has become disappointed with Hillary Clinton. Her policy ideas toward the Middle East is appearing as nothing more than a continuation of Republican policies that have simply produced […]

A handful of notes from the blogosphere on last night’s Democratic primaries:
Hilzoy at Obsidian Wings, pointing out that despite her embrace of the phony gas-tax holiday, Hillary lost North Carolina and won Indiana in a squeaker: “Senator Clinton gambled on the stupidity of the voters, and she lost. That is truly worth celebrating.” Hilzoy also […]

Based on early results, Obama takes NC by double-digits and pulls away from Hillary at least on the delegate count. Hilla takes Obama by potentially the same margin in Indiana, although the media seems reluctant to call the race with 35% of the vote in. A couple of things leap out: Rush’s […]

For the past couple of weeks, I’ve watched the McCain Misdirection America Tour take flight and have been really frustrated that neither of our “dream” candidates have taken the obvious opportunity to define McCain before he gets up and running. After all, this guy is as much bait and switch as Bush’s compassionate conservative […]