That the media is in the tank for John McCain is not news. But this morning’s Associated Press lead story on Sarah Palin’s speech last night makes it even more painfully clear. Written by Tom Raum and Liz Sidoti (who famously brought McCain his favorite kind of donuts aboard the Straight Talk Express last April), […]

What kind of “united” Democrat front will emerge after this 48 hour Clinton stinkathon is unclear. What is clear is that Joe Biden projects Clinton “attributes” walks and talks K Street and that’s “the right stuff” for the bad makeover DLC krewe. Its even better stuff for the GOP, already lobbing in heavy artillery on […]

Just saying.

The Senator from Master Card!

What, you expected Noam Chomsky? Though any pick that pisses off this guy enough to goad him into blogging must have some awesome piquancy of suck, yes?
Excellent links (one with a friendly shot at Josh! plus a perfect pop song.)
Video of consequences of attacking McCain, excellent links, plus […]

Recently I was having lunch at the Club Homs on the Avenida Paulista in Sao Paulo; its the Champs Elysees and Fifth Avenue of Brazil. For the unannointed, the Club Homs is the preferred gathering place for old-line Brazilians of Syrian origin who emigrated during the collapse of the Ottoman Empire. Names on the Club […]

The big lie is a powerful weapon, and attempts to tar Obama with “He’ll raise your taxes!” was entirely predictable. The Obama campaign replies with facts. They won’t help a lot, however, unless we all do our bit to spread them around.
The facts can be found here.

The following post is a slightly edited version of a message I just posted on DemsAbroad.
Today’s Gallup tracking poll has Obama up by 5 points (47% vs. McCain at 42%). That’s following a week of attack ads from the bad guys, noisemaking by the pundits, and fretting on the part of those among us who fear that […]

The Race “Card”
by Sasha
As has occured in the past, we find the common media and even everyday folks using phrases like “the race card,” as if a discussion of race in the current campaign were not a serious matter. Use of the “card” construction just pisses me off beyond belief. It is a […]

Too often we reduce our political leaders to sound bites, much too often to sound bites from people talking about them. So I spent the hour it required to watch and listen to Charlie Rose’s interview with Virginia Governor Tim Kaine, who is frequently mentioned as a possible VP choice for Barack Obama. I […]

My state, Wisconsin, hasn’t gone for a Republican in the presidential election since Reagan in 1984, even though Republicans controlled the governor’s mansion from 1987 through 2003, and they have controlled the State Assembly since 1995. Large areas of eastern Wisconsin are firmly GOP-occupied territory, especially the suburban counties surrounding Milwaukee. Which is why this […]